Jandakot Airport
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Jandakot Airport is an Australian general aviation
airport located in Jandakot, Western Australia. Jandakot airport opened in 1963. From 1 July 1998, Jandakot Airport Holdings purchased a 50-year lease with a 49-year option to operate and maintain the airport including its conservation areas.
Originally built on unproductive farm lands, it is now among residential suburbs in the south of the Perth
metropolitan area, within the City of Cockburn
, and just south of Leeming
and west of Canning Vale
.
The airport recorded 368,070 aircraft movements in fiscal year 2008, making it the busiest airport in Australia in terms of aircraft movements. It has a reported capacity of 514,650 per annum.
Its post code is 6164.
, Department of Environment and Conservation Forest and Bushfire Patrol, Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia
(FESA) emergency helicopter and the WA Police
Air Support. Jandakot is also an important training base for international airline pilots, with Singapore Airlines
and China Southern Airlines
operating flying colleges and student accommodation facilities at the Airport. China Southern West Australian Flying College also operates from Merredin
Aerodrome.
Over 65 businesses employing 900 people operate at this Australia's largest GA airport. In addition to 10 Flying Schools for both fixed wing and rotary operations, 3 Flying Clubs, large maintenance, avionics, spares,instruments, electrical, aircraft sales, banner towing, aerial survey & photographic businesses are present. These include Airflite, a large defence contractor and Fugro the world's largest aerial geophysical survey company.
There are also a number of charter operators who provide flights for the 'fly in fly out
' staff of remote mining companies.
On the main road opposite the tower there is a memorial to Robin Miller
, the "Sugarbird Lady", who as a nurse and later RFDS pilot brought vaccinations to remote Western Australian communities.
woodlands; this includes 2.8 km² of conservation reserve. Within the airport boundaries 290 native flora
species have been identified including the endangered Grand Spider Orchid (caladenia hueglii). Over 100 fauna
species have also been identified. The Southern Brown Bandicoot
and kangaroo
s can be seen feeding on the maintained areas of grassland around sunset most nights. Two sites of Aboriginal heritage land have been identified with the airport; both of these are included in the conservation reserve. These sites contain scattered small artifacts.
, possibly to a site in the Shire of Murray
near the city of Mandurah. The proposal's success depends on the successful negotiation of a land swap arrangement with State
and Commonwealth
governments. The Jandakot Airport Chamber of Commerce and many users of Jandakot Airport were opposed to the relocation, as were the residents of the proposed site.
Mark Vaile
, the former Federal Minister for Transport, in December 2006 formally advised the leaseholders of Jandakot Airport that the Federal Government had effectively stopped any plans for the relocation of the airport for the foreseeable future. Under the provisions of the Airports Act 1996 and the lease granted to Jandakot Airport Holdings, the leaseholders are to give priority to running the airport as an airport.
confirmed that they will take up 20 hectares (with 10,000 square metres of floorspace) in the first stage of Jandakot City.
Latitude: 32°05'48"S (−32.096667)
Longitude: 115°52'54"E (115.881667)
Elevation: 99 ft (30 m)
Timezone: UTC+8
Frequencies in use:
Tower 1/CTAF(R): 118.1 (Runway 12/30 and 06L/24R All Departures except Armadale)
Tower 2: 119.4 (Runway 06R/24L Departures to Armadale and Circuits)
Ground: 124.3
ATIS: 120.9, 281
PAL: 123.9
NDB: 281
RAS: 132.95
Fuel: 129.9 (Air BP), 121.8 (Shell Aviation)
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airport located in Jandakot, Western Australia. Jandakot airport opened in 1963. From 1 July 1998, Jandakot Airport Holdings purchased a 50-year lease with a 49-year option to operate and maintain the airport including its conservation areas.
Originally built on unproductive farm lands, it is now among residential suburbs in the south of the Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
metropolitan area, within the City of Cockburn
Cockburn, Western Australia
The City of Cockburn is a Local Government Area with City status, located in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth. It is situated about south of Fremantle and about south of Perth's central business district...
