Warkworth Aerodrome
| Warkworth Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: YWKW | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Satellite aerodrome (dispersal) | ||||||||||
| Location | Warkworth, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||
| Occupants | Royal Australian Air Force | ||||||||||
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Warkworth Aerodrome is an aerodrome constructed in 1942 by the Royal Australian Air Force as a satellite aerodrome north of Warkworth, New South Wales, Australia during World War II.
The runway ran south west to north east and was 1,500 feet (460 m) long x 150 feet (46 m) wide.[1] The aerodrome was as a dispersal satellite field for RAAF Station Bulga near Singleton.
The aerodrome is currently the home of the Hunter Valley Gliding Club Co-Op.[2] [3]
References
- ↑ "Appendix F - World War II Aerodromes and Landing Grounds in NSW" (PDF). NSW Heritage Office. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "Location Map and Directions". Hunter Valley Gliding Club Co-Op. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ YWKW – Warkworth (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 10 November 2016
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