YVAL
The Vale Airport
The Vale Airport (YVAL) is a general-aviation airfield serving Sheffield, Tasmania. The field lies at 705 ft (215 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 4,265 ft (1,300 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Mole Creek Airport (YMLC), 7 nm SSE.
Movements are not attributed to this field. The nearest Alārium counts traffic for is Devonport Airport (DPO), 17 nm NNE.
Location
- Elevation
- 705 ft (215 m)
- Coordinates
- -41.4300, 146.2633
- Serving
- Sheffield
- Region
- Tasmania
- Time zone
- Australia/Hobart
Runways1 · longest 4,265 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 06 points 60° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,265 ft1,300 m | 108 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- DPODevonport Airport · 17 nm NNE
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 3
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.