Riddell Airfield is a privately owned and operated, well maintained airfield located in Victoria, Australia approximately 13NM north of Melbourne International Airport, just outside controlled airspace.

Our airfield is equipped with a 10 x 880 meter sealed runway, and three natural turf strips serviced with both sealed and natural turf taxi-ways and parking aprons.

We are easily accessible whether you are flying or surface traveling as we are located along the Melbourne – Bendigo railway line a short distance from either Clarkfield or Riddells Creek railway stations and just a quick 25 minute drive from Melbourne International Airport towards the Macedon Ranges.


We have aircraft hangar facilities and outside tie down areas with a range of budgets and personal requirements in mind.


We also have an Aircraft Maintenance facility based at our airfield, with a L.A.M.E normally rostered on duty during normal week days.

Riddell Airfield is home to light sport, vintage, warbird, antique, experimental, modern, amphibian, twin engine, aerobatic, rotary wing aircraft.

Private landing, access and short term parking fees do not apply.

Riddell YRID
UTC +10 Hours
ELEVATION 1150 FT
S 37 28.8 E 144 43.1 VAR 11DEG E
CTAF 126.7 FIA Melbourne Radar 135.7 on ground
WAC 3469, 3470

ALL 02-20 Runway CIRCUITS are to be flown to the EAST

Left Hand circuits all other runways

RUNWAY 06-24 Currently UNSERVICEABLE

Please roll through to the end of the sealed runway prior to turning aircraft around- 

Mid Runway turnarounds PROHIBITED on sealed runway

 

No straight-in approaches permitted for any runway

Animal hazard and windshear may exist

Subject to operational requirements, pilots are to adopt appropriate power settings for take-off, circuits and landings to minimise noise levels.

A limit of 6 consecutive circuits for any aircraft within any three hour period. A limit of three aircraft within the circuit at any one time. No precautionary search or engine failure  training permitted.

TELEPHONE TO CONFIRM GRASS RUNWAY SERVICEABILITY

 

Site Last updated: 30th December 2011

 

 

Hangar Sites;

 

We are currently in the process of carrying out a due diligence study on the viability of this exciting new development where individuals may construct their own private hangar, for their own private use and lease a hangar site from Riddell Airfield. Obviously these proposed hangar sites would have private access to the Airfield and the runways.

Whilst we have a long way to go, we are now accepting written expressions of interest via the email form located on the contact page of our web site.

Please email us with the following details;

Title the email- Expression of Interest- Hangar Site 

                      Name                                                                                     Address                                                                                 Contact telephone details                                                         Preferred hangar size (in feet)                                               Proposed Aircraft to be hangared and/or operated                      Current location of your aircraft, if applicable.

All correspondence will be treated as 'strictly confidential'          

We are pleased to announce that we are now able to offer AVGAS, piston engine aero oil and aircraft hangars at competitive rates starting from just $39.60 a week to our resident aircraft and visitors alike. Whilst positions are still available, first in, best dressed regarding desired position will be the order. We will also be offering a 10% reduction on hangarage if a lessor pays 12 months in advance.

 

Self service Avgas is available to Members of the Riddell Airfield Fuel Club. Club members have their own full access to our mobile airfield fuel tanker. There is no requirement to hand pump fuel from drums, or to taxi your aircraft to the fuel bowser.

Current YRID Avgas price for Tenant's Aircraft 

A$1.96 per litre (incl. GST)

Avgas Fuel is available to visiting aircraft with prior notice and subject to available staff to carry out the task.