Fleurs Aerodrome

Fleurs Aerodrome was a parent aerodrome built on behalf of the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. It is located at Kemps Creek 40 km west of Sydney, Australia Construction started on the aerodrome in 1942 and was still under construction in 1944 as part of a proposal to base a United States Navy Fleet Air Wing in Sydney should the need arise.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bill Anderson Park.

Bill Anderson Park

Park

Photo: Chris.sherlock2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bill Anderson Park is situated 2½ km south of Fleurs Aerodrome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbotsbury and Austral.

Abbotsbury

Suburb

Photo: Qumarchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Abbotsbury is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 39 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Abbotsbury is situated 8 km east of Fleurs Aerodrome.

Austral

Suburb

Photo: Chris.sherlock2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Austral is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 42 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. Austral is situated 8 km south of Fleurs Aerodrome.

Fleurs Aerodrome

Type: Shrubland
Category: airbase
Location: City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-33.85822° or 33° 51′ 30″ south

Longitude

150.77918° or 150° 46′ 45″ east

Open location code

4RRG4QRH+PM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1489075246

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=scrub

Wikidata ID

Q5458887

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Satellite Map

Discover Fleurs Aerodrome from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“Fleurs Aerodrome” goes by many names.

Chinese: “弗勒尔机场”
French: “aérodrome de Fleurs”
French: “Aérodrome de Fleurs”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include USCAWRC Solar Farm and Fleurs Radio Observation Field Station.

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