Barwon Heads Airport

Barwon Heads Airport
IATA: none ICAO: YBRS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	South Barwon Air Services
Serves	Geelong
Location	Connewarre, Australia
Elevation  AMSL	50 ft / 15 m
Coordinates	38°15′29″S144°25′39″E / 38.25806°S 144.42750°E / -38.25806; 144.42750
Website	https://barwonheadsairport.com.au/
Map
YBRS Location in Victoria
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 800 2,625 Sealed 09/27 520 1,706 Grass
Sources: AIP [1] and Great Circle

Barwon Heads Airport( ICAO : YBRS) is a small airfield specifically for light aircraft on the Bellarine Peninsula near the township of Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia. ^[2] It is primarily used for scenic flights, private aircraft and flight training. ^[3]

The airport has remained small and undeveloped until recently, where development is soon to commence.^{[ when? ]} In early 2008, a local council permit was given to construct another five hangars and associated car parking. ^[4]

The airport has a flight training school with two classrooms, fuel facilities and a seafood outlet. A shower and toilets are located in the terminal building, where there is also a kitchen, snack and drink machines and a lounge area. ^[5]

The airport has two runways, the main one is a sealed north–south runway, and there is a smaller east/west grass runway, primarily for ultralight aircraft, and light aircraft in stronger wind conditions

History

Runway layout and parking map (page 1 of 2)

The owners of Barwon Heads Airport have regularly raised their concerns in relation to skydiving being conducted in the vicinity of the airport. ^{[6] [7]} Their concerns are that the airport runway is too close to many proposed drop zones that have been suggested. In 2005, a ban was placed on skydiving in the vicinity of the airport. In 2008, airport owners accused the business Skydive City of using an illegal runway 200 m (660 ft) from the airport days after the business was evicted from an airport hangar for failing to pay rent. ^[8] Airport owners claimed that the illegal runway was compromising the safety of airport users.

Accidents and incidents

On 25 April 2014, a skydiver was killed when his parachute failed to open. An investigation is currently being conducted by the Australian Parachute Federation.

See also

• List of airports in Victoria
• Transportation in Australia

References

1. YBRS – Barwon Heads  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 4 September 2025
2. Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
3. Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
4. Barwon Heads airport battle lost
5. Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
6. Luke McWilliam skydive plan 'dangerous'
7. Police evict maverick skydiver Luke McWilliam
8. Barwon Heads Illegal runway still in use