GA Friendly airports
| airport | location | references |
|---|---|---|
| YADY | Adaminaby | Quite a walk into town down hill, across a narrow high traffic-volume bridge, and then a slog backup hill. A bakery and a cafe is usually open to cater to the high volume of tourism traffic. The new Adaminaby Snowy Scheme Museum is an attraction to be seen. https://visitadaminaby.au/What-to-Do-in-the-Adaminaby-and-Lake-Eucumbene-Area.php |
| YCRG | Corryong | A brisk walk slightly up hill to the main street of a quaint Victorian town - watch out crossing the road. Corryong Snowy River Bush Festival April, and the Corryong Cup annual hang gliding from Mt Elliot January. No landing fees. http://www.murrayriver.com.au/corryong/events/ |
| YCTM | Cootamundra | No landing fees. Car speed testing occasionally on weekends - check NOTAMs. https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/riverina/cootamundra/events |
| YCWR | Cowra | FlyOz flight training. No landing fees. https://www.visitcowra.com.au/whats-on-in-cowra-events-calendar/#/grid |
| AU-2052 Lockhart airstrip | NSW | a nice well-maintained grass airstrip with a walk close to town via the golf-course. No landing fees. https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/riverina/narrandera/events |
| YILA | Milawa Vineyard Airport | short grass strip, often wet on the southern end. Call ahead to check conditions. M20J can operate in and out of this airstrip. https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attractions-g552212-Activities-Milawa_Victoria.html |
| YIIT | Mitta Mitta International Airport | It is quite a walk to the village along the Omeo highway https://humanitix.com/au/events/australia/mitta-mitta |
| YNAR | Narranderah | No landing fees. https://tourism.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/events |
| YMBT | Mt Beauty | A wonderful town to visit with a short walk around the holding pond. Note this is a one-way runway due to terrain clearance. You IFR guys need to circle down within a confined valley and all aircraft to look out for glider activity, winch launching and ridge soaring. Hang-gliders also occasionally operate from some areas. https://www.visitmountbeauty.com.au/event-search/ |
| YNYN | Nygan | for those who are still fit to walk, it is not too far to walk to town and you will be rewarded with the sight of an Iroquoi helicopter down the main street. https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attractions-g529011-Activities-Nyngan_New_South_Wales |
| YPOK | Porpunkah | https://www.ypok.org.au/land-at-ypok quite a way from town. I have also walked to Bright. https://humanitix.com/au/events/australia/porepunkah |
| YSWG | Wagga Wagga | Recent council changes for FY2025-2026 removal of resident-aircraft restriction from Annual Landing Permits https://visitwagga.com/calendar |
| YTEM | Temora | R 05/23 has to be one of the longest runways in regional NSW, with PAL and taxiway to the hardstand. Skyfuel is currently very attractive with a price of $2.645 per litre May-2025. https://temora.com.au/events |
| YTGM | Thargamindah | a short walk into town via a well lit walkway for those NVF, PFIR, CIR pilots. Its a fairly near town and it needs your custom; how about fly there for a day trip or overnight? https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attractions-g1915706-Activities-Thargomindah_Queensland.html |
| YTMU | Tumut | undergoing refurbishment, with new taxi-way and runway extensions. No landing fees. https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/snowy-mountains/tumut-area/events |