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″S129°31′42″E / 14.24833°S 129.52833°E | ||||||||||
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  YPKT Location in the Northern Territory | |||||||||||
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Port Keats Airfield( IATA : PKT, ICAO : YPKT) is an airport at Wadeye, Northern Territory (Port Keats) in Australia.
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]
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