St Helens Airport Explained

St Helens Airport
Iata:HLS
Icao:YSTH
Type:Public
Operator:Break O'Day Council
Location:St Helens, Tasmania
Elevation-F:158
Coordinates:-41.3367°N 148.2817°W
Pushpin Map:Tasmania
Pushpin Label:YSTH
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tasmania
Mapframe:yes
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-M:1,070
R1-Surface:Gravel
Footnotes:Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

St Helens Airport is a small Australian regional airport located 2NM east[1] of St Helens on the north-east coast of Tasmania.

The airport is commonly used to transport fresh seafood from the east coast to the Australian mainland. The airport also has a small flying school and scenic flights also operate out of the airport. The airport has one unsealed runway and a NDB beacon on 392 kHz.

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Notes and References

  1. , Aeronautical Chart