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Originally Posted by Brenden S
It should be here within the next week arriving at Wagga for a repaint.
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When A97-467 departs, it should arrive in a couple of days.
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Originally Posted by Steve S... 2
That has me thinking, since Wagga is the Rex base I wonder if one day/eventually we may see a jet service out of Wagga.
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I'd say unlikely, Wagga Wagga City Council has a weight limit. So much so fully loaded C130Js cannot land here. We did have a two Hercs here yesterday taking personal (around 100 personal in each + bags) back home to QLD. I would expect REX to setup a 737 base in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. I did see a big blue tug at the REX hangar in Sydney the other day.
Cannot find the document that gives the MTOW and MLW.
From the
2010 Airport Master Plan
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Runway 05/23 is asphalt surfaced, 1,768 metres long, 45 metres wide and has a pavement classification number (PCN) of 20/F/C/1400/T, which is suitable for a typical 50-70 seat regional jet or turboprop aircraft. A pavement concession is required for the occasional RAAF C130 operations.
The 05/23 runway strip is marked at 1,888 metres long and 150 metres wide and is suitable for non-precision instrument approach operations by aircraft up to Code 4C, subject to landing minima adjustments. The current standard for a Code 3 45 metre wide non-precision approach runway strip is 300 metres. Strip width is taken into account in determining the instrument approach landing minima, which means some improvement in poor weather runway utilisation is possible by adopting the full runway width standard. The location of Taxiway A has obviously been chosen with a full width runway strip in mind but its full implementation would require additional acquisition at the north-east boundary of the airport
Defence has previously advised that it has an ongoing requirement for the Runway 05/23 strip to be a minimum of 230 metres wide.
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and the apron
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The terminal is served by a sealed RPT apron measuring approximately 200 metres by 100 metres. The apron has been expanded several times in the past, at various dates, resulting in a patchwork of surface textures, ages and qualities. Pavement failures, especially in the older, southwestern corner towards the Mobil fuel facility, are extensive as a result of overloading by Dash 8-300 aircraft. This area is scheduled for resurfacing during the current financial year.
The RPT apron is presently marked to accommodate up to four Saab 340 aircraft (on Bays 1-4) or one Saab 340 (on Bay 1) plus 3 Bombardier Dash 8-300 aircraft (on Bays 2-4). In addition there is one existing position for a C-130 (Bay 6) and one position for a Beech King Air (Bay 5). Concurrent with the resurfacing works, the apron will be re-marked to accommodate up to five aircraft of up to Q400 size (on Bays 1-5) in addition to the C-130 (on Bay 6).
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Even without the runway and apron weight restrictions (bay 4 had issues with the Q400, even after the resurfacing), the only bay it can park in is 6. As the two RAAF 737 BBJ have been in Wagga on one occasion, which required one to park across bays 3 and 4 to be able to turn and taxi.