Hoyleton Airbase

Hoyleton Airbase (ICAO: YHYL) is an airstrip near the small town of Hoyleton in the Mid North region of South Australia. It has one unsealed runway. It is used as a support base for the South Australian Country Fire Service with several fixed wing aircraft (mostly Air Tractor AT-802s) and helicopters based there during the fire season.^[1]

Hoyleton Airbase
IATA: none ICAO: YHYL
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner/Operator	Aerotech
Location	Hoyleton, South Australia
Time zone	Australian Central Standard Time (UTC+09:30)
• Summer (DST)	Australian Central Summer Time (UTC+10:30)
Elevation AMSL	160 m / 525 ft
Coordinates	34°01′32″S 138°31′29″E
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Hoyleton Airbase

The base is operated by Aerotech. Out of fire season, the aircraft are used for aerial crop spraying.^[2] In fire season, on high fire danger days, Hoyleton Airbase is on standby for rapid response to any reported fire in the Mid North Primary Response Zone.^[3] Sometimes the aircraft might reach a newly reported fire before CFS trucks are able to reach it.^[4]