Jandakot Airport

Jandakot Airport
IATA: JAD – ICAO: YPJT
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Jandakot Airport Holdings
Location Perth, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL 99 ft / 30 m
Coordinates 32°05′51″S 115°52′52″E / 32.09750°S 115.88111°E / -32.09750; 115.88111Coordinates: 32°05′51″S 115°52′52″E / 32.09750°S 115.88111°E / -32.09750; 115.88111
Website www.jandakotairport.com.au
Map
YPJT

Location in Western Australia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06R/24L 1,150 3,773 Asphalt
06L/24R 1,392 4,567 Asphalt
12/30 990 3,248 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]
Aircraft movements from Airservices Australia[2]

Jandakot Airport (IATA: JAD, ICAO: YPJT) is an Australian general aviation airport located in Jandakot, Western Australia. Jandakot airport opened in 1963. From 1 July 1998, Jandakot Airport Holdings purchased a 50-year lease with a 49-year option to operate and maintain the airport including its conservation areas.

Originally built on unproductive farm lands, it is now among residential suburbs in the south of the Perth metropolitan area, within the City of Cockburn, and just south of Leeming and west of Canning Vale.

The airport recorded 275,506 aircraft movements in fiscal year 2011,[3] making it the busiest airport in Australia in terms of aircraft movements.[2] It has a reported capacity of 514,650 per annum.[4]

Its post code is 6164.

Tenants

Robin Miller Memorial

The airport provides a base for essential service organisations such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), Department of Environment and Conservation Forest and Bushfire Patrol, Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (FESA) (now known as DFES) emergency helicopter and the WA Police Air Support. Jandakot is also an important training base for international and domestic airline pilots, with Singapore Airlines operating its own pilot training establishment (Singapore Flying College); China Southern Airlines also has a flying college at the airport, as well as Advanced Cockpit Flight Training.

Over 65 businesses employing 900 people operate at what is Australia's largest GA airport. In addition to ten flying schools for both fixed wing and rotary operations, three flying clubs, large maintenance, avionics, spares, instruments, electrical, aircraft sales, banner towing, aerial survey and photographic businesses are present. These include Airflite, a large defence contractor and Fugro the world's largest aerial geophysical survey company. There are also a number of charter operators which provide flights for the fly-in fly-out staff of remote mining companies.

On the main road opposite the tower there is a memorial to Robin Miller, the "Sugarbird Lady", who as a nurse and later RFDS pilot brought vaccinations to remote Western Australian communities.

Natural environment

Jandakot Airport and surroundings

Jandakot Airport covers 6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi) with 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) of Banksia woodlands; this includes 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) of conservation reserve. Within the airport boundaries 290 native flora species have been identified including the endangered Grand Spider Orchid (caladenia hueglii). Over 100 fauna species have also been identified. The Southern Brown Bandicoot and kangaroos can be seen feeding on the maintained areas of grassland around sunset most nights. Two sites of Aboriginal heritage land have been identified with the airport; both of these are included in the conservation reserve. These sites contain scattered small artifacts.

Relocation plans

On 15 June 2006, Jandakot Airport Holdings, after being bought out by property developer Ascot Capital Limited, announced a proposal to relocate the airport's operations to the southern outskirts of Perth, possibly to a site in the Shire of Murray near the city of Mandurah.[5] The proposal's success depends on the successful negotiation of a land swap arrangement with State and Commonwealth governments. The Jandakot Airport Chamber of Commerce and many users of Jandakot Airport were opposed to the relocation,[6] as were the residents of the proposed site.[7]

Mark Vaile, the former Federal Minister for Transport, in December 2006 formally advised the leaseholders of Jandakot Airport that the Federal Government had effectively stopped any plans for the relocation of the airport for the foreseeable future.[8] Under the provisions of the Airports Act 1996 and the lease granted to Jandakot Airport Holdings, the leaseholders are to give priority to running the airport as an airport.

Jandakot City

In 2006, Ascot Capital Limited announced plans to develop 149 ha (370 acres) of land around the airport, approved for non-aviation related development by the federal government. The project would provide up to 500,000 m2 (5,400,000 sq ft) of leasable space.[9] Harvey Norman confirmed that they will take up 20 ha (49 acres) (with 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) of floorspace) in the first stage of Jandakot City.[10]

Flight-specific information

This airport has three runways, 06L/24R, 1,392 m × 30 m (4,567 ft × 98 ft), 06R/24L, 1,150 m × 18 m (3,773 ft × 59 ft), and 12/30, 990 m × 30 m (3,248 ft × 98 ft).

Jandakot Runways 24L and 24R

Frequencies in use:

See also

References

  1. ↑ YPJT – Jandakot (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014, Aeronautical Chart
  2. 1 2 "Movements at Australian Airports" (PDF). Airservices Australia. June 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
  4. ↑ Jandakot Airport Master Plan 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
  5. ↑ "Jandakot Airport 'must be moved'". ABC News. 15 June 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Nick (8 October 2006). "Airport move raises anger". Sunday Times (UK). Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "Airport relocation to be vigorously opposed" (PDF). Serpentine Jarrahdale Examiner. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  8. ↑ Barass, Tony (16 December 2006). "Airport relocation bid crash lands". The Australian. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  9. ↑ http://www.jandakotcity.com.au/index.asp
  10. ↑ "Harvey Norman beds down at Jandakot City". Business News.

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