West Wyalong Airport

West Wyalong Airport (IATA: WWY, ICAO: YWWL) is an airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south^[1] West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia. The airport is operated by the Bland Shire Council.

West Wyalong Airport
IATA: WWY ICAO: YWWL
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Bland Shire Council
Serves	Bland Shire
Location	West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation AMSL	859 ft / 262 m
Coordinates	33°56′12″S 147°11′30″E
Map
YWWL Location in New South Wales
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 780 2,559 Gravel 09/27 1,585 5,200 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Facilities and aircraft

West Wyalong Airport has two runways:^[1]

• Runway 09/27: 1,585 m × 30 m (5,200 ft × 98 ft), surface: asphalt
• Runway 04/22: 780 m × 18 m (2,559 ft × 59 ft), surface: gravel

Airlines and destinations

Currently West Wyalong is not serviced by any scheduled flights, but throughout the airport's history it has been served by many regional airlines. East-West Airlines operated services to Sydney from 1953 until 1975, initially using converted ex-military Lockheed Hudson aircraft, later replaced by the Douglas DC-3^[2] and Fokker F27 Friendship. These services were discontinued with the withdrawal of Government subsidy on 30 June 1975.^[3]

A number of smaller carriers would later service the West Wyalong – Sydney route, including Country Connection Airlines who provided 11 services per week between 1991 and 2001 using Piper Chieftain aircraft.^[3]

Rex Airlines provided twice weekly service to Sydney commencing in March 2005. The airline carried 1,928 passengers in the first six months,^[4] but it ceased operating the flights in September 2007.^[5]

See also

• List of airports in New South Wales