Oodnadatta Airport
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Coordinates | 27°33′36″S 135°26′42″E / 27.56000°S 135.44500°E | ||||||||||||||
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Oodnadatta Airport (IATA: ODD, ICAO: YOOD) is an aerodrome that services Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia.
History
It was utilised by the
United States Army Air Force fighter and bomber aircraft en route to Darwin, Northern Territory.[2]
The airport holds the record for the hottest temperature recorded in Australia. On 2 January 1960 the temperature was recorded at 50.7 °C (123 °F).[3]
See also
- List of airports in South Australia
- Oodnadatta § Climate – climate data
References
- ^ a b YOOD – Oodnadatta (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart
- ^ No. 34 Squadron RAAF WW2 service
- ^ "Temperatures off the charts as Australia turns deep purple". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.