Port Keats Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | West Daly Regional Council | ||||||||||
| Location | Wadeye, Northern Territory | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 112 ft / 34 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°14′54″S 129°31′42″E / 14.24833°S 129.52833°E | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  YPKT Location in the Northern Territory | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||||||
Port Keats Airfield (IATA: PKT, ICAO: YPKT) is an airport at Wadeye, Northern Territory (Port Keats) in Australia.
World War II
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ YPKT – Port Keats (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 27 November 2025, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ OzatWar website
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