Flying club
Royal Newcastle Aero Club
Rutherford, Australia
Overview
Aero club in the Hunter region of NSW offering trial flights and recreational, private and commercial pilot training, with published hire rates.
- Trading / official name
- Royal Newcastle Aero Club
- Legal identity
- Not published
- Headquarters
- 604 New England Highway, Rutherford NSW 2320, Rutherford, NSW
- Operational status
- Operating (as shown on its official website)
- Languages
- English
- International applicants
- Not stated
- Accommodation
- Not stated
- Website
- rnac.com.au
- Contact
- 02 4932 8888
Training bases and airports
A base is where flight training actually takes place. Programs, fleet and approvals are attached to a base only where the source says so.
- Rutherford / Maitland Airport
Rutherford, New South Wales
Maitland Airport (YMND)
Authority records and approval status
Stated by the schoolCASACASA Part 141 flight trainingCertificate
Scope: Club states it is a CASR Part 141 certified school for Recreational, Private and Commercial training; no certificate number recorded (an FTO number seen in a homepage summary is listed in CASA's register under a different holder name and was not relied on)
Applies to: School-wide, as published. A certificate issued by the authority to the training provider.
Source: rnac.com.au · checked 16 October 2026
What this is not
Programs (2)
Introductory flying
- Trial Instructional Flight (TIF)
Experience, not a qualification · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Rutherford / Maitland Airport
AUD 179 Discovery-flight price
Private and recreational flying
- Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
Prepares for: Private Pilot Licence (PPL) · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Rutherford / Maitland Airport
AUD 435 Aircraft + instructor, per hour
Published fleet and simulators
Fleet lists come from the school's own publication on the date shown. They do not promise availability, ownership or serviceability today.