Bairnsdale Airport is located south west
of
Bairnsdale
Bairnsdale () ( Ganai: ''Wy-yung'') is a city in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia in a region traditionally owned by the Tatungalung clan of the Gunaikurnai people.
The estimated population of Bairnsdale urban area was 15,411 at Ju ...
,
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
,
Australia
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, off the
Princes Highway
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.
History
It was originally RAAF Station Bairnsdale, which was a training establishment formed during
World War II
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.
No. 1 Operational Training Unit (1OTU) and the
General Reconnaissance School (GRS) were based there during the war years.
Operations
The Airport, despite not having passenger service, is used regularly. It is heavily used by Air Ambulance for transporting patients. It also has small fleet maintenance facilities, and is a popular destination for numerous charter flights.
There have been proposals for regional passenger service to return to Bairnsdale to boost tourism in the East Gippsland Region, with flights to Melbourne, and possibly Albury and Sydney. However, these proposals have never became reality.
See also
*
List of airports in Victoria
References
Airports in Victoria (Australia)
Bairnsdale
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