Warkworth Aerodrome

Warkworth Aerodrome
IATA: noneICAO: YWKW
Summary
Airport type Satellite aerodrome (dispersal)
Location Warkworth, New South Wales, Australia
Built 1942
Occupants Royal Australian Air Force
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28

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

  1. "Appendix F - World War II Aerodromes and Landing Grounds in NSW" (PDF). NSW Heritage Office. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. "Location Map and Directions". Hunter Valley Gliding Club Co-Op. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. YWKW – Warkworth (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 10 November 2016
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