Operator: Hay Shire Council

Address:
PO Box 141
Hay NSW 2477
Australia

Phone: +61 2 69931003

Fax: +61 2 69931288

Situated half-way between Sydney and Adelaide on the Sturt Highway, Hay is an ideal resting place for travellers between the capital cities. Also known a famous food producing region recognised for its wine.

Geography & Demography
The terrain is a flat, almost treeless, saltbush plain, with a magnificent 180 degree skyline, which at night is like black velvet with diamond stars, as far as the eye can see.
The population of the town of Hay is 2,932 with an additional 890 people living in small villages or properties within the Shire boundaries. The Hay Shire includes the townships or villages of Booligal (made famous by Banjo Patterson, in "Hay and Hell and Booligal"), Maude and One Tree.

Vegetation
Perennial bushes, mostly cottonbush and saltbush, form the greatest part of vegetation, covering 65% of the district; the remainder being grass country and flood plains. Box trees inhabit the plains country, with river gums along the river.

Climate
The climate of Hay is considered temperate. The average summer temperature is 34 degrees Celsius, with an average winter temperature being 13 degrees Celsius. The rainfall is comparatively low with an average of 325mm (13") annually. Spring and autumn are delightful times with the deciduous trees colouring beautifully in the autumn and the plains covered with wildflowers in the spring.

Products
The Hay Irrigation Area is virtually the "cradle of irrigation" on the Murrumbidgee River. Irrigated crops grown around the Hay area are maize, cotton, wheat, oats, barley, cereal rye, grain sorghum, sunflowers, soya beans, rapeseed, large seeds and legumes. Pasture crops include paspalum/white clover and sub clover/rye grasses are the normal winter pastures. More recently Hay has become a major rice producer with the crop now responsible for a significant portion of the Shire's rural income. In addition, melons, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and garlic are grown in the area for the Sydney and Melbourne markets and broccoli is an emerging export product. Wine grapes are also being grown in increasing quantities in the Hay region.

General Info
Country	Australia
ICAO ID	YHAY
Time	UTC+10(+11DT)
Latitude	-34.531389 34° 31' 53.00" S
Longitude	144.829722 144° 49' 47.00" E
Elevation	305 feet 93 meters
Magnetic Variation	010° E (01/04)
Operating Agency	CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)

Communications
MELBOURNE CNTR	118.6
CTAF	126.7
Communications Remarks
FSS	(circuit area)

Runways
ID	Dimensions	Surface	PCN	ILS
04/22	4800 x 98 feet 1463 x 30 meters	ASPHALT	008FAZU	NO
15/33	3740 x 98 feet 1140 x 30 meters	GRADED OR ROLLED EARTH, GRASS ON GRADED EARTH.	-	NO

Navaids
Type	ID	Name	Channel	Freq	Distance From Field	Bearing From Navaid
NDB	HAY	HAY	-	215	At Field	-

Supplies/Equipment
Fuel	100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)

Remarks
CAUTION	Bird and animal haz. Mast 605' 010 2.1 NM fr fld. Pwr pole 34' AGL 0.2 NM NW Rwy 15.
FUEL	Avbl SR-SS dly (NC-100LL).
LGT	ACTIVATE-Rwy 04-22-119.6.

Runway 04/22

4800 x 98 feet
1463 x 30 meters

Runway 15/33

3740 x 98 feet
1140 x 30 meters

Navaids

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