Gundaroo Airport (ICAO: YGDO) is a private airstrip located approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the village of Gundaroo in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The airport is on the grounds of "Talagandra Station",[2] on which is the historic "Bowylie Homestead", once the home of American actress Maud Jeffries and now the country estate of high-profile Australian aviator and entrepreneur Dick Smith. The airfield is home to the Bowylie Flying Club, a museum collection of aviation memorabilia and amateur radio equipment.[3] The airside facilities are linked to the private homestead by a 2 foot (610 mm) minimum gauge railway[4][5] which intersects the taxiway, requiring aircraft to give way to trains. The airfield may be available to the public by prior arrangement and has been a destination for aero clubs. The airfield has hosted a bi-annual rally for large scale model aircraft.[6] This event attracts participants from clubs across Australia.
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Dick Smith Investments | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Gundaroo, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,860 ft / 564 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°02′42″S 149°15′30″E / 35.04500°S 149.25833°E | ||||||||||||||
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See also
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edit- ^ YGDO – Gundaroo (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, [1]
- ^ Sparks, Hannah (12 May 2021). "'Whatever will happen to Dick?' How an icon came to call Gundaroo home". About Regional.
- ^ "WIA Centenary Weekend – Sunday BBQ at Aviation & Radio Museum". The Wireless Institute of Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Fickes, Dale (30 January 2022). "Steam Locomotive Information". Steam Locomotive Info.
- ^ "List of Steam Locomotives in New South Wales, Australia".
- ^ "Bowylie – the inside story". Warringah Radio Control Society Incorporated. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
