Bourke Airport | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Airport reception building front in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Bourke, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 352 ft / 107 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°02′18″S145°57′06″E / 30.03833°S 145.95167°E /-30.03833; 145.95167 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bourke.nsw.gov.au | ||||||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||||||
  YBKE Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Source:AIP Enroute Supplement[1] | |||||||||||||||
Bourke Airport (IATA:BRK,ICAO:YBKE) is an airport located 4nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north[1] ofBourke, New South Wales, Australia. It is located at an elevation of 352 ft (107 m)above sea level. It has tworunways: 05/23, anasphalt runway 1,830 m (6,004 ft) long, and 18/36, agrass runway 1,000 m (3,281 ft) long.[1]
As part of the unemployment relief grant from the Civil Aviation Department made money available to build a second runway at the Bourke Aerodrome.[2] The airport was opened for access in 1943 as a base duringWorld War II.
A radio location service was intended to be installed at the airport by August 1946.[3]
In May 1949 a contract was awarded toAWA to install a radar-style distance measuring beacon, with 'DME', an omni-radio range installation.[4]
Butler Air Transport sought to have the airfield upgraded to support a possible change from theDouglas DC-3 to theVickers Viscount, otherwise theSydney to Bourke route was not economically viable.[5]
On 7 December 1962, the town turn out to welcome Commonwealth Games high jumper medalistPercy Hobson on his return.[6]
An April 1964 meeting discussing a twenty-four hour service byair ambulance across NSW was met with skepticism as Bourke was not equipped for night landings or radio navigation beacons.[7]
By 1965,Airlines of New South Wales was running flights to and Sydney on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.[8] Also at this time it was noted:
The 1970s saw complaints about the standard of toilet facilities, namely a small block.[9]
The airport was used by theRoyal Australian Air Force to bring in supplies during the floods in 1976 and 1990.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Link | Dubbo[10] |
  | ThisNew South Walesairport related article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
