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Jandakot Airport, (IATA: JAD, ICAO: YPJT) is an Australian general aviation airport located in Jandakot, Perth, Western Australia. Jandakot airport opened in 1963. From 1 July 1998, Jandakot Airport Holdings purchased a 50 year lease with a 49 year option to operate and maintain the Airport including its conservation areas. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1440 × 1078 pixel, file size: 412 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Air Traffic Control Back, Jandakot airport, Perth, WA. Taken by me SeanMack. ...
An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ...
The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...
The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ...
A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...
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A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...
The metre or meter is a measure of length. ...
An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ...
The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...
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Light aircraft at Jandakot Airport, with the Darling Range in the distance. ...
The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $100,900 (4th) - Product per capita $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006) - Population 2,050,900 (4th) - Density 0. ...
is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
Originally built on unproductive farm lands, it is now among residential suburbs in the south of the Perth metropolitan area, within the City of Cockburn, and just south of Leeming and west of Canning Vale. The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
The City of Cockburn () is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ...
Leeming is a residential suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located about 17km south of the CBD and 12km east of Fremantle. ...
Canning Vale (; post code: 6155) is a large southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and it is located 20 km from the Perth CBD. Its Local Government Areas are the City of Canning (west of Nicholson Road) and the City of Gosnells (east of Nicholson Road). ...
In 2006, the airport recorded more than 405,000 aircraft movements[1] (46 per hour) with a capacity of 476,000 per annum[2] (54 per hour), making it the busiest airport in Australia.
Its post code is 6164. Postcodes were introduced in Australia in 1967 by the Postmaster-Generals Department (PMG), the predecessor of Australia Post. ...
Notable tenants The airport provides a base for essential service organisations such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Department of Environment and Conservation Forest and Bushfire Patrol and the WA Police Air Support. Jandakot is also an important training base for international airline pilots, with Singapore Airlines and China Southern Airlines operating flying colleges and student accommodation facilities at the Airport. China Southern West Australian Flying College also operates from Merredin Aerodrome. An RFDS Pilatus PC-12 on a remote airstrip in Queensland, Australia. ...
The Department of Environment and Conservation is a department of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for implementing the states conservation and environment policies. ...
Western Australia Police logo. ...
Singapore Airlines Limited (Abbreviation: SIA; Malay: , Tamil: , Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; abbreviated 新航) (Japanese: ) (SGX: S55) is the national airline of Singapore. ...
China Southern Airlines (ä¸å›½å—方航空公å¸) (SEHK: 1055, NYSE: ZNH) is an airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...
Merredin bush. ...
Jandakot is home to the Royal Aero Club of Western Australia, said to be the most active flying club in the southern hemisphere.[citation needed]
There are also a number of charter operators who provide flights for the 'fly in fly out' staff of remote mining companies.
On the main road opposite the tower there is a memorial to Robin Miller, the "Sugarbird Lady", who as a nurse and later RFDS pilot brought vaccinations to remote Western Australian communities. Memorial to The Sugar Bird Lady at Jandakot Airport, Perth, unveiled in 1978. ...
Natural environment Jandakot Airport covers 6.22 km² with 4 km² of Banksia woodlands, this includes 2.8 km² of conservation reserve. Within the airport boundaries 290 native flora species have been identified including the endangered Grand Spider Orchid (caladenia hueglii). Over 100 fauna species have also been identified. The Southern Brown Bandicoot and kangaroos can be seen feeding on the maintained areas of grassland around sunset most nights. Two sites of Aboriginal heritage land have been identified with the airport; both of these are included in the conservation reserve. These sites contain scattered small artifacts. Diversity About 80 species; see List of Banksia species Synonyms Sirmuellera<br. ...
Eucalypt woodlands in Victoria. ...
The Red Kangaroo is the largest macropod and is one of Australias heraldic animals, appearing with the Emu on the Coat of Arms of Australia. ...
Families and Genera Chaeropodidae Chaeropus Peramelidae Isoodon Perameles Peroryctes Echymipera Microperoryctes Rhynchomeles A bandicoot is any of about 20 species of small to medium-sized, terrestrial marsupial omnivores in the order Peramelemorphia. ...
Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus Macropus antilopinus A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. ...
Relocation plans On 15 June 2006, Jandakot Airport Holdings, after being bought out by property developer Ascot Capital Limited, announced a proposal to relocate the airport's operations to the southern outskirts of Perth, possibly to a site in the Shire of Murray.[3] The proposal's success depends on the successful negotiation of a land swap arrangement with State and Commonwealth governments. The Jandakot Airport Chamber of Commerce and many users of Jandakot Airport are opposed to the relocation as are the residents of the proposed site. June 15 is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
The Shire of Murray is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ...
The formation of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1890, although it has been amended many times since then. ...
The Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation, and a parliamentary democracy. ...
Flight specific information This airport has three runways, 06L/24R (30 m wide), 06R/24L (18 m wide) and 12/30 (30 m wide). Latitude: 32°05'48"S (-32.096667)
Longitude: 115°52'54"E (115.881667)
Elevation: 99 ft (30 m)
Timezone: UTC+8
Image File history File linksMetadata Jandokot_Memorial_to_The_Sugar_Bird_Lady. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Jandokot_Memorial_to_The_Sugar_Bird_Lady. ...
Frequencies in use:
Tower: 118.1
Circuits: 119.4
Ground: 124.3
ATIS: 120.9, 281
CTAF: 118.1
PAL/PAPI: 123.9
NDB: 281
ACD: 132.95
Fuel: 129.9 (Air BP), 121.8 (Shell Aviation)
See also Perth Airport (IATA: PER, ICAO: YPPH) is an Australian domestic and international airport located south of Guildford, Western Australia, and is the major commercial airport servicing Western Australias capital city, Perth. ...
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