Redcliffe Airport is an

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serving Redcliffe in

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, Australia. It is located northwest of Redcliffe, in the suburb of Rothwell, accessed via Nathan Road. The facility is owned and operated by

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, following the amalgamation of the Redcliffe City Council.

Facilities

The airport resides at an

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of above

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and has one

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designated 07/25 which measures . It is equipped with pilot activated low intensity runway lighting for night operations and the aerodrome also has refuelling facilities. There is no control tower and pilots must co-ordinate aircraft movements using a

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(CTAF). The airfield is home to a number of aviation training schools and aircraft maintenance facilities that service the SE QLD region. The Redcliffe Aero Club is based at the airport and provides pilot training, aircraft hire and charter services. Other training organisations include Aeropower (Helicopters), Queensland Helicopter School (Helicopters), Aircraft Australia (Aeroplane), Fly Now (Aeroplane) and Bob Tait's Theory School. Emergency and medical transfer aircraft now meet ambulances at the airfield since the closure of the Redcliffe Hospital Helipad in 2014. Each year in August for World Helicopter Day a large open day event is held and is one of the biggest helicopter events in the southern hemisphere. Fuel services at the airfield include bowsers for

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and

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Airlines and destinations

Urban Encroachment

Like many small town airports, Redcliffe Airport has slowly seen residential development approved that places houses in what has previously been buffer zones or wetlands. Users of the airfield have set up a noise monitoring program to help identify noise hotspots and to educate local residents on the noise-abatement procedures already adhered to by pilots.

References

External links

Redcliffe Aero Club

Flying-Monster

Aviate DownunderAeropower Flight School
(Helicopter Training) {{Airports in Queensland Airports in Queensland Buildings and structures in the City of Moreton Bay Rothwell, Queensland

Facilities

Airlines and destinations

Urban Encroachment

See also

References

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