Forrest Airport

Forrest Airport
IATA: FOS ICAO: YFRT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Fayburn Pty Ltd.
Location	Forrest, Western Australia
Elevation  AMSL	511 ft / 156 m
Coordinates	30°50′19″S128°06′46″E / 30.83861°S 128.11278°E / -30.83861; 128.11278
Website	http://www.forrestairport.com.au
Map
YFRT Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 1,519 4,984 Asphalt 09/27 1,349 4,426 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart [1]

Forrest Airport( IATA : FOS, ICAO : YFRT) is an airport located in the hamlet of Forrest, Western Australia. The airport is clearly visible from the Indian Pacific train, which services the Trans-Australian Railway.

History

The airport was built by the Department of Civil Aviation in 1929 as a fuel stop for West Australian Airways which had won a government contract to carry mail between Adelaide and Perth using the de Havilland Hercules. ^[2] In the 1930s the Douglas airliner Bungana, also known as the mail plane, was a regular visitor on interstate flights. ^{[3] [4]}

During World War II it was operated by the Royal Australian Air Force as a transit and fuel stop, and a communications base. ^[5] and has been the site of various military visits to the location over time. ^[6]

Current usage

It remains in use as an important stopping place for refuelling short range planes, for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Australian Defence Force. ^{[7] [8]}

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  Forrest Airport terminal building

See also

• List of airports in Western Australia
• Aviation transport in Australia

References

1. YFRT – Forrest  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 4 September 2025, Aeronautical Chart
2. Forrest Airport and Hostel, 1930, retrieved 11 March 2023
3. "AIRWAY SERVICES". The West Australian . Vol. 53, no. 15, 998. Western Australia. 6 October 1937. p. 17. Retrieved 11 March 2023– via National Library of Australia.
4. "BUNGANA PASSENGERS". The Daily News . Vol. LV, no. 19, 403. Western Australia. 1 June 1937. p. 2 (CITY FINAL). Retrieved 11 March 2023– via National Library of Australia.
5. "Aircraft stays at Forrest". The West Australian . Vol. 68, no. 20, 460. Western Australia. 15 February 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 11 March 2023– via National Library of Australia.
6. "NAVY AIDS THE "LONE STAR" STATE". Royal Australian Navy News. Vol. 18, no. 21. Australia, Australia. 28 November 1975. p. 9. Retrieved 11 March 2023– via National Library of Australia.
7. "AIRWAY SERVICES". The West Australian . Perth. 4 May 1937. p. 17. Retrieved 14 December 2015– via National Library of Australia.
8. "Home". forrestairport.com.au.

External links

• Forrest Airport WA archived version – compiled by Geoff Goodall