Port Keats Airfield

Port Keats Airfield
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorWest Daly Regional Council
LocationWadeye, Northern Territory
Elevation AMSL112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates14°14′54″S 129°31′42″E / 14.24833°S 129.52833°E / -14.24833; 129.52833
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YPKT is located in Northern Territory
YPKT
YPKT
Location in the Northern Territory
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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 28 November 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ OzatWar website


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