West Wyalong Airport

West Wyalong Airport (IATA: WWY, ICAO: YWWL) is an airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south^[1] West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia. The airport is operated by the Bland Shire Council.

West Wyalong Airport
IATA: WWY ICAO: YWWL
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Bland Shire Council
Serves	Bland Shire
Location	West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation AMSL	859 ft / 262 m
Coordinates	33°56′12″S 147°11′30″E
Map
YWWL Location in New South Wales
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 780 2,559 Gravel 09/27 1,585 5,200 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Facilities and aircraft

West Wyalong Airport has two runways:^[1]

• Runway 09/27: 1,585 m × 30 m (5,200 ft × 98 ft), surface: asphalt
• Runway 04/22: 780 m × 18 m (2,559 ft × 59 ft), surface: gravel

Airlines and destinations

Currently West Wyalong is not serviced by any scheduled flights, but throughout the airport's history it has been served by many regional airlines. East-West Airlines operated services to Sydney from 1953 until 1975, initially using converted ex-military Lockheed Hudson aircraft, later replaced by the Douglas DC-3^[2] and Fokker F27 Friendship. These services were discontinued with the withdrawal of Government subsidy on 30 June 1975.^[3]

A number of smaller carriers would later service the West Wyalong – Sydney route, including Country Connection Airlines who provided 11 services per week between 1991 and 2001 using Piper Chieftain aircraft.^[3]

Rex Airlines provided twice weekly service to Sydney commencing in March 2005. The airline carried 1,928 passengers in the first six months,^[4] but it ceased operating the flights in September 2007.^[5]

See also

• List of airports in New South Wales

References

1. YWWL – West Wyalong (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart
2. McDonald, Roger. "The Hudson Era". Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Zaknich, Frank (16 August 2002). "Submission to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services". Letter to Dundas, Ian.
4. "Rex West Wyalong Services Successful". Rex Airlines. 5 September 2005.
5. "Rex exits West Wyalong, Parkes routes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

External links

• Accident history for WWY / YWWL at Aviation Safety Network