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Coordinates: 17°22′19″S 123°39′45″E / 17.37194°S 123.66250°E / -17.37194; 123.66250
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Derby Airport
| name = Derby Airport
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| location = Derby, Western Australia
| location = Derby, Western Australia
| elevation-f = 24
| elevation-f = 24
| coordinates = {{coord|17|22|19|S|123|39|45|E|region:AU-WA|display=inline,title}}
| latd = 17 | latm = 22 | lats = 12 | latNS = S
| longd= 123 | longm= 39 | longs= 38 | longEW= E
| coordinates_region = AU-WA
| pushpin_map = Western Australia
| pushpin_map = Western Australia
| pushpin_label = YDBY
| pushpin_label = YDBY
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| r1-number = 11/29
| r1-number = 11/29
| r1-length-m = 1,736
| r1-length-m = 1,736
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| r2-number = 05/23
| r1-number = 05/23
| r2-length-m = 1,158
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| r2-surface = Gravel/asphalt
| r1-length-m = 1,158
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| r1-surface = Gravel/Asphalt
| footnotes = Sources: Australian [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] and aerodrome chart<ref name="AIP">{{AIP AU|YDBY|name=Derby}}, [http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/DBYAD01-130.pdf Aeronautical Chart]</ref>
| footnotes = Sources: Australian [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] and aerodrome chart<ref name="AIP">{{AIP AU|YDBY|name=Derby}}, [http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/DBYAD01-130.pdf Aeronautical Chart]</ref>
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==History==
==History==
[[File:TWH at Derby 3.jpg|thumb|left|A Transwest Airlines aircraft refueling at Derby Airport in 1979]]
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The site of Derby airport was first set aside for aviation uses in 1922.<ref name="shire">http://www.sdwk.wa.gov.au/facilities/airports/derbyairport.html</ref> The airfield played a key role in the search for [[Charles Kingsford Smith]]'s ''Southern Cross'' following a forced landing in the Kimberley region during 1929 in an incident that would become known as the "Coffee Royal Affair". Aviation pioneer [[Norman Brearley]], used aircraft of his [[West Australian Airways]] in the initial search effort flying outwards from Derby.<ref>http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_historical_truestories/index.htm</ref>


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The site of Derby airport was first set aside for aviation uses in 1922.<ref name="shire">{{cite web |url=http://www.sdwk.wa.gov.au/facilities/airports/derbyairport.html |title=Shire of Derby / West Kimberley - Facilities - Airports - Derby Airport |access-date=12 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121127164204/http://www.sdwk.wa.gov.au/facilities/airports/derbyairport.html |archive-date=27 November 2012 }}</ref> The airfield played a key role in the search for [[Charles Kingsford Smith]]'s ''Southern Cross'' following a forced landing in the Kimberley region during 1929 in an incident that would become known as the "Coffee Royal Affair".{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} Aviation pioneer [[Norman Brearley]] used aircraft of his [[West Australian Airways]] in the initial search effort flying outwards from Derby.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_historical_truestories/index.htm |title=Australia - Historical Stories |access-date=12 July 2012 |archive-date=3 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503214509/http://janesoceania.com/australia_historical_truestories/index.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1938, it was proposed that Derby to be used as a base for flying boat services carried [[air mail]] from [[London]] to Australia via Egypt and Ceylon (Sri Lanka).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58993425|title=Derby May Be New Bose For Flying Boat Service|newspaper=Sunday Times (Perth, Wa : 1902 - 1954)|date=30 October 1938|pages=1|via=Trove}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[RAAF Base Curtin|Curtin Airport]], nearby military base which hosted commercial passenger flights to Derby
* [[List of airports in Western Australia]]
* [[Transport in Australia#Aviation|Aviation transport in Australia]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/AeroProcChartsTOC.htm Airservices Aerodromes & Procedure Charts]

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[[Category:Kimberley airports]]
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 18 July 2023

Derby Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorShire of Derby/West Kimberley
LocationDerby, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates17°22′19″S 123°39′45″E / 17.37194°S 123.66250°E / -17.37194; 123.66250
Map
YDBY is located in Western Australia
YDBY
YDBY
Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,736 5,696
05/23 1,158 3,799 Gravel/asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Derby Airport (IATA: DRB, ICAO: YDBY) is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southeast[1] of Derby, Western Australia.

History[edit]

A Transwest Airlines aircraft refueling at Derby Airport in 1979

The site of Derby airport was first set aside for aviation uses in 1922.[2] The airfield played a key role in the search for Charles Kingsford Smith's Southern Cross following a forced landing in the Kimberley region during 1929 in an incident that would become known as the "Coffee Royal Affair".[citation needed] Aviation pioneer Norman Brearley used aircraft of his West Australian Airways in the initial search effort flying outwards from Derby.[3]

In 1938, it was proposed that Derby to be used as a base for flying boat services carried air mail from London to Australia via Egypt and Ceylon (Sri Lanka).[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b YDBY – Derby (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024, Aeronautical Chart
  2. ^ "Shire of Derby / West Kimberley - Facilities - Airports - Derby Airport". Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Australia - Historical Stories". Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Derby May Be New Bose For Flying Boat Service". Sunday Times (Perth, Wa : 1902 - 1954). 30 October 1938. p. 1 – via Trove.

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