Itinerant landing fees are collected by Avdata Australia on behalf of Council using an automated system.
To make an application for a Pavement Concession please use the Pavement Concession form under Related Files.
Limited short and long term parking is available onsite. Parking onsite can be arranged prior to arrival by calling Council on (02) 4221 6111.
Aircraft landing and parking fees are charged in accordance with Council's schedule of Fees & Charges, which is updated annually on 1 July. For the full list of airport fees and charges please refer to Fees and Charges under Related articles.
Shellharbour City Council and the Airport Operators have agreed fly neighbourly practices which state that:
- Pilots use runway 08 (to the east) only when operationally necessary (due to wind direction).
- Helicopters are not allowed to overfly the residential area to the east of the airport at an altitude less than 1000ft (300m).
- Pilots to avoid flight over Haywards Bay when taking off and landing on runway 16/34
- Air Ambulance helicopter pilot familiarisation training is restricted to practice approach and departures.
- Night training restricted to north/south runway with runway 34 preferred.
- Night circuit training to cease at 10pm local time.
Further information for pilots is available on the Air Services Australia website located in related links.
The airport's in-ground fuel facility provides AVGAS (aviation grade petrol) and Jet A-1 (aviation grade kerosene – used for jet and turbine engines).
Mobile tankers service larger aircraft.
The Shell Aviation agent can be contacted on 0422 414 357.
For current weather conditions at the Illawarra Regional Airport click on the Bureau of Meteorology link in Related Links, call 02 8302 7559 or radio frequency: 120.35 MHz
Automatic Weather Station
An Automatic Weather Station (AWS) is located at a position south of the east-west runway. This station consists of a wind measuring sensor and rain gauge. A display screen is provided within the terminal building.
The AWS located at Illawarra Regional Airport measures the temperature and humidity. The station is solar powered. The solar panels and batteries are located at the base of the 10 metre high mast (right) that holds the anemometer, which measures wind speed and direction. The antenna is connected to a radio modem that transmits one-minute data from the AWS to Shellharbour City Council's Terminal Building at the Airport. From here this information is relayed each hour to the Bureau of Meteorology via a telephone link. Data can be obtained more frequently if required during bad weather.
Technical details
Location: Illawarra Regional Airport, Albion Park Rail NSW
33o 33' 41” S 150 o 47' 12” E
Instruments: Almos AWS with sensors for pressure, temperature, humidity, rainfall and an anemometer.
Purpose: To provide continuous real-time weather data that is essential for accurate weather forecasts and warnings for the Illawarra Region.
(Information provided by the Bureau of Meteorology)