Portland Airport guide

Portland Airport (ICAO YPOD) sits in the locality of Cashmore on the Victorian south-west coast. It was developed in 1982 and is run by Glenelg Shire Council. It is one of five CASA-certified airports in Victoria and the only one in the south-west region.

The main runway, 08/26, is sealed and 1,616 m long. A second runway, 17/35, has a natural gravel surface and is 1,180 m long. The sealed runway has precision approach path indicators at each end and pilot-controlled lighting. There is no control tower, so pilots coordinate over the common traffic advisory frequency. Airservices Australia keeps a non-directional beacon on the grounds.

The terminal was upgraded in a project completed in 2014, funded by the Victorian Government from 2009. It has a lounge, airline office space, public Wi-Fi, a hireable conference room and Hertz car rental. Jet A-1 and AVGAS are self-service around the clock. Scheduled flights to Melbourne, Adelaide and Avalon have run in the past, with passenger numbers peaking at 14,436 in 2010. Today the airport handles charter flights, freight, Royal Flying Doctor Service flights and business aircraft, and it is home to the Portland Aero Club.