Redcliffe Airport is an
aerodrome
An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...
serving
Redcliffe in
Moreton Bay Region
The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shir ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
It is located northwest of Redcliffe,
in the suburb of
Rothwell, accessed via Nathan Road. The facility is owned and operated by
Moreton Bay Regional Council
The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shir ...
,
following the amalgamation of the
Redcliffe City Council.
Facilities
The airport resides at an
elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum ยง Ver ...
of above
sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardise ...
and has one
runway
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concre ...
designated 07/25 which measures .
It is equipped with
pilot activated low intensity runway lighting for night operations and the aerodrome also has refuelling facilities. There is no control tower and pilots must co-ordinate aircraft movements using a
Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
Common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) is the name given to the VHF radio frequency used for air-to-air communication at United States, Canadian and Australian non-towered airports.
Many towered airports close their towers overnight, keeping t ...
(CTAF).
The airfield is home to a number of aviation training schools and aircraft maintenance facilities that service the SE QLD region. The Redcliffe Aero Club is based at the airport and provides pilot training, aircraft hire and charter services. Other training organisations include Aeropower (Helicopters), Queensland Helicopter School (Helicopters), Aircraft Australia (Aeroplane), Fly Now (Aeroplane) and Bob Tait's Theory School.
Emergency and medical transfer aircraft now meet ambulances at the airfield since the closure of the Redcliffe Hospital Helipad in 2014.
Each year in August for World Helicopter Day a large open day event is held and is one of the biggest helicopter events in the southern hemisphere.
Fuel services at the airfield include bowsers for
Jet A1
Jet fuel or aviation turbine fuel (ATF, also abbreviated avtur) is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines. It is colorless to straw-colored in appearance. The most commonly used fuels for commercial av ...
and
AVGAS.
Airlines and destinations
Urban Encroachment
Like many small town airports, Redcliffe Airport has slowly seen residential development approved that places houses in what has previously been buffer zones or wetlands. Users of the airfield have set up a noise monitoring program
to help identify noise hotspots and to educate local residents on the noise-abatement procedures already adhered to by pilots.
See also
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List of airports in Queensland
This is a list of airports in the Australian state of Queensland.
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References
External links
Redcliffe Aero ClubFlying-MonsterAviate DownunderAeropower Flight School
(Helicopter Training)
{{Airports in Queensland
Airports in Queensland
Buildings and structures in Moreton Bay Region
Rothwell, Queensland