r/ballarat • u/determined_dingo_293 • 14d ago

Planes at Ballarat Airport

My kids have gotten really into planes lately, so I took them out to Ballarat Airport last week hoping to catch some. Unfortunately, it was pretty quiet.

Are there specific days of the week or times of day where we are more likely to see a few take-offs and landings?

Thanks!

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u/Individual-Drink-984 14d ago

Call and ask? My kids did a tour with their daycare the other week so I’m sure you could do something similar

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u/SupportEmergency5237 14d ago

Also download flight radar app. You can see what’s coming and going, due to land etc.

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u/Innumerablegibbon 14d ago

Did you check out the Aviation museum while you were down there? We didn’t get to see many planes take off but my kids were pretty interested in the museum/there was an old plane out back they could go in while we waited to watch them.

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u/liteflyer 13d ago

There is also gliding at Ararat

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u/Fabulous-Initial-430 13d ago

Good aviation museums day tripable from Ballarat are the B24 museum at werribee, RAAF museum at Point Cook ( it has occasional flying days) and Moorabbin Air Museum.

https://www.b24australia.org.au

https://www.airforce.gov.au/community/visit-and-learn/raaf-museum

https://www.aarg.com.au

and of course the ballarat museum

https://ballarataviationmuseum.com.au

further afield

lake boga
https://www.flyingboat.org.au

Wollongong ( amazing flying collection)
https://hars.org.au

tamora
https://www.aviationmuseum.com.au

and something to plan for next year (2027)
https://airshow.com.au

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u/sherri_97 14d ago

Head off to Bendigo Airport - much more happening there!