Illawarra Regional Airport

Illawarra Regional Airport is an airport located in Albion Park Rail, 18km southwest of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.OverviewIllawarra Regional Airport, owned and operated by Shellharbour City Council, is located at the intersection of the F6, Princes Highway and Illawarra Highway at Albion Park Rail. The airport is an 80-minute drive from Sydney Airport and 60 minutes from Sydney's southern suburbs. An electric rail service is available between Sydney and Albion Park Rail on the South Coast rail line.The airport is home to a growing Light Aeronautics Industry Cluster, the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS), the Australian Aerial Patrol, and a range of tourism-related operations. Formerly a QantasLink service to Melbourne served the airport, but the service was discontinued in 2008. From October 2017, a new service provided by JetGo will provide passenger flights to Melbourne and Brisbane.