Port Keats Airfield
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| Port Keats Airfield | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PKT – ICAO: YPKT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Location | Wadeye, Northern Territory | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 91 ft / 28 m | ||
| Coordinates | 14°14′54.61″S 129°31′43.77″E / 14.2485028°S 129.528825°ECoordinates: 14°14′54.61″S 129°31′43.77″E / 14.2485028°S 129.528825°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 4,626 | 1,410 | Asphalt |
Port Keats Airfield (IATA: PKT, ICAO: YPKT) is an airport at Wadeye, Northern Territory (Port Keats) in Australia.
[edit] World War II
During World War II, the airfield was utilised as an emergency landing ground for Royal Australian Air Force fighters and bombers returning from flying operations over the Netherlands East Indies.
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