Lake Macquarie Airport NSW
Lake Macquarie Airport NSW is located in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Marks Point, 15 km south of Newcastle. The airport is located on a narrow peninsula between the Pacific Highway and the inlet that forms the entrance to Lake Macquarie.
Lake Macquarie Airport offers a range of exciting adventures such as:
- Scenic helicopter flights,
- Skydiving,
- Matt Hall Racing aerobatic flights,
- Microlight Powered Hang Glider flights and
- Gyrocopter flights and tuition.
- Charter flights are also available via a range of aircraft for varying size groups.
Lake Macquarie Airport is surrounded by a stunning coastline and hinterland with an abundance of adventures at your doorstep.
The History of Lake Macquarie Airport
In 1940 Keith Hilder, a self-made entrepreneur, established Newcastle’s first aerial photography business. Throughout the 1940’s he designed and constructed a low cost single-seat monoplane. Unlike other home-built planes, Keith’s design conformed to existing regulations. This allowed it to pass airworthiness testing and inspection by the CAA.
When the Department of Aviation closed the Broadmeadow airfield, the Newcastle Aero Club relocated to the Rutherford airfield. Keith knew then it was time to build an airfield closer to Newcastle. He acquired miner’s rights and a 25yr lease over 27 acres of scrub & swampy land at Pelican in 1959. He then drained, cleared and filled the land with thousands of tonnes of fill from local coal mines using a manual grader and dynamite.
Not one to rest on his laurels, Keith Hilder referred often to his greater plan. This was his vision for the future of passenger aircraft. With remarkable courage, he established Aeropelican Air Services in 1968, commencing operations in 1971.
At the time of Keith’s passing in 1976, his Newcastle-based Hilder family owned Aeropelican Air Services. Sold in 1980 to Masling Airlines, it operated services for its associated company Ansett Australia. Ansett Australia’s collapse in September 2001, placed Aeropelican into administration to be acquired by International Air Parts in April 2002. The airline entered into a commercial agreement with Regional Express Airline in 2003. They then commenced services from Sydney to Newcastle’s other airport, Williamtown in 2004. The end of a long era, March 2005 saw the airline discontinue service.
| Elevation 5 | Area Forecast 20 | Strip Direction 07 / 25 |
| GPS Position 33° 0358 S 151° 3853 E | ALA Code YLMQ | Strip Length 730 |
| WAC Chart 3456 | FIA Brisb Centre 125.7 | Strip Surface Sealed |
| Owner/Operator Lake Macquarie Airport Pty Ltd ARO 0408 449 198 lakemacquarieairport.com.au PPR | Windsock 1 – LH side RWY 07 THR 1 – W side tarmac | ASIC Security/VIS Vest No |
| Fuel No | Distance to Town 15 KM – Newcastle | Lighting No |
| Aircraft Parking Yes Overnight parking by negotiation | Transport Port Macquarie Taxi 02 6581 0081 | Landing Fees $275 |
| Special Procedures and Comments: CTAF 132.1 ! – Rescue Helicopter Operations take precedence at all times. ! – Monitor CTAF for Skydive Ops – jumping overhead and landing on site. Avoid all built up areas Avoid Golf Course to East No flight below 1000’ AMSL Avoid overflight if possible Try to minimise noise as much as possible |
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