Latrobe Valley Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Latrobe Valley Airport
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IATA = LTB
ICAO = YLTV
type = Public
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operator = Latrobe City Council
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location = Morwell, Victoria
elevation-f = 180
elevation-m = 55
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r1-number = 03/21
r1-length-f = 4,692
r1-length-m = 1,430
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 09/27
r2-length-f = 3,015
r2-length-m = 919
r2-surface = Gravel
r3-number = 09/27 Grass
r3-length-f = 1,761
r3-length-m = 537
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Latrobe Valley Airport airport codes|LTB|YLTV is located in the Latrobe Valley town of Morwell, Victoria, Australia. The airport is about 2 hours east of Melbourne, off Princes Highway, on the west side of Traralgon.

Gippsland Aeronautics, manufacturer of the GA200 agricultural aircraft and the GA8 Airvan eight seater passenger aircraft have their base here. Hazelton, Aus-Air (until they ceased operations in mid-1999) and Island Airlines run scheduled flights from the airfield. The Latrobe Valley Aero Club (LVAC) is also located here.

The airfield was originally located at Morwell and at Moe before moving to the present site - and the LVAC was instrumental in making the present field into a regional airport. The terminal building contains some displays of aviation artifacts - as does the club-house. There is also the Latrobe Flying Museum - its fleet consisting of a P-51 Mustang, a Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Winjeel and a Douglas DC-3 (Dakota).

Brindabella Airlines operated a service to its Canberra Airport hub to cater for public servants travelling to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in Traralgon. The service ran from 5 September, 2005 and was suspended in May 2006 due to low load factors.

External links

*WAD|YLTV
*http://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/Services/Airport
*http://latrobeairport.gippsland.com/