YHSM
Horsham Airport
VFR
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Name
Horsham Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
YHSM / HSM / YHSM
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
2:52 pm (AEST)
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Coordinates
36° 40′ 10″ S 142° 10′ 22″ E
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Elevation
445 ft (136 m MSL)
About Horsham Airport
Horsham Airport (IATA: HSM, ICAO: YHSM) is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest of Horsham, Victoria, Australia. The terminal is called the "Wade Memorial Terminal". It is home to local aviation clubs; crop dusting firms; a DELWP air base to support fire-fighting and occasional military aircraft; The Horsham Aeromedical Transfer Station which includes two ambulance bays and services patients not just from Horsham, but from surrounding districts as well.
In 2021 a $211,000 upgrade took place, with works including: runway pavement reconstruction, new guidance lighting and the installation of a new backup power generator. The upgrades were made possible after Horsham Rural City Council successfully applied for and matched $105,591 in Federal Government funding which was announced in 2020.