RAAF Base Williamtown

RAAF Base Williamtown
RAAF Base Williamtown
Part of Newcastle Airport
Williamtown, New South Wales in Australia
	F/A-18 Hornet taking off from RAAF Base Williamtown
	RAAF Base Williamtown; YWLM Location of RAAF Williamtown in New South Wales
Coordinates	32°47′42″S 151°50′04″E
Type	Military air base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defence
Operator	Royal Australian Air Force
Website	RAAF Base Williamtown
Site history
In use	15 February 1941 – present
Garrison information
Garrison	Headquarters Air Combat Group; Headquarters Surveillance and Response Group;
Occupants	No. 81 Wing; No. 78 Wing; No. 453 Squadron Williamtown Flight; No. 3 Squadron; No. 77 Squadron; No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit; No. 76 Squadron; No. 4 Squadron; No. 2 Squadron; No. 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron; No. 1 Combat Communications Squadron Detachment Williamtown; Headquarters No. 453 Squadron; No. 26 (City of Newcastle) Squadron; No. 381 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron; No. 1 Security Forces Squadron;
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM
Elevation	9 metres (31 ft) AMSL
Runways
12/30	3,058 metres (10,033 ft) Asphalt
	Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart

RAAF Base Williamtown (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) north of Newcastle (27 km (17 mi) by road) in the local government area of Port Stephens, in New South Wales, Australia. The base serves as the headquarters to both the Air Combat Group and the Surveillance and Response Group of the RAAF. The military base shares its runway facilities with Newcastle Airport. The nearest towns are Raymond Terrace, located 8 km (5 mi) west of the base and Medowie, 6.8 km (4.2 mi), north of the base, which is home to many of the base's staff.

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