Heck Field

Heck Field
Jacobs Well Airfield
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerW.H. Heck & Sons Pty Ltd
OperatorGold Coast Sports Flying Club
Location1638 Stapylton – Jacobs Well Road, Norwell, Queensland
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates27°46′04″S 153°20′22″E / 27.76767°S 153.33941°E / -27.76767; 153.33941
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YHEC is located in Gold Coast, Australia
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Location in Queensland
YHEC is located in Queensland
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YHEC (Queensland)
YHEC is located in Australia
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YHEC is located in Oceania
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 700 2,297 Gravel
18/36 640 2,100 Gravel
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Heck Field, also known as Jacobs Well Airfield (IATA: YHEC) is a small airfield in Norwell, on the northern outskirts of the City of Gold Coast, in Queensland. The privately owned and operated facility serves as a base for the Gold Coast Sports Flying Club and provides facilities for flight training and recreational aviation.

Airport facilities and operations

Heck Field has two runways, with crushed gravel over grass surfaces measuring 700 m (2,300 ft) long by 10 m (33 ft) wide on runway 10/28 and 640 m (2,100 ft) by 15 m (49 ft) for runway 18/36, suitable for light-sport category aircraft. It is restricted to single-engine general aviation types and operates only during daylight hours. As an uncontrolled airport with a low volume of traffic, pilots are required to communicate via a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) shared with nearby Southport Airport to safely co-ordinate arrivals and departures.[1] The Jacobs Well VOR radio-navigation aid was located approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) north-west of the airfield prior to its decommissioning in May 2016.[2]

In addition to the Gold Coast Sports Flying Club, tenants at Heck Field include the Australian Pacific Aviation flight school[3] and formerly Foxbat Australia, the Australian dealer for Aeroprakt aircraft (now based at Albury Airport in New South Wales).[4] The airfield has been used as a filming location, with scenes from movies including San Andreas and Dora and the Lost City of Gold shot here.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b YHEC – Heck Field (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 19 March 2026, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Navigation Rationalisation Project - Decommissioning List" (PDF). Airservices Australia. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ^ "About Us". Australian Pacific Aviation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Our Story". Foxbat Australia. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Movie Filming". Gold Coast Sports Flying Club. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

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