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  IATA BWU
  ICAO YSBK
  Type Public
  Run By Bankstown Airport ltd
  Closest Town Bankstown
  Elevation Ft 29
  Elevation M 9


  Runway Angle 11C/29C
  Runway Length F 4,644
  Runway Length M 1,415
  Runway Surface Asphalt


  Runway Angle 11R/29L
  Runway Length F 3,419
  Runway Length M 1,042
  Runway Surface Asphalt


  Runway Angle 11L/29R
  Runway Length F 3,609
  Runway Length M 1,100
  Runway Surface Asphalt


Bankstown Airport is a General Aviation Airport located in Bankstown , 22 km from the Central Business District of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . Established in 1940 , the airport is situated on 3.13 km² of land and has three parallel Runways , several apron areas and a small passenger terminal. Bankstown Airport, generally considered the centre of Australian general aviation, is home to numerous Fixed-wing and Helicopter flying schools, charter operators, aircraft maintenance businesses, and private aircraft. In terms of annual aircraft movements it is the busiest airport in the country and the fifth-busiest in the world.

The airport’s three parallel runways are 11L/29R (1100 m), 11C/29C (1415 m), and 11R/29L (1042 m). Until recently, the airport possessed a fourth runway, 18/36, but this was closed in early July, 2005 . Runway 11C/29C, the primary runway, is equipped for night operations with three stage high intensity edge lights and a Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI). Bankstown Airport is a General Aviation Airport Procedures (GAAP) facility with its own Control Tower . Air Traffic Control services are provided by Airservices Australia.

Bankstown Airport is owned by Bankstown Airport Limited, a subsidiary of BAC Airports Pty Limited. BAC Airports also owns Camden Airport , another of the three general aviation airports in the Sydney basin. Bankstown Airport’s business precincts are home to a large number of non-aviation businesses in addition to the many aviation related ones.

The airport and the neighbouring Riverside Golf Course together form a Suburb which is usually referred to as Bankstown Airport, although the official name is Bankstown Aerodrome. The suburb is part of the Bankstown Local Government Area and shares the postcode 2200 with its eastern neighbour Condell Park .


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