Giles Airport
Giles Airport services the Warakurna Community and the Giles Weather Station in eastern Western Australia. The airstrip was built during April and May 1956 by a team led by Len Beadell as part of establishing the weather station for the British nuclear tests at Maralinga and the Woomera Test Range.- Aerodrome
- …lies at an elevation of 176 metres (577 feet)
- Description: airport for Giles Weather Station, Western Australia
- Also known as“Giles Airfield”“Giles Airport, Western Australia”
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Latitude
-25.0416° or 25° 2′ 30″ south
Longitude
128.2926° or 128° 17′ 33″ east
Open location code
5Q6CX75V+82
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aeroway = aerodrome
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