Taree Airport
Taree Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Mid-Coast Council | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Taree | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 38 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°53′19″S 152°30′50″E / 31.88861°S 152.51389°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au | ||||||||||||||
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Taree Airport (IATA: TRO, ICAO: YTRE) is an airport 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northeast[2] of the city of Taree, New South Wales, Australia. Taree is on the Mid North Coast, less than a four-hour drive from Sydney. The airport no longer maintains any scheduled services. The airport provides the community with a range of services including emergency services, medical flights, private charters, private aircraft, and air mail/courier services.
The facility is also used for defence force training and the Manning River Aero Club.
Airport facilities
[edit]Taree is currently set to expand the airport to provide more facilities for pilots, businesses and airlines alike, This is also expected to boost the airports presence.[4]
A number of businesses including aircraft manufacturers and fabricators, an aircraft restorer and a skydiving school are based at Taree Airport.[5]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]FlyPelican operated services between Taree and Sydney until July 2022, when removal of government grants and rising fuel prices made the service unviable.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
- ^ a b YTRE – Taree (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
- ^ "Expansion project at Airport". City of Greater Taree. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ Greater Taree Council, Airport overview Archived 26 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "FLYPELICAN TAREE TO SYDNEY ROUTE SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY | NBN News". 29 July 2022.
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