Maitland Airport

Maitland Airport Russell Field
IATA: MTL ICAO: YMND
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Royal Newcastle Aero Club
Serves	Maitland, Lower Hunter Valley
Location	Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation AMSL	85 ft / 26 m
Coordinates	32°42′12″S 151°29′18″E / 32.70333°S 151.48833°E / -32.70333; 151.48833
Map
YMND Location in New South Wales
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 1,244 4,081 Asphalt 08/26 1,023 3,356 Asphalt 18/36 422 1,385 Grass
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Maitland Airport, also known as Russell Field (IATA: MTL, ICAO: YMND) is a general aviation airport located in the suburb of Rutherford, approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) from Maitland in the Australian state of New South Wales. There are currently no airline services, with the airfield catering mostly to general aviation and recreational category aircraft. The airport has been owned and operated by the Royal Newcastle Aero Club since 1963 and shares a large training area with the nearby Cessnock Airport. Throughout its history, the airport has played host to many airshows, races and flying competitions. The field is named for the fifth President of the Royal Newcastle Aero Club, Robert Russell, who suffered a fatal heart attack while on the premises in 1966.