Cunderdin Airport Explained

Cunderdin Airport
Icao:YCUN
Type:Public
Operator:Cunderdin Shire Council
Location:Cunderdin, Western Australia
Elevation-F:705
Coordinates:-31.6222°N 117.2167°W
Pushpin Map:Western Australia
Pushpin Label:YCUN
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Western Australia
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-M:1,841
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:14/32
R2-Length-M:1,509
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Cunderdin Airport is located at Cunderdin, Western Australia.

Proposed redevelopment

In February 2017, Western Australia-based Ascent Aviation proposed a $200 million redevelopment of Cunderdin Airport, initially to be used as a diversion airport for Perth Airport, and in the future host a pilot training college and facilities to handle cargo freighters.[2] The proposed redevelopment would see the construction of a 2600m runway with full international landing aids and space for four A380-sized aircraft. It has been proposed as a diversion airport for Perth Airport due to it being approximately in fifteen minutes' flying distance, not being affected by the same weather that would cause a diversion from Perth Airport, and thus being cost-effective to airlines having a closer diversion airfield. In February 2018, it was proposed that Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport would be a better alternative than Cunderdin.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. , Aeronautical Chart
  2. News: Thomas. Geoffrey. $200m plan for backup WA airport. The West Australian. 4 February 2017. 18 February 2017.
  3. News: Watkinson. Neil. Kalgoorlie airport a better flight plan than Wheatbelt: MP. Kalgoorlie Miner. 20 February 2018. 29 September 2019.