Cooma–Polo Flat Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Cooma Polo Flat Holdings Pty Ltd | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Cooma, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Location | Polo Flat, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,701 ft / 823 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°13′48″S 149°09′00″E / 36.23000°S 149.15000°E | ||||||||||||||
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Cooma–Polo Flat Airport ( ICAO: YPFT) is an unlicensed airfield located in Polo Flat, an industrial area of Cooma, New South Wales, Australia. The airfield is used primarily for recreational flying. Polo Flat is at a lower elevation than the nearby Cooma–Snowy Mountains Airport and is less prone to closure during bad weather and fog. [2]
Polo Flat airfield was established by 1921, when the aviation pioneer Charles Kingsford Smith arrived at the landing ground on a barnstorming visit to the region. [3] In the 1950s and 60s, the airfield was further developed to service the Snowy Mountains Scheme and the original hangars and terminal building are still in use today. [4]
In 1998, the 57 ha (140 acres) site was sold by the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority for private use. In 2001, the facilities were adapted by the new owners to provide facilities for training pilots with disabilities through the "Wheelies with Wings" charity organisation. [4] In 2003 a flying school, Snowy Aviation Academy, was established at the site. [5]
Polo Flat airport is currently closed to fixed wing aircraft.
Cooma–Polo Flat Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Cooma Polo Flat Holdings Pty Ltd | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Cooma, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Location | Polo Flat, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,701 ft / 823 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°13′48″S 149°09′00″E / 36.23000°S 149.15000°E | ||||||||||||||
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Cooma–Polo Flat Airport ( ICAO: YPFT) is an unlicensed airfield located in Polo Flat, an industrial area of Cooma, New South Wales, Australia. The airfield is used primarily for recreational flying. Polo Flat is at a lower elevation than the nearby Cooma–Snowy Mountains Airport and is less prone to closure during bad weather and fog. [2]
Polo Flat airfield was established by 1921, when the aviation pioneer Charles Kingsford Smith arrived at the landing ground on a barnstorming visit to the region. [3] In the 1950s and 60s, the airfield was further developed to service the Snowy Mountains Scheme and the original hangars and terminal building are still in use today. [4]
In 1998, the 57 ha (140 acres) site was sold by the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority for private use. In 2001, the facilities were adapted by the new owners to provide facilities for training pilots with disabilities through the "Wheelies with Wings" charity organisation. [4] In 2003 a flying school, Snowy Aviation Academy, was established at the site. [5]
Polo Flat airport is currently closed to fixed wing aircraft.