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{{Short description|Former airfield in Victoria, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Distinguish|Avalon Airport}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Geelong Airport
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| IATA = GEX
| ICAO = YGLG
| type = Public
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| city-served = Geelong
| location = [[Grovedale, Victoria|Grovedale]]
| elevation-f = 140
| coordinates = {{coord|38|13|31|S|144|19|59|E|region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Australia Victoria
| pushpin_label = YGLG
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Victoria
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| r1-number = 09/27
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| r1-surface = Gravel
| r2-number = 18/36
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| footnotes = Reference<ref>[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/YGLG Great Circle Mapper: YGLG – Geelong, Victoria, Australia]</ref>{{AIP AU|YGLG|name=Perth}}
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'''Geelong Airport''' {{airport codes|GEX|YGLG}} was a small airfield specifically for light aircraft located in [[Mount Duneed, Victoria|Mount Duneed]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], Australia. It was primarily used for scenic flights and private aircraft, and was located in the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of the [[City of Greater Geelong]].

The airport contained two gravel/tarmac [[runway]]s: north/south and east/west. Though commercial airlines had attempted to fly services to Geelong in the past, they chose to use the more developed airport at [[Avalon Airport|Avalon]], located to the south-west of [[Melbourne]]. Operations from Avalon also proved to be unsuccessful. Other airports in the area are at [[Barwon Heads Airport|Barwon Heads]] {{airport codes||YBRS}}, the [[Torquay Airport]] and the ''Tiger Moth World'' at 325 Blackgate Rd.

The site is also used to record wind and weather measurements for the area.<ref>[http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_087163.shtml Bureau of Meteorology: Summary statistics GEELONG AIRPORT]</ref> Geelong airport was sold to property developers to allow for the expansion of the [[urban sprawl]] of Geelong. The airport closed on 31 December 2011.<ref>[http://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/Services_In_Geelong/Planning/Strategic_Planning/Armstrong_Creek_Urban_Growth_Plan/ City of Greater Geelong: Armstrong Creek Urban Growth Plan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829122730/http://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/Services_In_Geelong/Planning/Strategic_Planning/Armstrong_Creek_Urban_Growth_Plan/ |date=29 August 2007 }}</ref>

Since 2011 closure and later redevelopment, only the former office building and a hangar remained. While the hangar has been retained for future use, the office building, although repainted, was allowed to decay and became a target for vandalism. On 10 September 2022, a suspicious fire damaged the office building beyond repair. It was demolished a month later.

[[File:Geelong airport office.jpg|thumb|alt=The former Geelong Airport office in October 2021|The former Geelong Airport office in October 2021]]
[[File:Geelongairportdemolition.jpg|thumb|alt=The former Geelong Airport office under demolition in October 2022.|The former Geelong Airport office under demolition in October 2022.]]
[[File:Geelongairporthangar.jpg|thumb|alt=The former Geelong Airport hangar building in October 2021.|The former Geelong Airport hangar building in October 2021.]]

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Victoria (Australia)|List of airports in Victoria]]
* [[Transportation in Australia]]

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[[Category:Transport in Geelong]]
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