Airport in Wangaratta, Victoria
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Rural City of Wangaratta | ||||||||||||||
Location | Wangaratta, Victoria | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 504 ft / 154 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°24′04″S 146°18′28″E / 36.40111°S 146.30778°E / -36.40111; 146.30778 | ||||||||||||||
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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
- YWGT – Wangaratta (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 28 November 2024, Aeronautical Chart
- 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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