Murray Bridge Airport Explained

Murray Bridge Airport
Icao:YMBD
Type:Private
Operator:Antelco Pty Ltd.
Location:Pallamana near Murray Bridge
Elevation-F:180
Coordinates:-35.0642°N 139.2264°W
Pushpin Map:South Australia
Pushpin Label:YMBD
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Australia
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:01/19
R1-Length-M:1,065
R1-Surface:Gravel
R2-Number:09/27
R2-Length-M:920
R2-Surface:Grass
Footnotes:Sources: AIP

Murray Bridge Airport is in the locality of Pallamana, 5NM northwest of Murray Bridge in South Australia. It is situated on Reedy Creek Road and is also known as Pallamana Aerodrome or Pallamanna Airfield. Avgas is available from a 24H Credit Card swipe Bowser.

Runways

It has two runways:

Flying schools

There is one general aviation (GA) flying school, Murray Bridge Flying School, which offers training PPL, Night VFR, IFR, CPL, Instructors ratings as well as various ground theory courses.[1] Its fleet includes multiple 4-seat light aircraft such as the Piper Archer and Cessna 172 as well as twin engine aircraft such as the Beechcraft Baron.

There are also two ultralight aircraft (Recreational Aviation Australia) flying schools: 'Recreational Pilots Academy'[2] and 'Murray Bridge Light Aircraft Flying School'.[3]

The Murray Bridge Gliding Club Inc. is based in Hangar 19 and offers motor glider hire.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Murray Bridge Flying School . 18 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Aircraft Training . Recreational Pilots Academy . 21 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Murray Bridge Light Aircraft Flying School . 21 February 2019.
  4. Web site: The Murray Bridge Gliding Club Inc . 18 January 2019 .