Tamworth Airport

Tamworth Airport is a regional airport serving Tamworth, a city in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is located 10km from the town centre, on New Winton Road. The airport is owned and operated by the Tamworth Regional Council and is listed as being 5NM west of the city. It is also known as Tamworth Regional Airport.Tamworth Airport is the northern base of the Hunter Region Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service and the location for BAE Systems Flight Training College as well as the Australian Defence Force Basic Flying Training School.HistoryNo. 6 Elementary Flying Training School of the Royal Australian Air Force was formed in 1940, during the Second World War, at the original airfield (located in what is now the Taminda industrial area) as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme. Training included 50 hours of basic aviation instruction on a simple trainer like the Tiger Moth. Pilots who showed promise went on to advanced training at a Service Flying Training School. Others went on to different specialties, such as Wireless Schools, Air Observer Schools or Bombing and Gunnery Schools. The RAAF airfield went on to become the original home of East West Airlines after WW2.