Narrandera Airport

Narrandera Airport

Narrandera Airport terminal
IATA: NRA – ICAO: YNAR
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Narrandera Shire Council
Location Narrandera, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL 474 ft / 144 m
Coordinates 34°42′08″S 146°30′44″E / 34.70222°S 146.51222°E / -34.70222; 146.51222Coordinates: 34°42′08″S 146°30′44″E / 34.70222°S 146.51222°E / -34.70222; 146.51222
Website www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au
Map
YNAR

Location in New South Wales

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,020 3,346 Gravel
14/32 1,616 5,302 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Narrandera Airport (also known as Narrandera-Leeton Airport) (IATA: NRA, ICAO: YNAR) is a small regional airport in the local government area of Narrandera in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The airport is located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northwest[1] of Narrandera along Irrigation Way. The airport services the towns of Leeton and Narrandera as it is located between the two towns.

The Riverina Drag Racing Association holds their drag racing event four times a year at the airport.

The airport received $109,000 in funds for security upgrades in 2006.[2]

RAAF Station Narrandera

The aerodrome was acquired in 1940 as a station for the Royal Australian Air Force's No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School, under the wartime Empire Air Training Scheme.[3] The station closed after the end of hostilities in 1945.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Regional Express Griffith, Sydney

See also

References

  1. 1 2 YNAR – Narrandera (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014, Aeronautical Chart
  2. ↑ NEARLY $560,000 FOR SECURITY UPGRADES AT FOUR MORE REGIONAL AIRPORTS
  3. ↑ Elementary Flying Training Schools at RAAF Museum. Retrieved on 1 March 2011.

External links

Media related to Narrandera Airport at Wikimedia Commons


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