red750 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Koo Wee Rup could be home to Melbourne's newest airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I could see a few foreign pilots having trouble with that name on an inbound call. Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 That's one of the biggest ephemeral swamps in Australia. 1934 level is marked in the main street at shoulder height. Wonder what the total area multiplied by about six metres of fill would cost. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 There appears from Google Earth to be signs of a former airfield in the area, apart from Tooradin. Enlargement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffreywh Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Correct, it's near Lang Lang, apparently an air force base from the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 How would the foreigners handle a call if it was in Nar Nar Goon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Correct, it's near Lang Lang, apparently an air force base from the war. There is also a private strip a little to the NNE of Tooradin Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 That's one of the biggest ephemeral swamps in Australia. 1934 level is marked in the main street at shoulder height.Wonder what the total area multiplied by about six metres of fill would cost. It sure is, Turbs. But you know how it is...people forget! If they go ahead it will probably see the closing of Tooradin and might impact quite severely on Tyabb, too. I think they need to start looking outside the square and re-launch Mangalore as Melbourne's alternative airport. Connect it to the city with a very fast train and get the benefit of the much better weather north of the Divide. Put it in farm land rather than stuffing up the green wedge. Alternatively, if they are going to compulsorily acquire land for this, then take it off the Fox and build put Avalon. If the Feds would cooperate, they could close Moorabbin and transfer GA to PCK...but the Western Suburbs have Already frightened Mr Andrews so I guess that's out. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Old Cooee suits me fine for an airport Wouldn't have to go through the Monash car park much more also only about 1 1/2 hr drive to a major airport instead of 2 3/4 on a clear run 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 It's too close to my home that I'm thinking of building 20 years after it opens even though i knew it was already there, Dang Narn it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Three airports not enough for Melbourne , one is not paying the owners enough profit now, (he's a millionaire already), So how would four airports survive economically. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Three airports not enough for Melbourne , one is not paying the owners enough profit now, (he's a millionaire already), So how would four airports survive economically.spacesailor The proposal is for a major international and domestic airport, so we're comparing it with Tullamarine, where the long term car park has grown to several kilometres long, and for some years we've had to walk and drag luggage to bus stops and travel to the terminals in full size buses. The terminals themselves have expanded from the small city concept where everyone walks everywhere except for a few movinf walkways, to half kilometre walks at times. So the current dual use airport is bulging at the seams. On top of that we have an additional million or so setting up house in Melbourne by about 2030, so the financial model is about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 There may be the odd international flight to Avalon, but basically it's only used by Jetstar who fly 3 flights per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 RED750 That,s the problem, the big airlines want to stay in the two main airports, leaving Avalon running on a very tight profit. A fourth airport will see the demise of Avalon, so were to for the airshow?. ( more room for house's.). spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 The only 'airlilnes' that use Essendon are Alliance and Sharp. Avalon and Koo Wee Rup are a huge distance apart with Port Phillip Bay in the middle. Koo Wee Rup is intended to service the Mornington Peninsula and South Gippsland. It's like comparing Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. YBSU is not competition for YBGC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
440032 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Add JETGO to Essendon airlines. Would YKWR (?) have a dedicated Bogan lounge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 YKWR????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
440032 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Y Koo Wee Rup. (I didn't bother to look if it was already used!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Add JETGO to Essendon airlines.Would YKWR (?) have a dedicated Bogan lounge? 440032 If it did we could rename it YBGV (Boganville) Cooee ain't a bad place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I'm not sure people who live in the country are going to take too kindly at being branded bogans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I'm not sure people who live in the country are going to take too kindly at being branded bogans. Tubs I live in the country also 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mewp Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 An international airport there would lock down airspace south of the divide from avalon to east sale. No fun in that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
440032 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Country here too. I've been through Bogan Gate and past The Bogan Way west of Parkes. Didn't really see any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 An international airport there would lock down airspace south of the divide from avalon to east sale. No fun in that! I already suffer from East Sale by being based out of West Sale Still average 100 hrs a year which included 6 months away over the years doing even time rotational work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffreywh Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Luckily,by the time it would be built, I shall be too old to care, let alone fly...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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