Narrandera Airport
Narrandera Airport | |||||||||||||||
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 Narrandera Airport terminal | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au | ||||||||||||||
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  YNAR Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 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.
On 3 September 1945, an RAAF Bristol Beaufighter assigned to No. 92 Squadron crashed into the canal at the western end of the town during a joy flight, killing all seven people on board.[4]
Airlines and destinations
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Rex Airlines | Griffith, Sydney |
See also
References
- 1 2 YNAR – Narrandera (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 9 July 2026, Aeronautical Chart
- ↑ "NEARLY $560,000 FOR SECURITY UPGRADES AT FOUR MORE REGIONAL AIRPORTS". Archived from the original on 18 September 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
- ↑ Elementary Flying Training Schools at RAAF Museum. Retrieved on 1 March 2011.
- ↑ "SEVEN AIRMEN KILLED". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 5 September 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
External links
Media related to Narrandera Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine