Parafield Airport

Parafield Airport
IATA: PAL ICAO: YPPF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Australia
Operator	Parafield Airport Ltd.
Serves	Adelaide
Location	Parafield, South Australia
Elevation AMSL	57 ft / 17 m
Coordinates	34°47′36″S 138°37′59″E / 34.79333°S 138.63306°E / -34.79333; 138.63306Coordinates: 34°47′36″S 138°37′59″E / 34.79333°S 138.63306°E / -34.79333; 138.63306
Website	www.parafieldairport.com.au
Map
YPPF Location in Adelaide metropolitan area
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03L/21R 1,350 4,429 Asphalt 03R/21L 1,279 4,196 Asphalt 08L/26R 958 3,143 Asphalt 08R/26L 992 3,255 Asphalt
Statistics (2010/11)
Aircraft movements 212,862
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart, Movements from Airservices Australia

Parafield Airport (ICAO: YPPF) is on the edge of the residential suburb of Parafield, South Australia, 18 km (11 mi) north of the Adelaide city centre and adjacent to the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of South Australia. It is Adelaide's second airport and the fifth busiest airport in Australia by aircraft movements. Although owned by the Government of Australia, the airport is leased to and managed independently by Parafield Airport Ltd.

Parafield was Adelaide's only civil airport until Adelaide Airport was opened in February 1955 and is currently used for small aircraft, pilot training and recreational aviation. The airport is home to the Parafield Aviation campus of TAFE South Australia (TAFE SA) and to the University of South Australia Aviation Academy. The airport hosts a jet fighter museum and historic aircraft displays. The museum now houses an authentic flight worthy Wirraway.

There are also multiple flight training schools including the University of South Australia Aviation Academy, FTA (Flight Training Adelaide) formerly known as Australian Aviation College, Bruce Hartwig Flying School, AFTC (Adelaide Flight Training Centre) and Forsyth Aviation, which is the only school that offers training for the Recreational Aviation Australia pilot certificate at Parafield. Parafield Squadron of the Australian Air League, a national uniformed cadet organisation promoting and encouraging the interest of aviation and flying training in the youth of Australia, is also located at Parafield Airport.