RAAF Williams

RAAF Williams
RAAF Point Cook RAAF Laverton
Point Cook and Laverton Near Melbourne, Victoria in Australia
Take off of a RAAF Lockheed C-130 Hercules at RAAF Williams, Point Cook, in 2006
RAAF Williams Location south-west of Melbourne CBD
Coordinates	37°55′54″S 144°45′12″E / 37.93167°S 144.75333°E / -37.93167; 144.75333
Type	Military air base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defence
Operator	Royal Australian Air Force
Website	RAAF Williams
Garrison information
Garrison	Air Force Training Group
Occupants	RAAF College ADF School of Languages Defence International Training Centre No. 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron No 1 Security Force Squadron Detachment Williams RAAF Museum Air Force Band
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: YMPC
Elevation	4 m (14 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 04/22 1,137 m (3,730 ft) Asphalt 08/26 1,066 m (3,497 ft) Grass 17/35 1,374 m (4,508 ft) Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

RAAF Williams (ICAO: YMPC) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base set across two locations, at Point Cook and Laverton, located approximately 20 km (12 mi) south-west of the Melbourne central business district in Victoria, Australia. Both establishments previously existed as separate RAAF Bases (RAAF Base Point Cook and RAAF Base Laverton) until 1989 when they were amalgamated to form RAAF Williams. The name was chosen in honour of Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams, the 'father' of the RAAF.^[2]

RAAF Williams, Point Cook is the birthplace of the Royal Australian Air Force and is the oldest continually operating military airfield in the world.^[3] Since 1994 RAAF Williams (Point Cook) has been the home of RMIT Flight Training.^[4]