Parafield Airport (Adelaide, SA)

Australia / South Australia / Adelaide / Adelaide, SA
Parafield Airport (IATA: PAL, ICAO: YPPF) is located in, and completely occupies, the non-residential suburb of Parafield, South Australia, 18 kilometres north of the Adelaide CBD and adjacent to the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of South Australia. It is Adelaide's second airport and one of the busiest general aviation airports in Australia. Although owned by the Commonwealth Government, the airport is leased to and managed independently by Parafield Airport Ltd.

The airport was first used in on November 26, 1927 when the Aero club of South Australia began flights.[1]. Parafield was Adelaide's only civil airport until Adelaide Airport was opened in 1955 and is currently used for small aircraft, pilot training and recreational aviation.

The airport is home to the Parafield Aviation campus of TAFE SA and to the UniSA Aviation Academy.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parafield_Airport
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Coordinates:   34°47'48"S   138°37'48"E

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  • The Trees spelling out "Parafield" (seen to the east) have been cut down in Oct 2006 to make way for more retail.
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