Tamworth Airport is the northern base of the Hunter Region Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service and the location for IFTT Flight Training College, and CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Tamworth.[8]
No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School of the Royal Australian Air Force was formed in 1940, during the Second World War, at the original airfield (located in what is now the Taminda industrial area) as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme.[9] Training included 50 hours of basic aviation instruction on a simple trainer like the Tiger Moth. Pilots who showed promise went on to advanced training at a Service Flying Training School. Others went on to different specialties, such as Wireless Schools, Air Observer Schools or Bombing and Gunnery Schools. The RAAF airfield went on to become the original home of East West Airlines after WW2.
In 1951 a decision was taken to relocate the aerodrome with the council commencing construction in 1952 and the official opening of the new airport in 1956. The airport received a further upgrade to medium jet standard in 1982. The addition of the 1,110 m (3,642 ft) parallel runway and associated facility expansion was undertaken between 1990 and 1993 as part of the establishment of the British Aerospace/Ansett pilot training joint venture which has evolved into the Bae systems college. Bae systems withdrew from Tamworth Airport in 2020 and the college facilities were re-branded as International Flight Training Tamworth (IFTT), under the ownership of Tamworth Regional Council, with CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Tamworth remaining on site.
The Tamworth Airport terminal expansion was completed in June 2012, to facilitate the commencement of passenger screening. A further expansion was carried out in 2014 to accommodate operations by additional carriers.[citation needed]
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the flight training school was converted into accommodation for the local boarding school Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School to comply with social distancing regulations.[citation needed]
In February 2022, Bonza announced that the airport would become one of its 17 destinations with the airline planning to fly to the Sunshine Coast and Melbourne from Tamworth.[10]
Facilitiesedit
The airport resides at an elevation of 1,334 ft (407 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12L/30R measuring 2,200 m × 45 m (7,218 ft × 148 ft) and 12R/30L measuring 1,110 m × 18 m (3,642 ft × 59 ft). It also has two runways with a grassed brown clay surface: 18/36 measuring 1,020 m × 30 m (3,346 ft × 98 ft) and 06/24 measuring 842 m × 30 m (2,762 ft × 98 ft).[1] The latest terminal upgrade was completed in 2019 with an enlarged departure lounge, new cafe and hire car facilities, relocated and enlarged Qantas lounge in addition to a multipurpose function room and airport administration office.
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Tamworth Airport IATA TMW 5 ICAO YSTW is a regional airport serving Tamworth a city in the Australian state of New South Wales 1 It is located 10 km 6 2 mi from the town centre on New Winton Road 6 The airport is owned and operated by the Tamworth Regional Council and is listed as being 5 nautical miles 9 3 km 5 8 mi west of the city 1 7 It is also known as Tamworth Regional Airport 7 Tamworth AirportTamworth Regional Airportpassenger terminal in October 2019IATA TMWICAO YSTWSummaryAirport typePublicOwner OperatorTamworth Regional CouncilServesTamworth New South Wales AustraliaElevation AMSL1 334 ft 407 mCoordinates31 05 02 S 150 50 58 E 31 08389 S 150 84944 E 31 08389 150 84944Websitetamworth nsw gov auMapYSTWLocation in New South WalesRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft12L 30R 2 200 7 218 Asphalt12R 30L 1 110 3 642 Asphalt18 36 1 020 3 346 Grass clay06 24 842 2 762 Grass clayStatistics 2016 17 Revenue passengers189 628Aircraft movements77 426Sources Australian AIP and aerodrome chart 1 Passengers financial year 2 from BITRE 3 Aircraft movements calendar year from Airservices Australia 4 Tamworth Airport is the northern base of the Hunter Region Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service and the location for IFTT Flight Training College and CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Tamworth 8 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Airlines and destinations 4 Statistics 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editNo 6 Elementary Flying Training School of the Royal Australian Air