Drouin Airfield has operated for over 40 years under the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
The Civil Aviation Act 1988 defines an aerodrome as:
“an area of land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment), the use of which as an aerodrome is authorised under the regulations, being such an area intended for use wholly or partly for the arrival, departure or movement of aircraft”.
This means that any place able to be taken off from, or landed at, in accordance with the regulations, is an aerodrome if authorised by the legislation for use as an aerodrome. Terms such as ‘landing place’ or ‘authorised landing area’ are not used in the regulations.
“For a place that is not a certified or registered aerodrome, a place is authorised for use as an aerodrome by regulation 91.410 if it is suitable for the landing and taking-off of aircraft”.