# Gawler Airport, Australia

**Gawler Airport** is a small airport in South Australia, Australia. It opened in 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,515 m (4,970 ft). It is operated by Royal Australian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ygaw

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Australian Air Force
- Owner: Light Region
- Serves: South Australia, Australia
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 21 m / 70 ft
- Coordinates: -34.5999, 138.7191
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,515 m / 4,970 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10:30/+9:30 · Australia/Adelaide
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawler_Aerodrome (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3274819
- Weather station: YPED · WMO 95676
- Ident: YGAW

## Timeline

- 1941: Gawler Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 1,515 m / 4,970 ft |  | Asphalt |  |  |
| 13/31 | 1,515 m / 4,970 ft |  | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,515 m / 4,970 ft | =6,914 of 29,858 | #368 in Oceania | #274 in AU |
| Elevation | 21 m / 70 ft | =38,160 of 43,403 | =1,677 in Oceania | =1,020 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =42 in Oceania | =29 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | Gawler Traffic | 126.550 |
| AD CEN | Adelaide Centre | 130.450 |
| MULTICOM | If flying west into the barossa monitor 126.7 | 126.700 |
| ED TWR | If flying east into EDX Control Zone when not active ensure you | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [YPED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yped.md) RAAF Base Edinburgh · 15 km / 9.4 mi
- [YCVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycvg.md) Calvin Grove Airport · 16 km / 10 mi
- [YLYK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ylyk.md) Lyndoch Airport · 18 km / 11 mi
- [YRWF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yrwf.md) Rowland Flat Airstrip · 22 km / 13 mi
- [YPPF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yppf.md) Adelaide Parafield Airport · 23 km / 14 mi
- [YLLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yllt.md) Lower Light Airport · 28 km / 18 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ygaw/data