RAAF Base Williamtown

RAAF Base Williamtown
Part of Newcastle Airport
Williamtown, New South Wales in Australia
F/A-18 Hornet taking off from RAAF Base Williamtown
RAAF Base Williamtown YWLM is located in New South Wales
RAAF Base Williamtown YWLM
RAAF Base Williamtown
YWLM
Location of RAAF Williamtown in New South Wales
Coordinates32°47′42″S 151°50′04″E / 32.79500°S 151.83444°E / -32.79500; 151.83444
TypeMilitary air base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defence
OperatorRoyal Australian Air Force
WebsiteRAAF Base Williamtown
Site history
In use15 February 1941 (1941-02-15) – present
Garrison information
Garrison
Occupants
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM
Elevation9 metres (31 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
12/30 3,058 metres (10,033 ft) Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

RAAF Base Williamtown (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) north of Newcastle (27 km (17 mi) by road) in the local government area of Port Stephens, in New South Wales, Australia.[1] The base serves as the headquarters to both the Air Combat Group and the Surveillance and Response Group of the RAAF. The military base shares its runway facilities with Newcastle Airport. The nearest towns are Raymond Terrace, located 8 km (5 mi) west of the base and Medowie, 6.8 km (4.2 mi), north of the base, which is home to many of the base's staff.

A number of the buildings and other facilities on the base are listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List.[2]

  1. ^ a b YWLM – Williamtown (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine p. 1
  2. ^ "Williamtown RAAF Base Group (Place ID 105639)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 21 September 2018.