Archerfield, Queensland

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Archerfield
Brisbane, Queensland

Population:

580 (2006 census) ^[1]

Postcode:

4108

Location:

13 km (8 mi) from Brisbane GPO

LGA:

City of Brisbane

Federal Division:

Moreton

Suburbs around Archerfield:
Rocklea	Rocklea	Salisbury
Oxley	Archerfield	Coopers Plains
Acacia Ridge	Acacia Ridge	Acacia Ridge

Archerfield is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 13 km south of the CBD.

Archerfield is a sparsely populated suburb, with most of the land being occupied by Archerfield Airport.

See also Archerfield Airport

Archerfield Airport originally served as the major airport for Brisbane. The old civil terminal is still in existence on the eastern side of the airfield. During World War 2 the airfield served as a base for military flying operations in support of the war in the Pacific. Several Australian and United States air force units were based at the field, some temporary pending relocation to other facilities. Currently the airport serves as the major General Aviation (GA) facility for the Brisbane region, with several flying schools and aero-clubs based at the field. The airport also serves as a base for charter operations and emergency services flights.

The airfield has four runways -

- 04L/22R (1245 x 30m, Grass / Gravel)
- 04R/22L (1100 x 30m, Grass / Gravel)
- 10L/28R (1471 x 30m, Bitumen)
- 10R/28L (1100 x 30m, Bitumen)

On August 8, 1995 as southern Queensland experienced a severe cold snap, a temperature of 0 degrees was recording in Archerfield ^[2]. This was Brisbane's coldest recorded temperature.