Redcliffe Airport (Queensland)
Redcliffe Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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_Airport_Terminal_in_January_2023.jpg) Redcliffe Airport terminal, 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Moreton Bay City Council | ||||||||||
| Serves | Redcliffe Peninsula, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||
| Location | Rothwell | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft (2.1 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°12′23″S 153°04′09″E / 27.2065°S 153.0693°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Redcliffe Aerodrome | ||||||||||
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  YRED Location in Queensland | |||||||||||
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| Sources: AIP[1] | |||||||||||
Redcliffe Airport (ICAO: YRED) is an aerodrome serving Redcliffe in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) northwest of Redcliffe,[1] on Wirraway Drive in Rothwell, accessed via Nathan Road.[2] The facility is owned and operated by Moreton Bay City Council,[1] following the amalgamation of the Redcliffe City Council.[3]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 7 ft (2 m) above sea level and has one runway designated 07/25 which measures 853 m × 18 m (2,799 ft × 59 ft).[1] 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 Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF).[1]
The airfield is home to a number of aviation training schools and aircraft maintenance facilities that service the South East Queensland region. 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[4] 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 Jet A1 and AVGAS.
The airport has an online weather station provided by the local community for advisory weather.[5]
Airlines and destinations
The airport only serves general aviation, there are no scheduled flights.
Urban Encroachment
Like many small town airports, Redcliffe Airport has slowly seen residential development approved[6] that places houses in what has previously been buffer zones or wetlands. Users of the airfield have set up a noise monitoring program[7] to help identify noise hotspots and to educate local residents on the noise-abatement procedures already adhered to by pilots.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 YRED – Redcliffe (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 9 July 2026
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Airports". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ↑ "Redcliffe Aerodrome". Moreton Bay City Council. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ↑ "World Helicopter Day returns for a fourth year in 2018". Australian Aviation. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ↑ "YRED Weather – Redcliffe Airport". yred.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Waterfront confidence". News.com.au. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ↑ "Home". Redcliffe Aerodrome Noise Monitoring. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
External links
- Redcliffe Aero Club
- Flying-Monster
- Aviate Downunder Archived 19 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Aeropower Flight School (Helicopter Training)