Cambridge Aerodrome

Cambridge Aerodrome Template:Airport codes, also known as Cambridge Airport, is a minor airport located in Cambridge, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is located only a few kilometres from the primary airport, Hobart Airport.

Cambridge has been the primary site of aeronautics in Hobart from its opening in the 1920s.Template:Citation needed In July 1934, the federal government compulsorily acquired Template:Convert of land from a local farmer to establish an aerodrome on the current site.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It served as Hobart's main airport until the International Airport opened in 1956. Today, it is the base of Par Avion, which specialises in day trips and scenic flights around Hobart and the South West Wilderness of Tasmania; the Aeroclub of Southern Tasmania; and Heli Resources, a helicopter company that focuses on aerial work and flights in Antarctica.

In 1992 it was sold by the Federal Airports Corporation to Par Avion.<ref>Airlines of Tasmania submission for the Aviation White Paper Par Avion 10 March 2023</ref> In June 2024, the aerodrome was put up for sale.<ref>Entire airport up for sale in Hobart as Cambridge Aerodrome hits the market Pulse Tasmania 15 June 2024</ref><ref>115 Kennedy Drive, Cambridge Raine & Horne</ref>

Accidents and incidents

Template:Main On 10 March 1946, a Douglas DC-3 aircraft operated by Australian National Airways departed from Cambridge Aerodrome with a crew of four and 21 passengers for Essendon Airport. Less than 2 minutes after take-off, the aircraft crashed at Seven-Mile Beach, killing all on board. At the time, it was Australia's worst civil aviation accident.<ref>Airliner Crashes into Sea The Mercury 11 March 1946 page 1</ref>

External links

• Historical airports in Australia including Cambridge Aerodrome
• Information about Cambridge Aerodrome