Forrest Airport

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Forrest Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFayburn 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
Australia Western Australia location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
YFRT
Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
18/361,5194,984Asphalt
09/271,3494,426Asphalt
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.

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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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References

  1. YFRT – Forrest  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 13 June 2024, 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.