page_title: Fairbairn, Canberra
hierarchical_section_title: Fairbairn, Canberra
caption_attribution_description: English: w:RAAF Base Fairbairn / w:Canberra International Airport - Australia.
context_page_description: Fairbairn, formerly RAAF Base Fairbairn, is a former Royal Australian Air Force military air base, located in Australia's national capital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Over the years the name of the establishment, and the use of the land, has changed. The base was in use by the RAAF between 1940 and 2007, when the land occupied north and east of the Canberra Airport runways was sold to Capital Airport Pty Limited for the purposes of advancing civil aviation and the development of a business park.
  A speedway, motorbike and go kart track are present in the Canberra Motorsport Precinct located 2km from Canberra Airport.
context_section_description: Fairbairn, formerly RAAF Base Fairbairn, is a former Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base, located in Australia's national capital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Over the years the name of the establishment, and the use of the land, has changed. The base was in use by the RAAF between 1940 and 2007, when the land occupied north and east of the Canberra Airport runways was sold to Capital Airport Pty Limited for the purposes of advancing civil aviation and the development of a business park.
  A speedway, motorbike and go kart track are present in the Canberra Motorsport Precinct located 2km from Canberra Airport.
caption: Fairbairn hangars and air traffic control tower viewed from the main runway
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