Australian airports (PDF)

List of Royal Australian Air Force installations
This is a list of current and previous Royal Australian Air Force airstrips, aerodromes and bases. The air force also owns and
maintains "bare bases" in remote areas of Australia. These bases have runways and buildings, but only a caretaker staff. They are
generally only used for exercises as there are no units permanently based there.

Contents
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Current bases
1.1
Australian Capital Territory
1.2
New South Wales
1.3
Northern Territory
1.4
Queensland
1.5
South Australia
1.6
Victoria
1.7
Western Australia

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Former Headquarters

3

Former bases in Australia
3.1
Australian Capital Territory
3.2
New South Wales
3.3
Northern Territory
3.4
Queensland
3.5
South Australia
3.6
Victoria

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Stations in Australia

5

Airfields in Australia
5.1
New South Wales
5.1.1
Sydney Basin
5.1.2
Hunter & Central Coast
5.1.3
North Coast & New England
5.1.4
Darling Plains
5.1.5
Central West
5.1.6
Murrumbidgee
5.1.7
Murray
5.1.8
South Coast
5.1.9
Western Plains
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10
5.11
5.12

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Norfolk Island
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Flying boat stations in Australia
Bases overseas
Airfields overseas
Flying boat stations overseas

See also

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References

Current bases
Australian Capital Territory
Fairbairn, Canberra

New South Wales
RAAF Base Glenbrook, Glenbrook (near Sydney)
Defence Establishment Orchard Hills, Orchard Hills (near Sydney)
RAAF Base Richmond, Richmond (near Sydney)
RAAF Base Wagga, Wagga Wagga
RAAF Base Williamtown, Williamtown (near Newcastle)

Northern Territory
RAAF Base Darwin, Darwin
RAAF Base Tindal, Katherine

Queensland
RAAF Base Amberley, Ipswich (near Brisbane)
RAAF Scherger near Weipa (bare base)
RAAF Base Townsville, Townsville

South Australia
RAAF Base Edinburgh, Salisbury (near Adelaide)
RAAF Woomera Range Complex, a large military and civil aerospace facility in theFar North region
RAAF Base Woomera, an air base contained within the complex, nearWoomera Village

Victoria
RAAF Base East Sale, Sale
RAAF Williams, Laverton Base, Laverton (near Melbourne)
RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base, Point Cook (near Melbourne)

Western Australia
RAAF Curtin near Derby (bare base)
RAAF Gingin, Gingin (airfield only)
RAAF Learmonth near Exmouth (bare base)
RAAF Base Pearce, Bullsbrook (near Perth)

Former Headquarters

RAAF Area Combined Headquarters, North-Eastern area
, Townsville, Queensland. Relocated from Port Moresby,
Papua New Guinea.
RAAF Area Combined Headquarters, North-W
estern area, Darwin, Northern Territory.
RAAF Area Combined Headquarters, South-Eastern area
, Melbourne, Victoria.
RAAF Area Combined Headquarters, South-W
estern area, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Former bases in Australia
Australian Capital Territory
RAAF Base Fairbairn, Canberra - now Fairbairn Business Park and part ofCanberra International Airport.
Decommissioned as anRAAF base in 2003 althoughNo. 34 Squadron (VIP transport) is still based there.

New South Wales
RAAF Base Albion Park, Albion Park
RAAF Base Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour
RAAF Base Evans Head, Evans Head
RAAF Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay
RAAF Base Moruya, Moruya
RAAF Base Nabiac, Nabiac
RAAF Base Rathmines, Rathmines - The largest flying boat base in Australia.
RAAF Base Temora, Temora
RAAF Base Uranquinty, Uranquinty - 1941–45 Pilot training, and 1947–52No.1 Basic Flying Training School for
RAAF & RAN

Northern Territory
RAAF Base Daly Waters, Daly Waters

Queensland
RAAF Base Bowen, Bowen
RAAF Base Cairns, Cairns

South Australia
RAAF Base Mallala, Mallala

Victoria
RAAF Base Mildura, Mildura
RAAF Base West Sale, Sale

Stations in Australia
RAAF Stations were principally civil airfields with a permanent RAAF Station Headquarters and used for operational flying.
RAAF Station Archerfield, Archerfield Airport, Brisbane, Queensland.
RAAF Station Bairnsdale, Bairnsdale, Victoria.
RAAF Station Bowen, Bowen, Queensland. Disbanded and reformed asRAAF Base Bowen.
RAAF Station Bulga, Bulga, New South Wales

RAAF Station Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland.
RAAF Station Camden, Camden, New South Wales
RAAF Station Cunderdin, Cunderdin, Western Australia.
RAAF Station Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales
RAAF Station Evans Head, Evans Head, New South Wales.
RAAF Station Guildford, Guildford, Western Australia
RAAF Station Mascot, Mascot, New South Wales
RAAF Station Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales
RAAF Station Narromine, Narromine, New South Wales
RAAF Station Nowra, Nowra, New South Wales
RAAF Station Pokolbin, Cessnock, New South Wales
RAAF Station Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland.
RAAF Station Schofields, Schofields, New South Wales.
RAAF Station Tocumwal, Tocumwal, New South Wales.
RAAF Station Wagga, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
RAAF Station West Sale, West Sale, Victoria.

