Port Keats Airfield

Port Keats Airfield
IATA: PKTICAO: YPKT
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Victoria Daly Shire Council
Location Wadeye, Northern Territory
Elevation AMSL 112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates 14°14′54″S 129°31′42″E / 14.24833°S 129.52833°E / -14.24833; 129.52833Coordinates: 14°14′54″S 129°31′42″E / 14.24833°S 129.52833°E / -14.24833; 129.52833
Map
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Location in the Northern Territory

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,410 4,626 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Port Keats Airfield (IATA: PKT, ICAO: YPKT) is an airport at Wadeye, Northern Territory (Port Keats) in Australia.

World War II

During World War II, the airfield was used as an emergency landing ground for Royal Australian Air Force fighters and bombers returning from flying operations over the Netherlands East Indies.[2]

See also

References

  1. YPKT – Port Keats (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 10 November 2016, Aeronautical Chart
  2. OzatWar website


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