Victoria River Downs Airport

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Victoria River Downs Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Heytesbury Beef Pty Ltd
Elevation  AMSL 291 ft / 89 m
Coordinates 16°24′12″S131°00′12″E / 16.40333°S 131.00333°E / -16.40333; 131.00333
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YVRD
Location in the Northern Territory
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09/27
Sources: AIP [1]

Victoria River Downs Airport( IATA : VCD, ICAO : YVRD) is an airport in Victoria River in the Northern Territory of Australia which serves the Victoria River Downs Station. [2]

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References

  1. YVRD – Victoria River Downs  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 2023-11-30
  2. "Place Names Register Extract for "Victoria River Downs Aerodrome"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 8 February 2020.