Port Keats Airfield
Port Keats Airfield (IATA: PKT, ICAO: YPKT) is an airport at Wadeye, Northern Territory (Port Keats) in Australia.
Port Keats Airfield | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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  YPKT Location in the Northern Territory | |||||||||||
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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]
References
- YPKT – Port Keats (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 2023-09-07, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- OzatWar website
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