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Bob Whittle Murwillumbah Airfield

Aerial view of Airfield - Oblique North

Aerial view of Airfield - Oblique South

Warning Notice

Please be advised that on Thursday 10th May 2012 maintenance work will be undertaken on the Murwillumbah Airstrip. This work will be undertaken between 7am and 12am. Vehicles and maintenance staff will be located on the Airstrip during this time.

The Airfield will not be closed but all non emergency aircraft movements must be avoided. A nominated pilot (based at the airfield) will be monitoring all localised air traffic on frequency 126.7 and will respond to aircraft as required.

If there are any queries in relation to these works please do not hesitate to contact Mark Tickle on (02) 6670 2581 or email: mtickle@tweed.nsw.gov.au.

The airfield located at Murwillumbah is a grass strip of approximately 800 metres which can accommodate up to twin propeller aircraft. It operates in unrestricted airspace and is open to use by general aviation. Prior contact with the Airfield is advised to establish local conditions before landing.

Contacts:
Murwilumbah Aero Club (general airfield conditions)
(02) 6672 3235

Council (business hours for airfield closure and flooding information)
(02) 6670 2541

A link is provided below to allow a download of pilot notes which establish general guidelines for the use of the Airfield as well as other miscellaneous details.

Links are also provided below to allow the download of two maps that show broad scale aerial mapping of the Airfield. Once again, two versions of each map are provided; a low resolution (for faster download) and a high resolution map.