Australia
Tamworth Valleys
Description
Enjoy the of lush river valleys to the south east of Australia's Capital of Country Music: Tamworth.
Tamworth YSTW is one of the few airports in the New England region with a control tower amd two parallel runways.
Entire route: 77 nm
Shorter return flights: 5 nm to WP 1, 200 yds S of Australia's largest guitar: 'The Big Golden Guitar'.'The Big Golden Guitar', which is currently down for maintenance. But watch that space!
6 nm to WP 5 Flagstaff Mountain
40 nm to Woolomin Airport YWOM, about 1.6 nm N of Chaffey Dam at WP 3
Nav data
- Country: Australia
- Locale: N.S.W. | New England North West
- Route: YSTW Tamworth to YSTW Tamworth
- Distance: 77, 40, 6, 5 nm
- File name: australia-YSTW-to-YSTW-VFR-tamworth-se-230228
Waypoints
- WP 1 - SE for 5 nm past Longyard Golf Course to the New England Highway
- WP 2 - S for 7 nm along the New England Highway to Round Hill
- WP 3 - SE for 12 nm to Chaffey Dam
- WP 4 - S for 7 nm to Nundle
- WP 5 - ENE for 12 nm to Dungowan Creek Dam
- WP 6 - NE for 27 nm along the Dungowan Creek and Peel River valley to Bald Hill
- WP 7 - W for 6 nm past Tamworth Racecourse to land at Tamworth YSTW
WP 1 - SE for 5 nm past Longyard Golf Course to the New England Highway
WP 2 - S for 7 nm along the New England Highway to Round Hill
WP 3 - SE for 12 nm to Chaffey Dam
Chaffey Dam, looking south
WP 4 - S for 7 nm to Nundle
WP 5 - ENE for 12 nm to Dungowan Creek Dam
Dungowan Creek Dam
Dungowan Creek Dam
WP 6 - NE for 27 nm along the Dungowan Creek and Peel River valley to Bald Hill
Dungowan Creek and Peel River valleyDungowan Creek and Peel River valley
Dungowan Creek and Peel River valley
WP 7 - W for 6 nm past Tamworth Racecourse to land at Tamworth YSTW
Tamworth YSTW