American River Airpark

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American River Airpark
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorPrivately Owned
Location American River
Kangaroo Island
South Australia
Focus city forAmerican River
Elevation  AMSL 233 ft / 71 m
Coordinates 35°48′44″S137°44′12″E / 35.81222°S 137.73667°E / -35.81222; 137.73667
Map
Australia South Australia location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
RCN
Location in South Australia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
1 (17/35)3,2811,000Dirt

American River Airpark (IATA: RCN) is a privately owned airfield on Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia located in the locality of American River. The airport is privately owned and operated as part of a scenic flight service within Kangaroo Island Connect and is also used by Wrightsair. [1]

An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports and metropolitan areas around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.

Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island. It lies in the state of South Australia 112 km (70 mi) southwest of Adelaide. Its closest point to the mainland is Snapper Point in Backstairs Passage which is 13.5 km (8.4 mi) from the Fleurieu Peninsula.

South Australia State of Australia

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and fifth largest by population. It has a total of 1.7 million people, and its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital, Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second largest centre, has a population of 28,684.

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Facilities

The airfield has one runway.

Runway 1 is the main runway which is a dirt strip where almost all of the flights leave off of. It has a total length of around 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). [1] The runway's heading is approximately 17/35. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Scenic Flights". Kangaroo Island Connect (KIC). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. "Kangaroo Island Connect (kic) airpark". Kangaroo Island Connect (kic) airpark. Retrieved 21 March 2019.