For the latest information about any aerodromes, check the En Route Supplement Australia (ERSA) available on Airservices website.
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Kowanyama
- Certified Remote non-controlled aerodrome
- Operated by Aboriginal Shire Council; phone prior for any queries, including landing fee (see ERSA)
- Check ERSA for details about refuelling options
- Birds and wallabies in vicinity
Laura
- Uncertified, remote ALA, RWY 14/32
- Use CTAF126.7 (Laura is depicted on charts but has not been assigned a discrete frequency.)
- Public telephone, general store and hotel/motel in town, 500 m west of strip
Aerial view of Laura aerodrome
Cooktown
- Certified coastal non-controlled aerodrome
- Check ERSA for details about refuelling options
- Know the co-ordinates of the Cooktown airstrip and take care with identifying the correct strip. There's a decommissioned old airstrip nearby that may confuse pilots. It is about half way between the current aerodrome and the town of Cooktown, on the southern side of the Endeavour River
- Aircraft departing Cooktown for Cairns that have obtained a landing slot time from ATC will be processed more expeditiously
- Caution: animal hazard, ant hills, fences
- Caution: ultralight activity east of the airfield
- Weather reflects tropical location of Cooktown. Prevailing south-east breeze can cause build-up of low cloud and precipitation on surrounding hills. Monsoon season over hotter months routinely delivers unstable weather – careful flight planning and alternates recommended
Aerial view of Cooktown aerodrome