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Gundaroo Airport

Gundaroo Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerDick Smith Investments
LocationGundaroo, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL1,860 ft / 564 m
Coordinates35°02′42″S 149°15′30″E / 35.04500°S 149.25833°E / -35.04500; 149.25833
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YGDO is located in New South Wales
YGDO
YGDO
Location of airport in New South Wales
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 3,590 1,094 Bitumen
09/27 1,373 418 Grass
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]
View across the airfield towards the Bowylie Flying Club

Gundaroo Airport (ICAO: YGDO) is a private airstrip located approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the village of Gundaroo in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The airport is on the grounds of "Talagandra Station",[2] on which is the historic "Bowylie Homestead", once the home of American actress Maud Jeffries and now the country estate of high-profile Australian aviator and entrepreneur Dick Smith. The airfield is home to the Bowylie Flying Club, a museum collection of aviation memorabilia and amateur radio equipment.[3] The airside facilities are linked to the private homestead by a 2 foot (610 mm) minimum gauge railway[4][5] which intersects the taxiway, requiring aircraft to give way to trains. The airfield may be available to the public by prior arrangement and has been a destination for aero clubs. The airfield has hosted a bi-annual rally for large scale model aircraft.[6] This event attracts participants from clubs across Australia.

See also

References

  1. ^ YGDO – Gundaroo (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 28 November 2024, [1]
  2. ^ Sparks, Hannah (12 May 2021). "'Whatever will happen to Dick?' How an icon came to call Gundaroo home". About Regional.
  3. ^ "WIA Centenary Weekend – Sunday BBQ at Aviation & Radio Museum". The Wireless Institute of Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. ^ Fickes, Dale (30 January 2022). "Steam Locomotive Information". Steam Locomotive Info.
  5. ^ "List of Steam Locomotives in New South Wales, Australia".
  6. ^ "Bowylie – the inside story". Warringah Radio Control Society Incorporated. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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