Giles Airport Explained

Giles Airport
Icao:YGLS
Location:Giles Weather Station
Elevation-F:579
Coordinates:-25.0437°N 128.296°W
Pushpin Map:Australia Western Australia
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-F:5249
Footnotes:[1]

Giles Airport services the Warakurna Community and the Giles Weather Station in eastern Western Australia. The airstrip was built during April and May 1956 by a team led by Len Beadell as part of establishing the weather station for the British nuclear tests at Maralinga and the Woomera Test Range. It is adjacent to the Gunbarrel Highway (also constructed by Beadell) and the more recently constructed Great Central Road.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Giles Airport . Airports Database . 21 January 2017.