Port Pirie Airport

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| name = Port Pirie Airport

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| image = Bellman hangar located at Port Pirie Airport.jpg

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| caption = Bellman hangar at the airport

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| IATA = PPI

| ICAO = YPIR

| type = Public

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| operator = Port Pirie Regional Council

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| location = Pirie East, South Australia{{cite web|title=Search result for "Port Pirie Aerodrome, AF" (Record no SA0040648) with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities" |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/#|publisher=Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure |accessdate=30 April 2016}}

| elevation-f = 39

| coordinates = {{coord|33|14|20|S|137|59|42|E|region:AU-SA|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = South Australia

| pushpin_label = YPIR

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in South Australia

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| metric-rwy = Y

| r1-number = 08/26

| r1-length-m = 1,043

| r1-surface = Bitumen

| r2-number = 17/35

| r2-length-m = 1,069

| r2-surface = Gravel

| r3-number = 03/21

| r3-length-m = 672

| r3-surface = Grass

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| footnotes = Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart{{AIP AU|YPIR|name=Port Pirie}}, [http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/PIRAD01-130.pdf Aeronautical Chart]

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Port Pirie Airport {{Airport codes|PPI|YPIR}} is an airport that is located {{Convert|3|NM|lk=in}} south of Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia. The airport is owned by the Port Pirie Regional Council.

History

The airfield was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) station and home to No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School (No. 2 BAGS) during World War II. No. 2 BAGS provided bombing and gunnery training for pilots, air observers and air gunners. No. 2 Operational Training Unit was formed at Port Pirie on 6 April 1942, and operated initially with Wirraways and Fairey Battles at the aerodrome until it moved to Mildura, Victoria in May 1942. No. 2 BAGS was renamed No. 3 Air Observers School in December 1943. After World War II, the station housed No. 5 Central Recovery Depot where aircraft and parts were stored until disposal. The station closed in early 1947, with the aerodrome reverting to civilian use thereafter.[http://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/research/bases/port_pirie.htm RAAF Museum details for Port Pirie][http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/fb@pp.htm Fairey Battles buried at Port Pirie] A Bellman hangar is still standing at the airport and is in good condition, it remains in use by light aircraft based at the airport.[http://www.ashadocs.org/newsletters/ASHANewsletter37-2_2007.pdf Newsletter of the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology Inc.]

References

Category:Airports in South Australia

Category:Former Royal Australian Air Force bases

Category:Buildings and structures in Port Pirie

Port Pirie Airport

History

See also

References