Hobart ARFF Station

Location

Hobart Airport, located just 17 kilometres from Australia's southern most capital city along the Tasman highway provides an international gateway to the island state's famous heritage.

Hobart is one of few cities in Australia to enjoy curfew-free air services, covering an area of 568 hectares on a plain between Frederick Henry Bay and Barilla Bay. It has a single, sealed runway, 2251 metres long and 45 metres wide.

General:

Hobart ARFF fire station was opened in 1956 after moving from Cambridge airport to the new Hobart International Airport, this making the current fire station one of the oldest in Australia. In 1995 a Water Rescue Service was reintroduced at Hobart to accommodate Difficult Terrain Operations with water situated on three sides of the aerodrome.

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