About Darling Downs Aero Club

The Darling Downs Aero Club has provided professional pilot training since 1946, training thousands of recreational and commercial pilots. The Club has built a reputation based on vision, leadership, commitment, empathy, teamwork and flexibility, giving the leading edge in the competitive job market by focussing on you and your individual needs. Our mission is to provide the highest quality aviation training available. All flight training is logged in aircraft, as opposed to the use of flight simulators. We believe a hands on approach provides the best testing ground for pilots of the future. [ More... ]

Toowoomba Airport (YTWB)

Servicing training, private, charter, agricultural and airline operations to the Darling Downs and Granite Belt

Toowoomba Airport is located 5 Nautical Miles from the Great Dividing Range in the heart of Toowoomba City. Because Toowoomba is a non-controlled CTAF aerodrome, the Darling Downs Aero Club can offer you little to no delays for other traffic and means less time paying to taxi around on the ground, and more time flying.

As soon as your flight takes off and you turn left onto crosswind you are already in the training area, you have no lengthy transit times. This doesn't mean Toowoomba is a quiet airport and you wont get the experience from flying in such an environment. Everyday flights take off out of our aerodrome including; Regular Public Transport Flights, Private Flights, Charter and other Commercial Flights, Agricultural Operations, Fixed Wing and Helicopter Training Flights and with Warbirds and Classic Aircraft.

The Toowoomba Airport at current is published at a length of 1100 metres, this is more than long enough to accommodate lighter airline category aircraft, along with easily accommodating the needs of any of the Darling Downs Aircraft. At 2000 ft above sea level you will train in a higher density altitude which will both challenge and reward you on a hot summers day.

Toowoomba Airport (YTWB)

Some information on Toowoomba Airport, please check the currency of this information with your ERSA and NOTAMS;

Runway: 11/29 (Sealed 1100m, undergoing an extension)
Runway: 06/24 (Grass 660m)
Altitude: 2086 feet above sea level
Fuel availability: AVGAS, JetA1 (Currently Jet is located at Oakey due to extension works)
CTAF Frequency: 127.65
Pilot Activated Lighting Frequency: 122.4

If you pass through Toowoomba, tie the plane down on the grass line parallel 06/24 and come have a coffee or tea at the Darling Downs Aero Club.

Airport Upgrade

Right now the Toowoomba Airport is undergoing a major upgrade, we have construction works on the Eastern end of the Runway to extend it over the old soccer field, and construction has been completed on the Western end.

Below you will find a couple of pictures we have put together to explain where you can land and take off from at current.

THESE IMAGES ARE ONLY TO SUPPLIMENT YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE NOTAMS THAT ARE IN EFFECT AT TOOWOOMBA, NOT TO REPLACE THEM.


Runway 11 Threshold Click to enlarge image	Runway 29 threshold Click to enlarge image