Bairnsdale Airport
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| IATA: BSJ – ICAO: YBNS | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | East Gippsland Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Bairnsdale, Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 165 ft / 50 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°53′15″S 147°34′04″E / 37.88750°S 147.56778°ECoordinates: 37°53′15″S 147°34′04″E / 37.88750°S 147.56778°E | ||||||||||||||
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  YBNS Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Bairnsdale Airport (IATA: BSJ, ICAO: YBNS) is located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south west[1] of Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, off the Princes Highway.
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.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 YBNS – Bairnsdale (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014, Aeronautical Chart
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