Airfields in Australia
Civil or temporary airfields used by the RAAF and allied air forces during World War II for operational flying but which did not have
a permanent RAAF Station Headquarters.

New South Wales
Sydney Basin
Bankstown Aerodrome, Bankstown
Bargo
Bringelly Emergency Landing Ground, Bringelly
Calwalla
Camden see RAAF Station Camden
Castlereagh Aerodrome, Castlereagh
Fleurs Aerodrome, Kemps Creek
Hoxton Park Landing Ground, Hoxton Park - Emergency and training field
Marsden Park Aerodrome, Marsden Park
Mascot see RAAF Station Mascot
Menangle Aerodrome, Menangle Park - Satellite of Schofields
Mittagong Aerodrome
Moss Vale
Mount Druitt Aerodrome, Mount Druitt
Nepean Dam
Pitt Town
Ravenswood - Satellite of Fleur n
( ot proceeded with)
Richmond Aerodromesee RAAF Base Richmond
Schofields Aerodromesee RAAF Station Schofields
The Oaks Aerodrome, The Oaks - Satellite of Camden
Wallgrove Aerodrome (Doonside), Doonside

Hunter & Central Coast
Broke Aerodrome, Broke, satellite of RAAF Station Bulga
Bulga Aerodrome, seeRAAF Station Bulga
Cessnock Aerodrome

Dungog Aerodrome, Wallarobba, satellite of RAAF Base Williamtown
Glendon Aerodrome
Hexham Aerodrome
Hotham Aerodrome
Newcastle Aerodrome (Broadmeadow, District Park), Broadmeadow, Newcastle
Pokolbin Aerodrome see RAAF Station Pokolbin
Rathmines see RAAF Base Rathmines
Rothbury Aerodrome, Rothbury, satellite of RAAF Station Pokolbin (not proceeded with)
Ringwood Aerodrome, Eagleton
Nandowra Aerodrome, Scone
Strowan Aerodrome, Jerrys Plains, satellite of RAAF Station Bulga
Tuggerah Aerodrome, Tuggerah, satellite of Fleurs Aerodrome
Williamtown see RAAF Base Williamtown
Warkworth Aerodrome, Warkworth, satellite of RAAF Station Bulga
Weston Aerodrome, Weston, satellite of RAAF Station Pokolbin (not proceeded with)
Woy Woy Aerodrome, Woy Woy, satellite of RAAF Station Schofieldsand HMS Nabthorpe

North Coast & New England
Coffs Harbour Aerodrome, Coffs Harbour
Clairville Aerodrome, Glen Innes
Evans Head Aerodrome,see RAAF Station Evans Head
Glen Innes Aerodrome, Glen Innes
Guyra Aerodrome, Guyra
Nabiac Aerodrome, see RAAF Base Nabiac
Wellingrove Aerodrome,Wellingrove

Darling Plains
Burroway
Buckwoodlands
Calala
Dandaloo
Dubbo
Gidley
Iowa
Jones
Minore
Mogriguy
Narromine, see RAAF Station Narromine
Piggot
Tamworth
Timbrebongie
Trangie
Trescowthick
Woodlands

Central West
Blowclear
Brolgan
Copper Ridge
Fish River Aerodrome, Fish River
Goobang East

Goulburn Landing Ground, Goulburn
Lake Cargelligo
Millthorpe
Orange
Parkes, see RAAF Station Parkes
Raglan
Spring Creek Reservoir
Tichbourne

Murrumbidgee
Belfrayden
Bundidjarie
Combaning
Cootamundra
Cudjello
Forest Hill
Gobbabaula
Grong Grong Road
Junee Road
Kendalls
Lake Albert
Lake Coolah
Narrandera, see RAAF Station Narrandera
Pucawan
Temora
Tootool
Uranquinty, see RAAF Base Uranquinty
Wagga Road
Wagga Wagga RAAF
Yarragundry
Young Road

Murray
Allandale
Albury
Bradley Field
Corowa
Deniliquin, see RAAF Station Deniliquin
Denison
Dry Forest
Hopefield
Leetham Field
Morocco
Stud Park
Tocumwal
Wait O While
Wandook
Wangonilla
Warbreccan

South Coast

Albion Park Aerodrome, see RAAF Base Albion Park
Cordeaux Aerodrome, Cordeux Dam
Jervis Bay, see RAAF Base Jervis Bay
Moruya Airfield (World War II installations), Moruya Airport
Nowra, see RAAF Station Nowra
Vineyards Aerodrome