, and just south of Leeming
Leeming, Western Australia
Leeming is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is divided between the tree Local Government Areas of the City of Melville, the City of Cockburn and the City of Canning...
and west of Canning Vale
Canning Vale, Western Australia
Canning Vale is a large southern suburb of Perth, and is located 20 km from the Perth CBD. Its Local Government Areas are the City of Canning and the City of Gosnells .-History:...
.
The airport recorded 368,070 aircraft movements in fiscal year 2008, making it the busiest airport in Australia in terms of aircraft movements. It has a reported capacity of 514,650 per annum.
Its post code is 6164.
Tenants
The airport provides a base for essential service organisations such as the Royal Flying Doctor ServiceRoyal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is an emergency and primary health care service for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia...
, Department of Environment and Conservation Forest and Bushfire Patrol, Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia
Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia is a statutory government authority created in January 1999 to administer the following legislation within the state of Western Australia:...
(FESA) emergency helicopter and the WA Police
Western Australia Police
The Western Australia Police services an area of 2.5 million square kilometres, the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction. In 2008, its 7,526 employees included 5,647 police officers.-History:-Early history:...
Air Support. Jandakot is also an important training base for international airline pilots, with Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines Limited is the flag carrier airline of Singapore. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Changi Airport and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and "Kangaroo Route" markets...
and China Southern Airlines
China Southern Airlines
China Southern Airlines is an airline headquartered in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is the world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried, and Asia's largest airline in terms of both fleet size and passengers carried...
operating flying colleges and student accommodation facilities at the Airport. China Southern West Australian Flying College also operates from Merredin
Merredin, Western Australia
-Economy:The agricultural land around Merredin produces 40% of Western Australia’s wheat quota. As a focal point for the region, Merredin’s local bulk handling co-operative receives and processes in excess of a million tonnes of grain every year...
Aerodrome.
Over 65 businesses employing 900 people operate at this Australia's largest GA airport. In addition to 10 Flying Schools for both fixed wing and rotary operations, 3 Flying Clubs, large maintenance, avionics, spares,instruments, electrical, aircraft sales, banner towing, aerial survey & photographic businesses are present. These include Airflite, a large defence contractor and Fugro the world's largest aerial geophysical survey company.
There are also a number of charter operators who provide flights for the 'fly in fly out
Fly-in fly-out
Fly-in fly-out is a method of employing people in remote areas. It is often abbreviated to FIFO when referring to employment status. This is common in large mining states in Australia...
' staff of remote mining companies.
On the main road opposite the tower there is a memorial to Robin Miller
Robin Miller (nurse)
Robin Elizabeth Miller , known as "The Sugarbird Lady", was an Australian aviatrix and nurse. The name "The Sugarbird Lady" was given to her by outback Aboriginal children during her work combatting polio...
, the "Sugarbird Lady", who as a nurse and later RFDS pilot brought vaccinations to remote Western Australian communities.
Air charter companies
- Jandakot Flight CentreJandakot Flight CentreJandakot Flight Centre was established in 2000. The company incorporates Kookaburra Air , Alliance Air and also Skyworx Aviation...
- Air Australia International
- Jandakot Helicopters
- RottnestRottnest IslandRottnest Island is located off the coast of Western Australia, near Fremantle. It is called Wadjemup by the Noongar people, meaning "place across the water". The island is long, and at its widest point with a total land area of . It is classified as an A Class Reserve and is managed by the...
Air Taxi - Royal Aero Club of Western Australia
- Heliwest
- Minovation
Flight training companies
- POLYTECHNIC WEST - Aerospace Training Centre
- Jandakot Flight Centre
- Royal Aero Club of Western Australia
- Singapore Flying CollegeSingapore Flying CollegeThe Singapore Flying College is a flight school based in Singapore, and is fully owned and operated by Singapore Airlines. Established in 1988, it trains ab-initio pilots for Singapore Airlines, SilkAir and Singapore Airlines Cargo...
- China SouthernChina Southern AirlinesChina Southern Airlines is an airline headquartered in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is the world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried, and Asia's largest airline in terms of both fleet size and passengers carried...
