Parafield is a non-residential suburb of
Adelaide
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approximately north of the CBD. The suburb is essentially contiguous with
Parafield Airport
Parafield Airport is a public training airport, located on the edge of the residential suburb of Parafield, South Australia. It is north of the Adelaide central business district and adjacent to the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of So ...
.
There are airport related businesses in the terminal and hangar area of the airport, and a general commercial area in the corner of Kings and Main North Roads.
It is bordered by
Main North Road
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to the east,
Kings Road
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to the north and the
Gawler railway line
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to the west, where it is served by
Parafield station. To the south it abuts
Mawson Lakes
Mawson Lakes is a residential suburb in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, Australia. Named in honour of Sir Douglas Mawson, it is located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, approx. north of the Adelaide CBD.
Much of the suburb was previou ...
and Elder Smith Drive at the boundary of the airport.
Parafield Post Office opened on 1 July 1946, was renamed ''Parafield Airport'' in 1965 and closed in 1986.
Climate
See also
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List of Adelaide suburbs
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References
Suburbs of Adelaide
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