| Mudgee Airport | |
| Iata: | DGE |
| Icao: | YMDG |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Mid-Western Regional Council |
| Location: | Mudgee, New South Wales |
| Elevation-F: | 1,545 |
| Coordinates: | -32.5625°N 149.6111°W |
| Pushpin Map: | New South Wales |
| Pushpin Label: | YMDG |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New South Wales |
| Website: | www.midwestern.nsw.gov.au |
| Metric-Rwy: | Y |
| R1-Number: | 04/22 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,739 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 16/34 |
| R2-Length-M: | 1,705 |
| R2-Surface: | Grass |
| Footnotes: | Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] |
Mudgee Airport is a regional airport located 3NM north northeast[1] of Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia. The airport is frequently used for technical training.FlyPelican operates a flight to Sydney, making it the only commercial airline serving Mudgee.
In 1921 there was activity on the need for an aerodrome at Mudgee, with a proposal for privately owned air strip to be prepared near the town.[2]
From as early as 1933 there was agitation for a licensed public aerodrome for Mudgee.[3] The Mudgee Racecourse was used as a landing ground when the first passenger air service from Mudgee to Sydney commenced 3 August 1937 by Southern Airlines and Freighters Limited. Mudgee was the first stop on a service that proceeded to Dubbo, Narromine, Nyngan, Cobar, Wilcannia, then turned around at Broken Hill for the return trip. The aircraft was a two engined De Havilland Dragonfly.[4]
Mudgee Racecourse was used as a landing Aerodrome for many years then in 1949 the Department of Civil Aviation cancelled the licence for the aerodrome as it was unsuitable to be a combined racecourse and an aerodrome.[5] In 1954 the State Government rezoned the Racecourse land and redesignated it as an aerodrome site. In 1955 the aerodrome was re-licensed and reopened.
Charter and scenic flights are also operated by Commercial helicopters.[6] Flights to Sydney resumed on 11 June 2015 after an 18 months break.[7] [8] [9]