Gawler Aerodrome | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Light Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Adelaide Soaring Club | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Gawler, South Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 165 ft / 50 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°36′00″S 138°43′08″E / 34.60000°S 138.71889°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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  YGAW Location in South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Gawler Aerodrome is located in Gawler, South Australia. The aerodrome is owned by the Light Regional Council of South Australia and is managed on their behalf by the Adelaide Soaring Club (ASC).
The ASC moved to Gawler from Virginia in 1950 and has been flying gliders at Gawler ever since. In 1998 the club spread its wings further and ventured into the world of powered flight in the Recreational Aviation category with the purchase of an Australian made Jabiru. All of the instructors are volunteers and fully qualified which makes training at the ASC very affordable. The ASC continues to train pilots in both Gliding and Light Sports Aircraft (LSA) today and maintains a modern fleet of aircraft.
The Gawler Airfield Squadron[1] of the Australian Air League, a national uniformed cadet organisation promoting and encouraging the interest of aviation and flying training in the youth of Australia, is also located at Gawler Aerodrome.
The Country Fire Service (CFS) operates its water bombers from this airfield during the bush fire season as required. The location of the airfield has been instrumental in fighting bush fires in this region including the 2015 Sampson Flat bushfires and 2015 Pinery bushfire.