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Horsham Airport

Coordinates: 36°40′11″S 142°10′22″E / 36.66972°S 142.17278°E / -36.66972; 142.17278
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Horsham Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorHorsham Rural City Council
LocationHorsham, Victoria
Elevation AMSL445 ft / 136 m
Coordinates36°40′11″S 142°10′22″E / 36.66972°S 142.17278°E / -36.66972; 142.17278
Map
YHSM is located in Victoria
YHSM
YHSM
Location in Victoria
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,322 4,337 Asphalt
17/35 999 3,278 asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Horsham Airport (IATA: HSM, ICAO: YHSM) is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest[1] of Horsham, Victoria, Australia. The terminal is called the "Wade Memorial Terminal". It is home to local aviation clubs; crop dusting firms; a DELWP air base to support fire-fighting and occasional military aircraft; The Horsham Aeromedical Transfer Station which includes two ambulance bays and services patients not just from Horsham, but from surrounding districts as well.

In 2021 a $211,000 upgrade took place, with works including: runway pavement reconstruction, new guidance lighting and the installation of a new backup power generator. The upgrades were made possible after Horsham Rural City Council successfully applied for and matched $105,591 in Federal Government funding which was announced in 2020. [1]

Gliding

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The airport hosts the a gliding competition in Australia, Horsham Week, held yearly in the first week of February since 1967.

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References

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  1. ^ a b YHSM – Horsham (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart