Cessnock Airport is a civil airport located North of

Cessnock, New South Wales Cessnock is a city in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about by road west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the City of Cessnock Local government in Australia, LGA and was named after a ...

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History

Built by the Department of Main Roads during

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named as RAAF Base Pokolbin, as part of a system of parent and satellite aerodromes proposed throughout

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. The

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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

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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

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and other

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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

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flights are also conducted in close proximity to the aerodrome in the early hours of the day.

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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

History

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