Langley Park, Perth
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 by 100 metres (2,950 ft × 330 ft). It was created by reclaiming land from the adjacent Swan River between 1921 and 1935, to provide open space near the city.
| Langley Park | |
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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 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Park |
| Location | Perth, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°57′41″S 115°52′8″E |
Western Australia Heritage Register | |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | 14 October 2011 |
| Reference no. | 3346 |
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.