Aussie pubs with Airstrips
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Noccundra in Western QLD, as has been mentioned by morno
Can taxi to the front door from the strip
(or used to be able a couple of years ago)
Have done it in a B200
. Great publican and a great old pub with a bit of history 
Can taxi to the front door from the strip
(or used to be able a couple of years ago)Have done it in a B200
. Great publican and a great old pub with a bit of history
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Bourke and Wills Roadhouse in North Western QLD
Code: YBKW
Strip condition: Long, large and smooth (just like something else I have
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Probably best to call the owner first before you rock up there, but as he has recently purchased an aircraft, it shouldn't be a problem.
I've landed there twice in the past couple o' months.
Strip condition: Long, large and smooth (just like something else I have
)Probably best to call the owner first before you rock up there, but as he has recently purchased an aircraft, it shouldn't be a problem.
I've landed there twice in the past couple o' months.
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If we talking about getting the pub to pick you up from the nearby strip - try the Maree Hotel. It is just one of the most wonderful spots with a long history.
That said, the lovely people in Ceduna, Coober Pedy, Esperance, King Island, Kangaroo Island and many others have done just that for me and my fellow travellers - and I thank them all for it. It is one of the real pleasures of arriving by aircraft . . . and many of these places promote their phone number (or frequency) in the various pubications.
But Daly Waters is another strip alongside the pub that is worth considering . . . it is only a short stroll from/to the aircraft. I'll never forget when I landed there I pulled out my mobile to cancel 'SARTIME' and a local pilot said you might as well send them a smoke signal from here . . . so I used the payphone/phonecard instead.
Cheers
Pedota
That said, the lovely people in Ceduna, Coober Pedy, Esperance, King Island, Kangaroo Island and many others have done just that for me and my fellow travellers - and I thank them all for it. It is one of the real pleasures of arriving by aircraft . . . and many of these places promote their phone number (or frequency) in the various pubications.
But Daly Waters is another strip alongside the pub that is worth considering . . . it is only a short stroll from/to the aircraft. I'll never forget when I landed there I pulled out my mobile to cancel 'SARTIME' and a local pilot said you might as well send them a smoke signal from here . . . so I used the payphone/phonecard instead.
Cheers
Pedota
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As mentioned Noccundra's good but watch out for the ditch on the left near the shearing shed if you'r going to taxi down from the airstrip to the pub (best off just parking off the strip)...and there's no fuel there either...
Tibooburra's the spot....publican from the Tall pub runs the strip, will come and get you, is a top bloke to boot, has fuel (not much A1 though...), accommodation costs $50/ night and is just a good spot to go. A bonus is there's no dust there atm....it all blew east a while back....
Enjoy
Tibooburra's the spot....publican from the Tall pub runs the strip, will come and get you, is a top bloke to boot, has fuel (not much A1 though...), accommodation costs $50/ night and is just a good spot to go. A bonus is there's no dust there atm....it all blew east a while back....
Enjoy
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I cant believe noone has recommended Halls Creek yet!!!! Great big sealed runway with the pub right over the road. What more could you want!!! It even has razor wire fences around it to keep the unsavoury types out
Accomodation is good if a little expensive....mind you so is the beer!!
Accomodation is good if a little expensive....mind you so is the beer!!
Cape Crawford - about 30nm inland from Borroloola - on the intersection of two highways. Strip's over the road from the pub.
Bloody great nights have been had there. A mate and I drank the bar dry of Crownies once...
Is the strip at Vic River Xing still there? An incredibly spectacular location with escarpments all around. Pub can be a bit quiet at times....
And Gregory Downs? YGDY in the logbook anyway. I seem to remember a short walk to the pub.
Bloody great nights have been had there. A mate and I drank the bar dry of Crownies once...
Is the strip at Vic River Xing still there? An incredibly spectacular location with escarpments all around. Pub can be a bit quiet at times....
And Gregory Downs? YGDY in the logbook anyway. I seem to remember a short walk to the pub.
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Borroloola itself for that matter. The pub still hasn't got a real licence though they can sell grog along with a substantial meal. Its lost a lot of its charm from the old days though (and most of the violence). The Guest House is a better bet though and you have to walk past it to get to the pub. They serve much better food and have MUCH better accommodation. Both across the street from the airstrip (has Avgas & JetA1).
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Border village airport (YBOV) on the WA/SA border near Eucla. Reasonably priced motel and pub at the end of the airstrip.
Runways a bit dodgy, but I got a chieftain in and out okay. Windsocks completely gone, but there's a couple of directional windmills over the highway from the strip that are good indicators.
Fly low and coastal to Adaleaide from there - the coastline is absolutely spectacular.
Runways a bit dodgy, but I got a chieftain in and out okay. Windsocks completely gone, but there's a couple of directional windmills over the highway from the strip that are good indicators.
Fly low and coastal to Adaleaide from there - the coastline is absolutely spectacular.
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Borrolooser... you serious. Nah its probably a good place to visit.
Try Echuca, Broken Hill, White Cliffs, Tibooburra, Innimincka, Birdsville, Kings Creek Station, Coober Peady, William Creek, Rawnsley Park station, All International Airports (If you dont mind the Landing Fee)
Try Echuca, Broken Hill, White Cliffs, Tibooburra, Innimincka, Birdsville, Kings Creek Station, Coober Peady, William Creek, Rawnsley Park station, All International Airports (If you dont mind the Landing Fee)
