Sydney Bankstown Airport

Basic information (top)

Codes: BWU YSBK
Location: lon -33.924400, lat 150.988007, elev 29 ft / 9 m msl
Status: medium_airport
Scheduled airline service: no
Links: Wikipedia Mobile

Weather (top)

Current conditions for Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport 10nm (18km) E (rec'd 2010/09/03 07:30Z):

YSSY 030730Z 07010KT 9999 FEW028 BKN050 16/10 Q1024 NOSIG

Airport forecast for Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport 10nm (18km) E (rec'd 2010/09/02 22:52Z):

TAF YSSY 022252Z 0300/0406 09015KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025 BKN035 
     FM030800 06015KT 9999 -SHRA FEW010 SCT020 BKN030 
     FM031800 02020KT 9999 -SHRA SCT010 BKN030 
      BECMG 0400/0402 02020G30KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN040 INTER 0308/0318 4000 SHRA BKN010 
      TEMPO 0318/0324 4000 RA BKN008 INTER 0400/0406 5000 SHRA BKN010 
      RMK 
     FM031200 MOD TURB BLW 5000FT

Frequencies (top)

Verify before use: may be inaccurate or out of date.

ATIS: 120.9 MHz (ATIS)
CTAF: 132.8 MHz (CTAF)
FSS: 124.55 MHz (SYDNEY RADAR)
GND: 119.9 MHz (GND)
TWR: 132.8 MHz (TWR)

Runways (top)

11C/29C: 4,644 x 98 ft (1,415 x 30 m) — paved — lighted — threshold 11C displaced 508 ft (155 m) — threshold 29C displaced 196 ft (60 m)

11L/29R: 3,609 x 98 ft (1,100 x 30 m) — paved — lighted

11R/29L: 3,419 x 75 ft (1,042 x 23 m) — paved — lighted

Latest comments (top)

Story about midair collision: This is a bit sensationalist, but it ... [read]

Bankstown: Too many sausage factory air schools here [read]

where I have done my first solo flight: I am a student pilot at Schofields ... [read]

Where my plane is hangared.: . [read]

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See also NOTAMs and nearby airports and navaids, or visit the Sydney Bankstown Airport page at the main OurAirports website..