St Helens Airport
Not to be confused with Saint Helena Airport.
| St Helens Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: HLS – ICAO: YSTH | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Break O'Day Council | ||||||||||
| Location | St Helens, Tasmania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 158 ft / 48 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°20′12″S 148°16′54″E / 41.33667°S 148.28167°ECoordinates: 41°20′12″S 148°16′54″E / 41.33667°S 148.28167°E | ||||||||||
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St Helens Airport (IATA: HLS, ICAO: YSTH) is a small Australian regional airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east[1] of St Helens on the north-east coast of Tasmania.
The airport is commonly used to transport fresh seafood from the east coast to the Australian mainland. The airport also has a small flying school and scenic flights also operate out of the airport. The airport has one unsealed runway and a NDB beacon on 392 kHz.
See also
References
- 1 2 YSTH – St Helens (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 10 November 2016, Aeronautical Chart
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