American River Airpark (
IATA: RCN) is a privately owned
airfield
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on
Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island, also known as Karta Pintingga (literally 'Island of the Dead' in the language of the Kaurna people), is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island. It lies in the state of South Australia, southwest ...
in the Australian state of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
located in the locality of
American River
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. The airport is privately owned and operated as part of a scenic flight service within Kangaroo Island Connect and is also used by Wrightsair.
Facilities
The airfield has one runway.
Runway 1 is the main runway which is a dirt strip where almost all of the flights leave off of. It has a total length of around .
The runway's heading is approximately 17/35.
See also
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List of airports in South Australia
This is a list of airports in the Australian state of South Australia.
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List of airports
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References
Airports in South Australia
Kangaroo Island
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