Port Keats Airfield Explained

Port Keats Airfield
Iata:PKT
Icao:YPKT
Type:Public
Operator:West Daly Regional Council
Location:Wadeye, Northern Territory
Elevation-F:112
Coordinates:-14.2483°N 129.5283°W
Pushpin Map:Northern Territory
Pushpin Label:YPKT
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Northern Territory
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-M:1,410
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Port Keats Airfield is an airport at Wadeye, Northern Territory (Port Keats) in Australia.

World War II

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. , Aeronautical Chart
  2. http://www.ozatwar.com/airfields/portkeats.htm OzatWar website