Leonora, Western Australia

Leonora is a town and shire in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The town of Leonora is located at 28°53'S 121°20'E, 833 kilometres north east of Perth and 237 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie. The Shire of Leonora has an area of 31,743 square kilometres, and a population of about 4,200 people. About 1,500 people live in the town of Leonora, and another 1,400 live in Leinster, the only other town in the shire. About a third of the population are of Aboriginal descent. The area is extremely arid, with a mean annual rainfall of just 230 millimetres (9 inches). It is also quite warm, with mean daily maximum temperatures ranging from 18°C (64°F) in July to 37°C (99°F) in January.

Leonora is primarily a mining town. There are a number of major gold mines in the Shire, and the Murrin Murrin laterite nickel project is located in the shire. The area is too arid to support agriculture, but there is a substantial pastoral industry.

The Leonora area was first explored by John Forrest, who visited the area in 1869. Forrest's party made camp near a hill, which Forrest named Mount Leonora, after a lady friend of his, Miss Phylis Leonora Hardey. In 1894, gold was discovered in the area by a prospector named Morrisey, and in the following two years a number of rich finds resulted in rapid development of the area. The Gwalia and Sons of Gwalia gold mines brought Leonora to the attention of the world. By 1897 a residential and business area had been established, and the town was gazetted as Leonora in 1898.

Photo credit: Transport (WA Govt) (Click on the photo to enlarge)

 

Photo credit: Transport (WA Govt) (Click on the photo to enlarge)

General Info
Country	Australia
ICAO ID	YLEO
Time	UTC+8
Latitude	-28.878056 28° 52' 41.00" S
Longitude	121.314722 121° 18' 53.00" E
Elevation	1217 feet 371 meters
Magnetic Variation	001° E (01/06)
Operating Agency	CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)

Communications
MELBOURNE CNTR	118.4
CTAF	126.8
Communications Remarks
FSS	(On gnd.)
CTAF	(required)

Runways
ID	Dimensions	Surface	PCN	ILS
04/22	6621 x 98 feet 2018 x 30 meters	ASPHALT	024FAYT	NO
12/30	3740 x 98 feet 1140 x 30 meters	GRAVEL.	-	NO

Navaids
Type	ID	Name	Channel	Freq	Distance From Field	Bearing From Navaid
NDB	LEO	LEONORA	-	377	At Field	-

Supplies/Equipment
Fuel	Jet A1+, Jet A1 with icing inhibitor. 100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)

Remarks
FUEL	(NC-100LL) C089-037-6044.
LGT	ACTIVATE-Rwy 04-22 and PAPI 119.6. PAPI; Rwy 04 MEHT 45.4', Rwy 22 MEHT 45.7'. Rwy 12-30 portable lgt, emerg only.
MISC	Ldg fees.
RSTD	All rwy turns min speed max rad. All acft over 12500 lb use full length and turning nodes.

Runway 04/22

6621 x 98 feet
2018 x 30 meters

Runway 12/30

3740 x 98 feet
1140 x 30 meters

Navaids

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