Western Australian Flying College - Minovation Pty Ltd
- Air Australia International
- Advanced Cockpit Flight Training (ACFT)
- Heliwest
Flying Clubs
- University Flying Club (Inc.) -Training and recreation
- Curtin Flying Club -Recreation
- Royal Aero Club of Western Australia - Training and recreation
Natural environment
Jandakot Airport covers 6.22 km² with 4 km² of BanksiaBanksia
Banksia is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones" and heads. When it comes to size, banksias range from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up...
woodlands; this includes 2.8 km² of conservation reserve. Within the airport boundaries 290 native flora
Flora of Australia
The flora of Australia comprises a vast assemblage of plant species estimated to over 20,000 vascular and 14,000 non-vascular plants, 250,000 species of fungi and over 3,000 lichens...
species have been identified including the endangered Grand Spider Orchid (caladenia hueglii). Over 100 fauna
Fauna of Australia
The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of animals; some 83% of mammals, 89% of reptiles, 90% of fish and insects and 93% of amphibians that inhabit the continent are endemic to Australia...
species have also been identified. The Southern Brown Bandicoot
Bandicoot
Bandicoots are a group of about 20 species of small to medium-sized, terrestrial marsupial omnivores in the order Peramelemorphia.- Etymology :...
and kangaroo
Kangaroo
A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
s can be seen feeding on the maintained areas of grassland around sunset most nights. Two sites of Aboriginal heritage land have been identified with the airport; both of these are included in the conservation reserve. These sites contain scattered small artifacts.
Relocation plans
On 15 June 2006, Jandakot Airport Holdings, after being bought out by property developer Ascot Capital Limited, announced a proposal to relocate the airport's operations to the southern outskirts of PerthPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, possibly to a site in the Shire of Murray
Shire of Murray
The Shire of Murray is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of just beyond metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It lies about 80 km south of the Perth central business district. The Shire of Murray had a population of 11,969 as at the 2006...
near the city of Mandurah. The proposal's success depends on the successful negotiation of a land swap arrangement with State
Government of Western Australia
The formation of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1890, although it has been amended many times since then...
and Commonwealth
Government of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a federal constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 as a result of an agreement among six self-governing British colonies, which became the six states...
governments. The Jandakot Airport Chamber of Commerce and many users of Jandakot Airport were opposed to the relocation, as were the residents of the proposed site.
Mark Vaile
Mark Vaile
Mark Anthony James Vaile , Australian politician, is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and former leader of the National Party of Australia.-Early life:...
, the former Federal Minister for Transport, in December 2006 formally advised the leaseholders of Jandakot Airport that the Federal Government had effectively stopped any plans for the relocation of the airport for the foreseeable future. Under the provisions of the Airports Act 1996 and the lease granted to Jandakot Airport Holdings, the leaseholders are to give priority to running the airport as an airport.
Jandakot City
In 2006 Ascot Capital Limited announced plans to develop 149 hectares of land around the airport, approved for non-aviation related development by the federal government. The project would provide up to 500,000 square metres of leasable space. Harvey NormanHarvey Norman
Harvey Norman is a large Australian-based retailer of electrical, computer, furniture, entertainment and bedding goods. It is effectively a franchise and the main brand owned by Harvey Norman Holdings Limited...
confirmed that they will take up 20 hectares (with 10,000 square metres of floorspace) in the first stage of Jandakot City.
Flight-specific information
This airport has three runways, 06L/24R (30 m wide), 06R/24L (18 m wide) and 12/30 (30 m wide).Longitude: 115°52'54"E (115.881667)
Elevation: 99 ft (30 m)
Timezone: UTC+8
Frequencies in use:
Tower 1/CTAF(R): 118.1 (Runway 12/30 and 06L/24R All Departures except Armadale)
Tower 2: 119.4 (Runway 06R/24L Departures to Armadale and Circuits)
Ground: 124.3
ATIS: 120.9, 281
PAL: 123.9
NDB: 281
RAS: 132.95
Fuel: 129.9 (Air BP), 121.8 (Shell Aviation)
External links
- Jandakot Airport Official Site
- Jandakot Tower (Airservices Australia)
- Jandakot Airport Proposed Relocation, Papers and discussion notes against the "suggested" relocation of Perth's major and only general aviation airport