Hoxton Park Airport was a

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aerodrome in south-western

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, Australia. The

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was non-towered, and so operated according to

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(CTAF) procedures. Traffic was light; at the time of closure three fixed wing and one rotary wing flight training schools operated from this aerodrome, which bordered on a large flight training area, serving Sydney's general aviation community. A commercial skydiving operation was also based at the aerodrome. A self-service AVGAS bowser was available.

History

The aerodrome was constructed as part of a group of airfields to be used as aircraft dispersal fields in the event of Japanese air attack on the Sydney area. Aircraft revetment hideouts were constructed within adjacent vegetation to hide and disperse aircraft. The aerodrome was used as an emergency and training field and satellite field for Schofields,

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and Camden during

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by the

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.Hoxton Park Airport, Cowpasture Rd, Cecil Park, NSW, Australia
/ref> The original airstrip was but it was shortened after World War II. Several aircraft revetments that existed in the farmland to the west of the aerodrome may have been removed (possibly destroyed during the construction of the M7 motorway). The aerodrome got caught up with the development of Western Sydney and closed permanently on 15 December 2008. The runway was dug up and permanently destroyed on 16 December 2008. The taxiways were initially left in place but were destroyed with the hangars and airport buildings in early 2009. The land is now owned by

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with the intention to develop it into a distribution centre for the Sydney area.

References

Official site

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History

See also

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