Aviation enthusiasts, or buyers seeking a private estate, or an investment opportunity with a chance to quite literally take to the skies as they please are well catered for with a mix of properties for sale equipped with a private airstrip.
Here are a sneak peek of listings across the country boasting their own airstrips:
Private pilot haven in Byron hinterland
Home to aircraft hangars, a helipad, a private landing strip and a 13m machinery shed, ‘Paperbark' is a resort-style compound in New South Wales’ Northern Rivers region, just 20 minutes south of Byron Bay.
Set across a sprawling 16ha landholding, 246 Martins Lane, Knockrow includes two homes – a grand main residence and a two bedroom guest cottage.
Watch Jeeves land the private plane while you're sunbathing next to your Tuscan-style pool. Picture: realestate.com.au
Sales agent Nick Bordin from McGrath - Ballina/Lennox Head/Alstonville said the home is being sold by a pilot, and before that it was also home to a pilot.
“It's super unique, and therefore you find that any buyer interest is pretty specific because they want to have use, or see the value in the airstrip and the hangars, so in that respect I think you're talking to a smaller pool of buyers,” he said.
Buyer interest has been good, Mr Bordin said, with some seeing the hangars as amazing vehicle storage.
“The airstrip at one stage was used as a golf tee and hole, which is cool, but the other side (of the property) is purely used as a farm.
“The actual dwelling itself is pretty impressive. There's about almost 1000sqm of building under roof, which in itself is quite unique.”
Luxury additions include a games room, theatre, gym and steam room, and wine cellar. Picture: realestate.com.au
The home itself includes a glass-walled gymnasium with a steam room, a world-class wine cellar, and a resort-style pool with a 10 person spa and cabana.
The property is on the market with a price guide of $7.5 million.
Considering the wealth of some Hollywood A-listers now calling the Byron Bay region home, this might be considered chump change for a place to park their private jet.
Airstrip and hangar for seven planes
Further north, in the shadow of Mount Warning and close to the Queensland-New South Wales border, buyers with a pilot licence have shown strong interest in 'Sedona', a 47ha hilltop estate with a 900m sealed private airstrip and hangar fit for up to seven aircraft.
Sedona sits in the shadows of Mount Warning. Picture: realestate.com.au
Sales agent Chris King from Coastal Property Collective - Tweed Coast said the property was established in the 1980s and over time the former dirt airstrip has been sealed, with the addition of an air hangar.
“It's quite a unique property, because it's not just a nice property - it's probably not really worth someone like you and me buying that property and having an airstrip just to have an airstrip,” he said.
“A lot of people (who have enquired) do have their licenses, whether that's for business or pleasure.”
There's room for seven planes - one for everyday of the week. Picture: realestate.com.au
The property is the only one in the area with an airstrip, and the renovated and elevated home itself includes five bedrooms, including a master suite with private balcony.
There is also a self-contained second residence.
Own the land, sea, and sky
On Queensland’s Fraser Coast is the rare chance to buy an off-grid private island with its own 900-metre airstrip, helicopter pad and aircraft hangar.
Listed for sale via an Expressions of Interest campaign, the generational asset at Lot 58 Esplanade, Burrum Heads 'Toogoom Island Wet-block' and 1597 Pialba Burrum Heads Rd, Toogoom includes a freehold island positioned within the highly sought-after Fraser Coast region.
Your gateway to the Fraser Coast and beyond. Picture: realcommercial.com.au
Toogoom Island comprises 232,700sqm freehold island style land, which is home to a private aircraft runway suitable for light aircraft, a concrete helicopter landing pad and two large accommodation dwellings, in addition to a hub featuring a main and secondary residence.
It also includes 'Toogoom Island' and accompanied by the 'Dry Block Compound' on the main land, which houses all equipment and acts as a base, providing terrific logistical connection when travelling to and from the island, the listing notes.
Complete with cosy living quarters. Picture: realcommercial.com.au
Blank canvas coastal airstrip
In Lake Clifton, located about 90 minutes south of Perth, is an 8.6ha landholding with a private airstrip which is ripe for development.
The coast south of Perth on the way to Busselton is fast becoming the 'Byron Bay of the west'.
Located at 22 Old Coast Road, Lake Clifton, the listing is described as “one of Western Australia's rarest mixed-use opportunities.”
Turn your love of aircraft into a business opportunity. Picture: realestate.com.au
It is advertised as suiting rural home buyers, lifestyle seekers, agribusiness operators, aviation users, and commercial or tourism developers.
With direct Lake Clifton frontage, the listing notes it has appeal for “any buyer needing direct aerial access across the state.”
The landholding is listed for sale for offers in the low $1 million range.
English (US) · 