- Cessnock Airport
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Cessnock Airport IATA: CES – ICAO: YCNK Summary Airport type Public Operator Government Location Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia Elevation AMSL 211 ft / 64 m Coordinates 32°47′15″S 151°20′30″E / 32.7875°S 151.34167°E Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 3,600 1,097 Asphalt Source: DAFIF[1][2] Cessnock Airport (IATA: CES, ICAO: YCNK) is a civil airport located 6 kilometres (4 mi) (by road) north of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.
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History
Built by the Royal Australian Air Force in 1942 during World War II, as part of a system of parent and satellite aerodromes proposed throughout New South Wales. The aerodrome was known as RAAF Station Pokolbin. The aerodrome had two runways 5,000 feet (1,500 m) long and 160 feet (49 m) wide side by side.
The aerodrome had the following satellite aerodromes, Cessnock Aerodrome, Glendon Aerodrome, Rothbury Aerodrome and Weston Aerodrome.
Airport usage
Cessnock Airport is a popular Flight training aerodrome servicing Newcastle and Lower Hunter based pilots and students. It is usually considered so popular due to its large training area, which it shares with Maitland Airport and other Hunter Region aerodromes. There are two flight training schools (Hunter Valley Aviation and Avondale Aviation, now owned by Wollongong University). The airport is also home to a helicopter joy flight centre. Early morning Hot air balloon flights are also common.
References
- ^ Airport information for YCNK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for CES at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
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