Latrobe Regional Airport Explained

Latrobe Regional Airport
Iata:TGN
Icao:YLTV
Type:Public
Operator:Latrobe Regional Airport Board
Location:Morwell, Victoria, Australia
Elevation-F:180
Coordinates:-38.2072°N 146.4703°W
Pushpin Map:Australia Victoria
Pushpin Label:YLTV
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Victoria
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:03R/21L
R1-Length-M:1,430
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:09/27
R2-Length-M:919
R2-Surface:Gravel
R3-Number:03L/21R
R3-Length-M:537
R3-Surface:Grass
Footnotes:Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Latrobe Regional Airport (formerly Latrobe Valley Airport and Traralgon Airport) is located between the Latrobe Valley towns of Morwell and Traralgon, Victoria, Australia. The airport is about 160 kilometres east of Melbourne, off the Princes Highway, 4NM west[1] of Traralgon.

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The airfield was originally located at Morwell and at Moe before moving to the present site. The terminal building contains some displays of aviation artifacts. It opened in 1958.[2]

The Latrobe Valley Aero Club operates out of Latrobe Regional Airport, providing services to the surrounding community such as Flight Training, Aircraft Rental, Air Charter, Scenic Flights and Air Safari's. Bandicoot Adventure Flights operate vintage and World War II aircraft including Tiger Moths, a T-6 Texan, and a Pitts Special. There is also the Latrobe Flying Museum – its fleet consisting of a CAC Sabre, P-51 Mustang, a Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Winjeel and a Douglas DC-3. As of 2017 this museum is closed.

GippsAero, manufacturer of the GA200 agricultural aircraft and the GA8 Airvan eight seater passenger aircraft, was based at the airport.

Airlines formerly flying to the airport include Aus-Air, Brindabella Airlines, Hazelton Airlines and Rex Airlines.

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Notes and References

  1. , Aeronautical Chart
  2. Latrobe Regional Australian Aviation issue 223 December 2005 pages 59/60