Heck Field
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Heck Field
| nativename = Jacobs Well Airfield
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| ICAO = YHEC
| type = Private
| owner = W.H. Heck & Sons Pty Ltd
| operator = Gold Coast Sports Flying Club
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| location = 1638 Stapylton – Jacobs Well Road, Norwell, Queensland
| elevation-f = 10
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.76767|153.33941|region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin_label = YHEC
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Queensland
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| metric-rwy = Y
| r1-number = 10/28
| r1-length-m = 700
| r1-surface = Gravel
| r2-number = 18/36
| r2-length-m = 640
| r2-surface = Gravel
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| footnotes = Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart{{AIP AU|YHEC|name=Heck Field}}, [https://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/ersa/FAC_YHEC_30NOV2023.pdf Aeronautical Chart] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111000538/https://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/ersa/FAC_YHEC_30NOV2023.pdf |date=11 January 2024 }}
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Heck Field, also known as Jacobs Well Airfield {{Airport codes|YHEC}} is a small airfield in Norwell, on the northern outskirts of the City of Gold Coast, in Queensland. The privately owned and operated facility serves as a base for the Gold Coast Sports Flying Club and provides facilities for flight training and recreational aviation.
Airport facilities and operations
Heck Field has two runways, with crushed gravel over grass surfaces measuring {{convert|700|m|abbr=on}} long by {{convert|10|m|abbr=on}} wide on runway 10/28 and {{convert|640|m|abbr=on}} by {{convert|15|m|abbr=on}} for runway 18/36, suitable for light-sport category aircraft. It is restricted to single-engine general aviation types and operates only during daylight hours. As an uncontrolled airport with a low volume of traffic, pilots are required to communicate via a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) shared with nearby Southport Airport to safely co-ordinate arrivals and departures. The Jacobs Well VOR radio-navigation aid was located approximately {{convert|1|km|abbr=on}} north-west of the airfield prior to its decommissioning in May 2016.{{cite web|url=https://yaffa-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/yaffadsp/files/dmfile/Navaid_decommission_List_20160114.pdf|title=Navigation Rationalisation Project - Decommissioning List|publisher=Airservices Australia|date=2015|access-date=12 January 2024|archive-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112015621/https://yaffa-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/yaffadsp/files/dmfile/Navaid_decommission_List_20160114.pdf|url-status=live}}
In addition to the Gold Coast Sports Flying Club, tenants at Heck Field include the Australian Pacific Aviation flight school{{cite web|url=https://flyapa.com.au/about-us/|title=About Us|publisher=Australian Pacific Aviation|accessdate=12 January 2024|archive-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112015621/https://flyapa.com.au/about-us/|url-status=live}} and formerly Foxbat Australia, the Australian dealer for Aeroprakt aircraft (now based at Albury Airport in New South Wales).{{cite web|url=https://www.foxbat.com.au/our-story|title=Our Story|publisher=Foxbat Australia|accessdate=12 January 2024|archive-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112015621/https://www.foxbat.com.au/our-story|url-status=live}} The airfield has been used as a filming location, with scenes from movies including San Andreas and Dora and the Lost City of Gold shot here.{{cite web|url=https://www.gcsfc.org.au/movie-filming-on-the-gold-coast/|title=Movie Filming|publisher=Gold Coast Sports Flying Club|accessdate=11 January 2024|archive-date=11 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111000739/https://www.gcsfc.org.au/movie-filming-on-the-gold-coast/|url-status=live}}
See also
References
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{{Airports in Queensland}}
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Category:Airports in Queensland
Category:RA-Aus Approved Flight Training Facilities
Category:Buildings and structures on the Gold Coast, Queensland