Oodnadatta Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Outback Communities Authority [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 386 ft / 118 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°33′36″S135°26′42″E / 27.56000°S 135.44500°E | ||||||||||||||
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| Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart [1] | |||||||||||||||
Oodnadatta Airport( IATA : ODD, ICAO : YOOD) is an aerodrome that services Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia.
It was utilised by the Royal Australian Air Force's No. 34 Squadron to courier equipment and stores, transport troops and utilised by RAAF and 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]