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Shaping the Vision. MKT Lifestyle Aviation Estate. How close are we to Weddell?. LEGEND. 1000ft Circuits GA Aircraft. 500ft Circuits Ultralights. 0. 500m. 1000m. Aerodrome Users. Recreational Pilots Commercial Pilots Student Pilots Instructors Charter businesses Military Customs
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Shaping the Vision MKT Lifestyle Aviation Estate
How close are we to Weddell? LEGEND 1000ft Circuits GA Aircraft 500ft Circuits Ultralights 0 500m 1000m
Aerodrome Users • Recreational Pilots • Commercial Pilots • Student Pilots • Instructors • Charter businesses • Military • Customs • PFES (Water Bombers) • CareFlight (Aerial Ambulance) • Aviating Grey Nomad Tourists • Mosquito Fogging Aircraft?
Commercial Activities - Now • Aircraft Maintenance • “Ultralight” or recreational maintenance • CASA Certified Workshop for General Aviation • Flight Training (based at MKT) • Student, Biennial Flight Reviews, Instructor Training, GA Training, Helicopter Training • Other flight schools (Belyuen and Darwin Airport use the MKT Facility) • Tindal and Kununnura are satellite training facilities reporting to the MKT based flying school • Refueling facilities
Community Activities - Now • Annual aviation open day • Raise money for charities through events and flight donations • Top End Flying Club is the living embodiment of aviation in the NT. It is a continuance of the Darwin Aviation Club and Aviation Institute – both now defunct. • TEFC has a long history that almost equals the thirty year history of the airfield itself. • Airfield users and the owners are extremely conscious of maintaining the MKT environment from a “Green” perspective.
Recommendation • MKT Aerodrome has been playing a community and commercial role in Weddell for 30 years • It can become a cornerstone and economic catalyst for the city • It exists, it serves and it is a constructive point of difference for Weddell • MKT Aerodrome is Weddell – Vibrant, Tropical, Sustainable