RAAF Gingin

RAAF Gingin
Gingin, Western Australia in Australia
RAAF Gingin YGIG is located in Western Australia
RAAF Gingin YGIG
RAAF Gingin YGIG
Location in Western Australia
Coordinates31°27′54″S 115°51′48″E / 31.46500°S 115.86333°E / -31.46500; 115.86333
TypeMilitary airfield; unmanned
Area700 hectares (1,700 acres)
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defence
Operator Royal Australian Air Force
Site history
In use1960s – present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: YGIG
Elevation75 metres (247 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
08/26 1,828 metres (5,997 ft) Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

RAAF Gingin (ICAO: YGIG), sometimes also RAAF Base Gingin[2] or RAAF Base Gin Gin,[3] is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) small military airfield located at Gingin, in Western Australia.

  1. ^ YGIG – Gingin (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024
  2. ^ "Gingin Satellite Airfield, Western Australia" (PDF). Department of Defence. Australian Government. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Beca secures major Defence capital works project in Australia" (Press release). BECA. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2017.