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Airport in Pirie East, South Australia

Port Pirie Airport

Bellman hangar at the airport

IATA: PPI
ICAO: YPIR

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Port Pirie Regional Council

Location

Pirie East, South Australia

Elevation AMSL

39 ft / 12 m

Coordinates

33°14′20″S 137°59′42″E / 33.23889°S 137.99500°E / -33.23889; 137.99500

Map

YPIRLocation in South Australia

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
08/26	1,043	3,422	Bitumen
17/35	1,069	3,507	Gravel
03/21	672	2,205	Grass

Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart

Port Pirie Airport (IATA: PPI, ICAO: YPIR) is an airport that is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) 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. 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.

References

"Search result for "Port Pirie Aerodrome, AF" (Record no SA0040648) with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ YPIR – Port Pirie (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 28 November 2024, Aeronautical Chart
RAAF Museum details for Port Pirie
Fairey Battles buried at Port Pirie
Newsletter of the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology Inc.

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