Oodnadatta Airport | |
Iata: | ODD |
Icao: | YOOD |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Outback Communities Authority |
Location: | Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia |
Elevation-F: | 386 |
Coordinates: | -27.56°N 135.445°W |
Pushpin Map: | South Australia |
Pushpin Label: | YOOD |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Australia |
Metric-Rwy: | Y |
R1-Number: | 04/22 |
R1-Length-M: | 932 |
R2-Number: | 13/31 |
R2-Length-M: | 1,286 |
Footnotes: | Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] |
Oodnadatta Airport is an aerodrome that services Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia.
It was utilised by the Royal Australian Air Force's No. 34 Squadron to courier equipment and stores, transport troops and utilised by RAAF and United States Army Air Force fighter and bomber aircraft en route to Darwin, Northern Territory.[2]
The airport holds the record for the hottest temperature recorded in Australia. On 2 January 1960 the temperature was recorded at 50.7C.[3]