Cessnock Airport is a civil airport located North of
Cessnock, New South Wales,
Australia.
History
Built by the Department of Main Roads during
World War II
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named as RAAF Base Pokolbin, as part of a system of parent and satellite aerodromes proposed throughout
New South Wales
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. The
aerodrome
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was known as ''RAAF Station Pokolbin''. The aerodrome had two runways wide side by side.
Principal works undertaken with approximate quantities were: Clearing & grubbing - 148 ha; Earthworks - 3876 cu.m.; Formation & trimming - 277,306 sq.m.; Formation of taxiways - 6040 m; Gravelling of runways - 159,856 sq.m. Gravelling of taxiways and hideouts - 66,560 sq.m.; Tar surfacing - 115,315 sq.m.; and Pipe and stone drains - 4512 m.
The aerodrome was proposed to have the following satellite aerodromes,
Glendon, Rothbury and Weston, however, Rothbury and Weston do not appear to have been constructed.
Airport usage
Cessnock Airport is a popular
Flight training aerodrome servicing Newcastle and
Lower Hunter based pilots and students. It is usually considered so popular due to its large training area, which it shares with
Maitland Airport
Maitland Airport, also known as Russell Field is a general aviation airport located in the suburb of Rutherford, approximately from Maitland in the Australian state of New South Wales. There are currently no airline services, with the airfiel ...
and other
Hunter Region aerodromes. It is home to flight schools, such as Phil Unicomb Aviation and Aerohunter Flight Training. The airport is also home to Wirraway Aviation Museum, two helicopter charter companies; Slattery Helicopter Charter and Hunter Valley Helicopters which operate from the Eastern Apron. Early morning
Hot air balloon
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flights are also conducted in close proximity to the aerodrome in the early hours of the day.
See also
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List of airports in New South Wales
This is an incomplete list of airports in the Australian state of New South Wales.
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References
External links
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{{Hunter Region places and items of interest
Airports in New South Wales
Airports established in 1942
Air transport in the Hunter Region
City of Cessnock
1942 establishments in Australia