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Airport in Wangaratta, Victoria
Wangaratta Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRural City of Wangaratta
LocationWangaratta, Victoria
Elevation AMSL504 ft / 154 m
Coordinates36°24′04″S 146°18′28″E / 36.40111°S 146.30778°E / -36.40111; 146.30778
Map
YWGT is located in VictoriaYWGTYWGTLocation in Victoria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 530 1,739 Grass
18/36 1,640 5,381 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart

Wangaratta Airport (IATA: WGT, ICAO: YWGT) is located about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia just off the Hume Highway. It provides for general aviation, maintenance, an aero club, emergency services and occasional RAAF flights.

As of 2024, the airport was also the home base of a number of World War II-era warbirds, including a Curtis P-40 Kittyhawk and a Focke-Wulf Fw 190.

See also

References

  1. YWGT – Wangaratta (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 28 November 2024, Aeronautical Chart
  2. McGrath, Gavin (29 September 2024). "Historic World War II aircraft hidden in plain sight at regional airfields". ABC News. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

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