Tangalooma & Kooringal airstrips
 

Hi,

Seeking any info or reports from anyone who has flown into these strips recently. Most recent info I can find online is five years old, and high res satellite imagery not super new either it appears...

Can't find contact info for Kooringal, and trying contact via details listed here for Tangalooma (although this appears to be related to the HLS at northern end of strip).

Thinking C172N visit in a few months - 1 pilot with some camping gear, no bush wheels or anything.

Thanks!

Only suggestion I have is contact the Tangalooma Resort. It is their strip I believe. They may direct you to a contact for Kooringal.

Thank you sagan. I have done this already and have sent through a request in writing for the directors of the resort to consider giving permission, as we won't be staying at the resort but camping on the northern end.

Any other info, tips, condition reports, scuttlebutt etc would be appreciated!

I have been told recently that the local ranger handles airport affairs and he must be contacted for permission etc, sorry don't have his number.

Flew into Dunwich for a breakfast fly in last winter. Grass on sand strip . Well drained. Parallel to western beach of island. Expect turbulence off sand dunes with a westerly blowing. Friendly aviation locals and plenty of parking. Looks like quite a few people live on the airfield precinct. I think you would be better off there.

Long wet walk from Dunwich on North Straddie to a camp site on the northern end of Mroeton Is.

Korringal is private and has not been maintained for a number of years. It is only really suitable for helicopters which use the place for emergency search operations etc.

Last landed there about 10 years ago and it was soft, soft, soft. You would not get a 172 off the ground from this strip.... in fact when we were last there several Jabiru aircraft could not take off with 2 people on board, they have to go back to just the pilot only to have any chance of getting off and a couple of hours with more suitable aircraft would then fairy the passengers to Dunwich where they jump back on the Jabiru and flew off to home

recent strip walk.
 

Walked on both recently.

Visited Kooringal with ex AN crew. Strip was recently slashed and looked well cared for. Sand with good grass cover. Believe oysters are flown out of there irregularly

If Tangalooma is the strip near Cowan Cowan it too was in good condition and recently slashed.

Good spots for a c206, cherokee 6 or bongo van.

Hey mcoates and catseye,

Thank you both for your info.

I have heard back from Tangalooma Resort, who own the Tangalooma strip. As mentioned prior - they usually only consider giving permission to resort guests, but after some back and forth they would consider my request. Here's what they said after my request went to the directors:I will drop Kooringal Oyster Farms a line. @catseye did you fly in or out of there, or just suss it out on the ground?

First picture is from September, second is from Sunday.
Strip is the best I’ve seen. Mowed every week. There is a landing fee. If you talk to the operator they will give you the costs and condition.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....5e5fd288b.jpeg
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....598261225.jpeg

Why? When you can get TC to drop you out there in the chopper!

PI
part of a landcruiser circumnavigation of the island with a bunch of ex airline air heads.

Thanks coops and catseye.

@coops, assuming those photos are Kooringal, not Tangalooma?

I just heard back from the owner of Kooringal. Owner seems very friendly and welcoming of visitors:

Ops from the “600m soft sandy grass surface with tall trees at both ends” will be interesting to watch

If that's directed at me, I doubt I will be using Kooringal airstrip after all as the aircraft I would be flying is not equipped with bush wheels or any STOL mods.

Is it possible - maybe, but I haven't busted out the P charts to check.

Is it outside my personal minimums - yes, so I'm not going to bother having a crack.

:8 :O Shows your age Tossbag :E

I know.......but how good was Magnum PI??