Eucla Airport is an airstrip in Eucla, Western Australia. It has one runway that is 1369 m long. It has a Traffic Pattern Altitude of 305 m.[1] It is mostly used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, who completed 84 medical evacuations from the airstrip between 2009 and 2014. There is an ongoing campaign to upgrade the flood-prone airstrip. When it is unusable, aircraft must land on the nearby Eyre Highway.[2]

Eucla Airport
Eucla War Memorial, with the Airport runways and the Great Australian Bight behind it
IATA: EUC ICAO: YECL
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Eucla, Western Australia
Coordinates	31°42′26″S 128°52′29″E
Map
YECL Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 8/26 1,369 4,491
Sources: Airport Guide[1]

See also

• List of airports in Western Australia
• Aviation transport in Australia

References

External links

Media related to Eucla Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Airservices Aerodromes & Procedure Charts

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