Western Plains
Broken Hill
Cobar
Lake Victoria
North Bourke
Roto
Wentworth

Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island Airfield, Norfolk Island

Northern Territory
Adelaide River Emergency Landing Ground, near Adelaide River
Alice Springs Airfield (7 Mile), Alice Springs
Austin Strip (RAAF Melville Island),Milikapiti, Melville Island
Batchelor Airfield, Batchelor
Bathurst Island Airfield, Bathurst Island
Berry Springs
Birdum Airfield, Birdum
Blyth No. 1 E.L.G
Brunette Downs
Coomalie Creek Airfield, Coomalie Creek
Cape Fourcroy
Carson's Field, Katherine
Daly Waters Airfield, see RAAF Daly Waters
Fenton Airfield, Hayes Creek
Gorrie Airfield, Larrimah
Gould Airfield, Batchelor
Gove Airfield (Melville Bay Airfield),Gove Peninsula
Groote Eylandt Airfield, Groote Eylandt
Hughes Airfield (32 Mile), Noonamah
Katherine Airfield, Katherine
Koolpinyah H.S. E.L.G
Livingstone Airfield (34 Mile), Livingstone
Long Airfield, Hayes Creek
Manbulloo Airfield, Manbulloo Station, Katherine
MacDonald Airfield, north of Pine Creek
Maranboy E.L.G
Milingimbi Airfield, Milingimbi Island
O'Connor's Field, Howard Island
Oenpelli Emergency Landing Ground, Alligator River
Parap Airfield (Darwin Aerodrome/Ross Smith Aerodrome), Parap
Pell Airfield, SE of Batchelor, east of Stuart Highway
Pine Creek Airfield, Pine Creek

Decommissioned control tower at the
former Airfield Gove.

Port Keats Airfield, Port Keats
Reynolds No. 4 Emergency Landing Ground, Reynolds
Strauss Airfield (27 Mile Field, Humpty Doo Strip)
, Noonamah
Tennant Creek Airfield, Tennant Creek
Tipperary No. 9 Emergency Landing Ground
Venn
Willing
Woolyanna No. 8B Emergency Landing Ground

Queensland
Aitkenvale Aerodrome (Weir), Aitkenvale, Townsville
Antil Plains Aerodrome, Antill Plains
Amberley, see RAAF Base Amberley
Archerfield, see RAAF Station Archerfield
Augustus Downs
Balfe's Creek
Barcaldine
Beenleigh
Blackall
Bohle River Aerodrome, Townsville
Bowen, see RAAF Base Bowen
Breddan Aerodrome, Breddan, Charters Towers
Brunette Downs
Brymaroo
Bundaberg, see RAAF Station Bundaberg
Cairns, see RAAF Base Cairns
Camooweal
Canobie Station
Carpentaria Downs
Cecil Plains
Charleville Aerodrome, Charleville
Charters Towers
Cloncurry Aerodrome, Cloncurry
Coen
Condamine
Cooktown Aerodrome (Cooktown Mission), Cooktown
Coominya
Cunnamulla
Dunk Island
Eagle Farm Airfield, Brisbane
Elliot
Fanning
Gailes
Garbutt, see RAAF Base Garbutt
Giru
Goolman
Higgins Field (Red Island Point, Red Point, Jacky Jacky or Bamaga)
Horn Island Aerodrome, Horn Island
Inverleigh
Iron Range Aerodrome(Claudie & Gordon), Iron Range
Jondaryan
Kingaroy
Kingston (Woodridge)

Aircraft firing butts, Kingaroy,
Queensland, photographed 2008.

Laura
Leyburn
Loganlea
Longreach
Lowood
Mackay
Macrossan
Mareeba
Maryborough
Milgarra station
Mount Hedlow
Mitchell River Mission
Mornington Island Airfield, Mornington Island
Mount Isa
Mount St. John
Mount Surprise
Normanton
Oakey
Palm Island
Petrie
Powlathunga
Reid River
Rockhampton
Ross River
Runcorn (ELG)
Southport Waterfield
Strathglass
Strathpine
Stock Route
Toogoolawah
Toowoomba
Torrens Creek
Upper Ross River (Kelso Field)
Waterford
Winton
Wivenhoe
Wondoola Station
Woodstock
Wrotham Park

South Australia
Ceduna Airfield, Ceduna
Gawler Aerodrome, Gawler
Kingscote Airfield, Kangaroo Island
Mount Gambier Airfield, Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta Airfield, Oodnadatta
Parafield Airfield, Adelaide
Port Lincoln Airfield, Port Lincoln
Port Pirie Airfield, Port Pirie

Tasmania
Auburn Landing Ground (not proceeded with)