Latrobe Regional Airport
Latrobe Regional Airport (formerly Latrobe Valley Airport) (IATA: TGN, ICAO: YLTV) is located between the Latrobe Valley towns of Morwell and Traralgon, Victoria, Australia. The airport is about 160 kilometres east of Melbourne, off the Princes Highway, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west[1] of Traralgon.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Latrobe Regional Airport Board | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Morwell, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 180 ft / 55 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°12′26″S 146°28′13″E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Users
The airfield was originally located at Morwell and at Moe before moving to the present site. The terminal building contains some displays of aviation artifacts.
GippsAero, manufacturer of the GA200 agricultural aircraft and the GA8 Airvan eight seater passenger aircraft, is based at the airport.
Bandicoot Adventure Flights operate vintage and World War II aircraft including Tiger Moths, a T-6 Texan, and a Pitts Special.
There is also the Latrobe Flying Museum – its fleet consisting of a CAC Sabre, P-51 Mustang, a Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Winjeel and a Douglas DC-3. As of 2017 this museum is closed.
Airlines formerly flying to the airport include Aus-Air, Brindabella Airlines, Hazelton Airlines, and Regional Express Airlines.
Gallery
- Aircraft
Bandicoot Adventure Flights de Havilland Tiger Moth DH.82A VH-GWG taxiing
Aeropower Bell 212 Eagle Single with helicopter bucket
Kimberly Air Safaris GippsAero GA8 Airvan
See also
References
- YLTV – Latrobe Valley (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 05 Nov 2020, Aeronautical Chart