From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Langley Park, Perth

Park in Perth, Western Australia

Field	Value
name	Langley Park
image	File:Langley park 01 gnangarra.jpg
caption	Langley Park, looking across the western end towards the Perth CBD, circa 2006. The dominant building on the right is the Federal Law Courts, the gardens in front include Government House and Supreme Court Gardens
map_dot_label	Langley Park
building_type	Park
location	Perth, Western Australia
coordinates
embed	yes
designation1	State Register of Heritage Places
designation1_type	State Registered Place
designation1_date	14 October 2011
designation1_number

Langley Park is an open space in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. Running alongside Riverside Drive, it is grassed, rectangular in shape and has approximate dimensions 900 x. It was created by reclaiming land from the adjacent Swan River between 1921 and 1935, to provide open space near the city.

As a pioneer of civil aviation in Western Australia, Major Norman Brearley used the park as an airstrip in the 1920s. That tradition continues with "fly-ins", where small aircraft land in the park. In 2003, to celebrate 100 years of powered flight, 10 aircraft – one representing each decade of the 20th century – landed. Aircraft have also used the park to perform emergency landings. In 1997 a Tiger Moth TMK had an engine failure and put down in the park. While not an official airfield, Langley Park makes Perth a place where fixed-wing aircraft can land in proximity to the central business district.

Modern usage

For many years, Langley Park's location made it a popular place to view the annual City of Perth Skyworks fireworks show on Australia Day, which were held over the river. After Skyworks' retirement in 2022, Langley Park has continued to host a smaller scale fireworks display and drone show as a replacement for the event.

The Telstra Rally Australia World Rally Championship held events at the park for 11 years from 1992 to 2002, and once more in 2005.

During November 2006, 2007 and 2008, the final stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Series was held over the Swan River and Perth Water, using Langley Park as the airfield.

Cirque du Soleil has used the park many times for its shows whenever a big top touring production visits Australia. Shows performed at Langley Park have included Saltimbanco, Alegria, Quidam, Dralion, and Ovo.

On 30 September 2018, the park was the site of the West Coast Eagles homecoming celebrations after winning the 2018 AFL Grand Final.

In 2019, Langley Park hosted the 2019 WMF World Cup.

References

[http://www.cityofperth.wa.gov.au/html/ser09_parks.php#langley www.cityofperth.wa.gov.au] {{Webarchive. link. (24 March 2006 ''Langley Park''. Accessed 21 March 2006)
[http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?placesearch=Langley%20Park%2C%20Perth&distinct_entry=true www.airliners.net] ''Aviation Photos: Langley Park, Perth''. Accessed 21 March 2006
Werner Buhlmann, Royal Aero Club of WA. "Centenary of Aviation Fly In". Sport Aircraft Builders Club.
"Centenary of Flight, Langley Park Fly-In - 29th April 2003". Sport Aircraft Builders Club.
(26 April 2003). "Langley Park fly-in: Commemorating 100 years of Aviation.".
"Two Die As Old Plane Crashes" by John Townsend, ''The West Australian'', 2 March 1998
[http://www.discoverwest.com.au/didyknow.html#aircraft www.discoverwest.com.au] ''Interesting Facts Did you know?''. Accessed 21 March 2006
(19 November 2022). "Summer nights ignite with City of Light Shows".
link. (5 December 2004 ''Telstra Rally Australia – Pulse Racing Horse Power!''. Accessed 21 March 2006)
link. (23 August 2006 ''The Road Ahead for 2005''. Accessed 21 March 2006)

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

parks-in-perth,-western-australia perth-waterfront state-register-of-heritage-places-in-the-city-of-perth east-perth,-western-australia

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Langley Park, Perth — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report