Airstrip - WA

  Airstrip

Position

DEG: -20.08497 123.9401
DMS: 20º 05' 5.89" S 123º 56' 24.37" E
UTM: 51 K 7778839mN 598290mE
Altitude: 257.15m

Description

Place Type

Infrastructure - Airstrip

Location

198.77kms SouthWest of Yungngora
274.96kms SouthEast of Bidyadanga Community
442.75kms SouthWest of Halls Creek
722.3kms North of Warburton

Address & Contact

Telfer WA
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

This is actually the site of the Pegasus Drill site established by oil and mineral exploration companies during the 1970's and 80's. A significant exploration exercise in the late 70's through to the mid 80's saw major roads and infrastructure hauled into the area. This airstrip is of significant size and quality but is fast being overtaken by the bush again. Some detritus from that period remains.

There is also a memorial marker sited at the strip. Situated on the Southern boundary of the Pegasus Airstrip, the marker was left by the Land Rover Club’s Calvert Centenary Expedition of 1996. It commemorated the deaths of two expedition members, Charles Frederick Wells and George Lindsay JONES who died within several kilometers of this spot during their ill-fated search for Joanna Spring in 1896.

The marker is located near the windsock pole at the eastern end of the airstrip (see photos).
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Telfer at 29/05:30pm WST
Distance from Airstrip 253.55km SW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
34.5°C32.9°C31%14.9°C1010.2hPa0.0mmSSE17km/hr
9knots
22km/hr
12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Telfer Aero
Distance from Airstrip 253.55km SW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C40.638.637.334.529.125.325.328.432.737.039.440.2
Mean Min. °C26.025.423.920.615.311.910.612.516.520.823.425.4
Mean Rain mm49.1102.777.320.018.914.313.25.42.52.916.546.9

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