Winderadeen ALA

Private operational decision. Winderadeen ALA was a private airstrip serving the Winderadeen Station. The cessation of its use was not due to a specific event like an accident or military conversion, but rather a change in the operational needs of the property's owners. Such private strips are often deactivated due to changes in ownership, high maintenance costs, liability concerns, or the owner no longer operating an aircraft.

The site of the former airstrip is now part of the Winderadeen Station's agricultural land. Satellite imagery shows the faint outline of a grass/dirt runway, but it appears unmaintained and is likely used as a paddock or farm track. The station itself is an active and operational agricultural and equestrian enterprise, currently owned by the Kahlbetzer family's LIAG Group. The airstrip is considered inactive and unserviceable for any aviation use.

The airstrip's significance is tied to the prominent property it served, Winderadeen Station, a large pastoral and equestrian holding on the shore of Lake George, NSW. It functioned as a private Authorised Landing Area (ALA) for light aircraft, providing direct air access for the property's owners and guests. The station was famously owned by American actor and director Robert Redford from approximately 1995 to 2019, and the airstrip would have been used for his private travel. Operations were limited to small, private, general aviation aircraft capable of utilizing a short, unpaved runway.

There are no known public plans or prospects for reopening the Winderadeen airstrip. Its future is entirely at the discretion of the private landowners (LIAG Group). Re-establishing it as an active landing area would require a specific operational need from the owner, significant investment in runway maintenance, and ensuring compliance with Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) regulations for an Authorised Landing Area. Given these factors, reopening is considered highly unlikely.