Bairnsdale Airport

Bairnsdale Airport (IATA: BSJ, ICAO: YBNS) is located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south west[4] of Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, off the Princes Highway.

Bairnsdale Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorEast Gippsland Shire Council
LocationBairnsdale, Victoria
Openedc. 1939 - RAAF Station Bairnsdale[1][2][3]
c. 1954 - Civil Airport
Elevation AMSL165 ft / 50 m
Coordinates37°53′15″S 147°34′04″E
Websitewww.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/Services/Aerodromes/Bairnsdale_Aerodrome_Pilot_Information
Map
YBNS
Location in Victoria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,101 3,612 Asphalt
13/31 850 2,789 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[4]

History

It was originally RAAF Station Bairnsdale, which was a training establishment formed during World War II. No. 1 Operational Training Unit (1OTU) and the General Reconnaissance School (GRS) were based there during the war years.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

In 2017, East Gippsland Shire Council (owner & operator) of Bairnsdale Airport appointed a full time Aerodromes Coordinator - Jason Connelly to manage the Aerodrome in accordance with published standards. In 2018, Bairnsdale Airport was awarded Regional Small Aerodrome of the Year as voted by the Australian Airports Association (AAA). This was a remarkable achievement for a once WWII training establishment. Notable changes to the facility were Airfield presentation, high security focus with fencing and CCTV installed, runway overlay and general Airport presentation.

See also

References
  1. "AERODROMES: To Be Built at Bairnsdale and Mallacoota". Gippsland Times (11, 049). Victoria, Australia. 5 June 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "AERODROME FOR BAIRNSDALE". Gippsland Times (11, 061). Victoria, Australia. 17 July 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Oil Supply Removed From Aerodrome". The Age (26, 580). Victoria, Australia. 25 June 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia. ,...BAIRNSDALE. Monday. — When three planes arrived at the aerodrome to be refuelled...
  4. YBNS – Bairnsdale (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 05 Nov 2020, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Group portrait of No 9 Staff Navigator's Course, General Reconnaissance School, RAAF Station Bairnsdale, Victoria. Identified in the back row from left to right: 420739 Flying Officer (FO) William, retrieved 3 June 2019
  6. "Easter Regattas". Sporting Globe (2273). Victoria, Australia. 5 April 1944. p. 15 (Edition2). Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Decorated At The Double". Smith's Weekly. XXVIII (8). New South Wales, Australia. 20 April 1946. p. 19. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "DEFENCE PLANS". Townsville Daily Bulletin. LX (292). Queensland, Australia. 8 December 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia. ,...The construction of aerodromes at...Bairnsdale...(Victoria) is part of the Government's plan to develop a chain of landing grounds around the coast for the use of reconnaissance and bombing machines in the event of war...
  9. "PROPOSAL FOR AERODROME AT BAIRNSDALE". Gippsland Times (9913). Victoria, Australia. 17 October 1932. p. 1. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "AERODROME SIT AT BAIRNSDALE.: Help Sought from Civil Aviation Department". Gippsland Times (10, 225). Victoria, Australia. 11 November 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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