Force was formed in 1940 during the Second World War at the original airfield located in what is now the Taminda industrial area as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme 9 Training included 50 hours of basic aviation instruction on a simple trainer like the Tiger Moth Pilots who showed promise went on to advanced training at a Service Flying Training School Others went on to different specialties such as Wireless Schools Air Observer Schools or Bombing and Gunnery Schools The RAAF airfield went on to become the original home of East West Airlines after WW2 In 1951 a decision was taken to relocate the aerodrome with the council commencing construction in 1952 and the official opening of the new airport in 1956 The airport received a further upgrade to medium jet standard in 1982 The addition of the 1 110 m 3 642 ft parallel runway and associated facility expansion was undertaken between 1990 and 1993 as part of the establishment of the British Aerospace Ansett pilot training joint venture which has evolved into the Bae systems college Bae systems withdrew from Tamworth Airport in 2020 and the college facilities were re branded as International Flight Training Tamworth IFTT under the ownership of Tamworth Regional Council with CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Tamworth remaining on site The Tamworth Airport terminal expansion was completed in June 2012 to facilitate the commencement of passenger screening A further expansion was carried out in 2014 to accommodate operations by additional carriers citation needed During the 2020 COVID 19 pandemic the flight training school was converted into accommodation for the local boarding school Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School to comply with social distancing regulations citation needed In February 2022 Bonza announced that the airport would become one of its 17 destinations with the airline planning to fly to the Sunshine Coast and Melbourne from Tamworth 10 Facilities editThe airport resides at an elevation of 1 334 ft 407 m above mean sea level It has two asphalt paved runways 12L 30R measuring 2 200 m 45 m 7 218 ft 148 ft and 12R 30L measuring 1 110 m 18 m 3 642 ft 59 ft It also has two runways with a grassed brown clay surface 18 36 measuring 1 020 m 30 m 3 346 ft 98 ft and 06 24 measuring 842 m 30 m 2 762 ft 98 ft 1 The latest terminal upgrade was completed in 2019 with an enlarged departure lounge new cafe and hire car facilities relocated and enlarged Qantas lounge in addition to a multipurpose function room and airport administration office Airlines and destinations editAirlinesDestinationsBonzaMelbourne 11 Link AirwaysBrisbane 12 Sydney 13 QantasLinkBrisbane 14 SydneyStatistics editTamworth Airport was ranked 39th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010 2011 2 3 Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Tamworth 3 Year 2 Revenue passengers RPT movements2001 02 80 984 6 1692002 03 68 029 4 8592003 04 75 274 4 7172004 05 86 503 5 0402005 06 92 634 4 9792006 07 98 199 3 5102007 08 107 312 3 1852008 09 116 669 2 9112009 10 134 972 4 0412010 11 153 680 4 5662016 17 189 628 5 309See also editList of airports in New South WalesReferences edit a b c d YSTW Tamworth PDF AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia effective 21 March 2024 Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine a b c Fiscal year 1 July 30 June a b c Airport Traffic Data 1985 86 to 2010 12 Bureau of Infrastructure Transport and Regional Economics BITRE May 2013 Archived from the original on 24 March 2012 Retrieved 11 April 2013 Refers to Regular Public Transport RPT operations only Movements at Australian Airports PDF Airservices Australia 21 January 2013 Retrieved 11 April 2013 Tamworth Airport TMW YSTW Aviation Safety Network Retrieved 2 August 2011 Airport Guide Tamworth Airport Qantas Retrieved 2 August 2011 a b Tamworth Regional Airport Tamworth Regional Council Retrieved 2 August 2011 IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme International Pathway Retrieved 23 September 2018 Elementary Flying Training Schools RAAF Museum Retrieved 28 February 2011 Bonza Announces New Destinations Bay939Radio Bay939 15 February 2022 Retrieved 16 February 2022 Bonza April May 2023 Melbourne Network Additions Aeroroutes Retrieved 24 March 2023 FlyCorporate adds Brisbane Tamworth service from Nov 2016 routesonline Retrieved 26 September 2016 Announcement of new direct flights between Tamworth and Sydney Tamworth Regional Council Retrieved 23 August 2022 Qantas Link adds Brisbane 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