Eucla Airport is an airstrip in
Eucla, Western Australia. It has one runway that is 1369 m long. It has a
Traffic Pattern Altitude
An airfield traffic pattern is a standard path followed by aircraft when taking off or landing while maintaining visual contact with the airfield.
At an airport, the pattern (or circuit) is a standard path for coordinating air traffic. It differ ...
of 305 m.
It is mostly used by the
Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, who completed 84 medical evacuations from the airstrip between 2009 and 2014. There is an ongoing campaign to upgrade the flood-prone airstrip. When it is unusable, aircraft must land on the nearby
Eyre Highway.
See also
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List of airports in Western Australia
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Aviation transport in Australia
References
External links
Airservices Aerodromes & Procedure Charts
Airports in Western Australia
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