Tumut Airport

Tumut Airport (/ˈtjuːmət/)[2] (IATA: TUM, ICAO: YTMU) is a small airport in Tumut, New South Wales, Australia. The airport was constructed during the 1960s, replacing an earlier airfield known as Butler's Field on a nearby private property. The airport caters mostly to general aviation and recreational category aircraft, and is located within two hours flying time of both Sydney and Melbourne, half an hour from Canberra and within minutes of Wagga Wagga Airport offering major aircraft maintenance facilities.

For other uses, see Tumut (disambiguation).

Tumut Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSnowy Valleys Council
LocationTumut, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL863 ft / 263 m
Coordinates35°15′46″S 148°14′27″E
Map
YTMU
Location in New South Wales
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,060 3,478 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

The main tenant at the airfield is the Tumut Aero Club, who offer flight training and hangar rental on-site. The Aero Club also maintains the Tumut Airport Lodge, a conversion of the former terminal building that functions as an accommodation facility for up to four people aimed at visiting pilots and those stranded at the airport by weather.[3] The Blue Sky Tumut Aviation Estate airpark is currently under development at the northern end of the field.[4] Recreational flight training provider Air Escape is based at Tumut and is accredited by Recreational Aviation Australia.[5]

The airport has one sealed runway measuring 1,060 m (3,480 ft) x 18 m (59 ft) suitable for use by aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of up to 5,700 kg (12,600 lb). Emergency runway lighting is available allowing night operations for medical evacuations. Refuelling facilities are also provided.[1]

See also

References
  1. YTMU – Tumut (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 05 Nov 2020, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition. Melbourne: The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1-876429-14-3. Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. "Tumut Aero Club". Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  4. "Blue Sky Tumut Aviation Estate". Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  5. "Air Escape". Recreational Aviation Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2013.


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