Goondiwindi Airport

Goondiwindi is a town of approximately 6,500 people; the name Goondiwindi derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "the resting place of the birds". Goondiwindi is 347 klm's (215 miles) from Brisbane and Goondiwindi sits on the New South Wales / Queensland boarder. The most famous resident of Goondiwindi was Gunsynd, a Thoroughbred race horse known as "The Goondiwindi Grey". In the late 1960s and early 1970s Gunsynd had 29 wins including the 1971 Epsom Handicap and the 1972 Cox Plate and came third in the world famous Melbourne Cup in 1972. The name "Gunsynd" came from Goondiwindi Syndicate (Gun=Goondiwindi, Synd=Syndicate). There is a huge statue of Gunsynd in the town centre.

                                                                                               Goondiwindi Airport (IATA: GOO, ICAO: YGDI) is located 3.7 klm's; (2.3 miles) north of the Goondiwindi township. It is run by the Goondiwindi Regional Council, it is 218 metres (714 feet) above sea level. The airport has two runways, the main runway; 04 / 22 is asphalt and it is 1,340 metres long (4,396 feet) and the second runway 12 / 30 is a clay runway measuring 795 metres (2,608 feet). This airport also does not have a control tower so pilots are required to communicate via a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) to safely co-ordinate arrivals and departures.

 

NIGHT SHOT OF RUNWAY 22 GOONDIWINDI

DAY SHOT OF RUNWAY 22 GOONDIWINDI

PARTENAVIA P.68B VH-JQM (CN 154)

CESSNA 172R VH-CNU (CN 17280135)

CIRRUS SR22 VH-NZR (C)N

CESSNA 182T VH-MPZ (CN 18281371)

PIPER PA-46-310P VH-BGK (CN 46-8508085)

THIS MAP OF AUSTRALIA ALONG WITH AN EMU AND A
 KANGAROO IS FOUND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST OUTSIDE
 OF GOONDIWIND AND IS MADE FROM SCRAP METAL