Port Keats Airfield

Port Keats Airfield
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator West Daly Regional Council
Location Wadeye, Northern Territory
Elevation AMSL 112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates 14°14′54″S 129°31′42″E / 14.24833°S 129.52833°E / -14.24833; 129.52833Coordinates: 14°14′54″S 129°31′42″E / 14.24833°S 129.52833°E / -14.24833; 129.52833
Map
YPKT
Location in the Northern Territory
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,410 4,626 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Port Keats Airfield (IATA: PKT, ICAO: YPKT) is an airport at Wadeye, Northern Territory (Port Keats) in Australia.

World War II

During World War II, the airfield was used as an emergency landing ground for Royal Australian Air Force fighters and bombers returning from flying operations over the Netherlands East Indies.[2]

See also

References

  1. YPKT – Port Keats (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 01 March 2018, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. OzatWar website


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