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| location = Somersby, NSW, Australia |
| location = Somersby, NSW, Australia |
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| r1-length-f = 1876 |
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| name = Somersby Airfield |
| name = Somersby Airfield |
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| IATA = GOS |
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| ICAO = YSMB |
| ICAO = YSMB |
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| type = Private |
| type = Private |
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| utc = +10:00 |
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| utcs = +11:00 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|33|22|04|S|151|17|59|E|region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}} |
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| pushpin_map = New South Wales |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in New South Wales |
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| r1-length-m = 572 |
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| r1-surface = Grass |
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| elevation-f = 830<ref>{{Cite book|title=ERSA - Effective 21 May 2020 (AIRAC)|publisher=Airservices Australia|year=2020|location=618}}</ref> |
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'''Somersby Airfield''' ([[International Civil Aviation Organization airport code|ICAO]]: '''YSMB''') is an |
'''Somersby Airfield''' ([[International Civil Aviation Organization airport code|ICAO]]: '''YSMB''', [[IATA airport code|IATA]]: '''GOS''') is an airfield located in [[Somersby, New South Wales|Somersby]], New South Wales, Australia. It is {{convert|12|km}} by road from the nearby city of [[Gosford]]. It is the sole [[aerodrome]] in Somersby, and does not serve scheduled [[Commercial aviation|commercial traffic]]. |
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The airfield is operated by Somersby Airfield Pty Ltd.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.aviatecenter.com/airport_pdf.php?runwayId=932|title=Airport: SOMERSBY| website=www.aviatecenter.com |access-date=2016-11-01}}</ref> |
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== Facilities == |
== Facilities == |
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Somersby airport |
Somersby airport consists of a single [[runway]] and various hangars. It has a [[windsock]] as a runway feature and an aviation fuel supply. It also has a water supply and lavatories as passenger facilities.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Operations == |
== Operations == |
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Microlight Adventures, a company that provides recreational joy flights, is based at Somersby airfield |
Microlight Adventures, a company that provides recreational joy flights on [[Ultralight aviation|microlight aircraft]], is based at Somersby airfield.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.microlight.net.au/location.htm|title=Microlight Adventures {{!}} Joyflights {{!}} Central Coast NSW Australia|website=www.microlight.net.au|access-date=2016-11-01}}</ref> Somersby occasionally serves [[general aviation]] traffic. |
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== Radio procedures == |
== Radio procedures == |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Airports in New South Wales}} |
{{Airports in New South Wales}} |
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Somersby Airfield Pty Ltd | ||||||||||
| Location | Somersby, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (+10:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (+11:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 830[1] ft / 253 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°22′04″S 151°17′59″E / 33.36778°S 151.29972°E | ||||||||||
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  Somersby Airfield Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||
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Somersby Airfield (ICAO: YSMB, IATA: GOS) is an airfield located in Somersby, New South Wales, Australia. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) by road from the nearby city of Gosford. It is the sole aerodrome in Somersby, and does not serve scheduled commercial traffic.
The airfield is operated by Somersby Airfield Pty Ltd.[2]
Facilities
[edit]Somersby airport consists of a single runway and various hangars. It has a windsock as a runway feature and an aviation fuel supply. It also has a water supply and lavatories as passenger facilities.[2]
Operations
[edit]Microlight Adventures, a company that provides recreational joy flights on microlight aircraft, is based at Somersby airfield.[3] Somersby occasionally serves general aviation traffic.
Radio procedures
[edit]Somersby has no control center and pilots communicate over a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ ERSA - Effective 21 May 2020 (AIRAC). 618: Airservices Australia. 2020.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b c "Airport: SOMERSBY". www.aviatecenter.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Microlight Adventures | Joyflights | Central Coast NSW Australia". www.microlight.net.au. Retrieved 1 November 2016.