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 is located in Melbourne
RAAF Williams
RAAF Williams
Location south-west of Melbourne CBD
Coordinates37°55′54″S 144°45′12″E / 37.93167°S 144.75333°E / -37.93167; 144.75333
TypeMilitary air base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defence
Operator Royal Australian Air Force
WebsiteRAAF Williams
Garrison information
GarrisonAir Force Training Group
Occupants
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: YMPC
Elevation4 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]

  1. ^ YMPC – Williams (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Club History". Royal Victorian Aero Club. 2006. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
  3. ^ "RAAF Base Williams". Department of Defence. Australian Government. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Flight training - RMIT University". rmit.edu.au. Retrieved 3 June 2018.