Dalby Airport Explained

Dalby Airport
Iata:DBY
Icao:YDAY
Type:Public
Operator:Western Downs Regional
Area-Served:Dalby, Queensland
Location:Dalby, Queensland
Coordinates:-27.155°N 151.2669°W
Metric-Rwy:t
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-M:1,303
R1-Length-F:4,275
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:31/13
R2-Length-M:1,599
R2-Length-F:5,249
R2-Surface:Asphalt

Dalby Airport is a small airport located north of the town of Dalby, Queensland Australia. The airport is mostly used for small private light aircraft and agricultural aviation services as well as occasional emergency aircraft including those of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The airport also sees a daily weekday return mail service operated by GAMAir using Aero Commander 500S aircraft. It also hosts the Dalby Aeroclub, and the Dalby Hang Gliding Club.

There are a number of agricultural aviation businesses and an aircraft maintenance business operating from the airport. Both Avgas and Jet A1 fuel are available.Dalby Airport has also hosted the Queensland Easter Soaring Championships[1] and the Dalby Big Air Hang Gliding competition.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dalby to glide into Easter. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027030310/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-04-03/dalby-to-glide-into-easter/1829404 . 27 October 2016 .
  2. Web site: Soaring to a big win. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120508004656/http://www.abc.net.au:80/local/stories/2012/05/01/3492822.htm? . 8 May 2012 .
  3. Web site: Pilot hitchhikes to hospital after plane crash for 'a couple of stitches'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221230051/https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-12-21/pilot-hitchhikes-to-hospital-after-plane-crash/10646444 . 21 December 2018 .
  4. Web site: ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219793. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200126051615/https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/219793 . 26 January 2020 .