Tyabb Airport (ICAO: YTYA), also called Tyabb Airfield,[2] is a small regional airport located just west of the town of Tyabb, Victoria on the Mornington Peninsula.
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Peninsula Aero Club | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Tyabb, Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 88 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°16′0″S 145°10′46″E / 38.26667°S 145.17944°E | ||||||||||||||
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The airport is the site of the Tyabb Air Show, which is held every two years.[3]
As of 2024[update], it was also the home base of a number of World War II-era warbirds, including an ex-USAAF Curtis P-40 Kittyhawk and an Australian-built ex-RAAF CA-18 Mustang.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ YTYA – Tyabb (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024
- ^ "Tyabb Airfield Community Reference Group". Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Bull, Sandra (4 March 2014). "Eyes on skies at Tyabb Air Show". Peninsula Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ McGrath, Gavin (29 September 2024). "Historic World War II aircraft hidden in plain sight at regional airfields". ABC News. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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