| Forrest Airport | |
| Iata: | FOS |
| Icao: | YFRT |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Fayburn Pty Ltd. |
| Location: | Forrest, Western Australia |
| Elevation-F: | 511 |
| Coordinates: | -30.8386°N 128.1128°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Western Australia |
| Pushpin Label: | YFRT |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Western Australia |
| Website: | http://www.forrestairport.com.au |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 18/36 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,519 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 09/27 |
| R2-Length-M: | 1,349 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Footnotes: | Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] |
Forrest Airport is an airport located in the hamlet of Forrest, Western Australia. The airport is clearly visible from the Indian Pacific train, which services the Trans-Australian Railway.
The airport was built by the Department of Civil Aviation in 1929 as a fuel stop for West Australian Airways which had won a government contract to carry mail between Adelaide and Perth using the de Havilland Hercules.In the 1930s the Douglas airliner Bungana, also known as the mail plane, was a regular visitor on interstate flights.[2] [3]
During World War II it was operated by the Royal Australian Air Force as a transit and fuel stop, and a communications base.[4] and has been the site of various military visits to the location over time.[5]
It remains in use as an important stopping place for refuelling short range planes, for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Australian Defence Force.[6] [7]