Port Keats Airfield (IATA: PKT, ICAO: YPKT) is an airport at Wadeye, Northern Territory (Port Keats) in Australia.
Port Keats Airfield | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | West Daly Regional 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 | ||||||||||
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World War II edit
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]
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References edit
- ^ YPKT – Port Keats (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ OzatWar website