Warkworth Aerodrome

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Warkworth Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typeSatellite aerodrome (dispersal)
LocationWarkworth, New South Wales, Australia
Built1942
Occupants Royal Australian Air Force
Coordinates 32°32′57″S151°01′27″E / 32.549128°S 151.024246°E / -32.549128; 151.024246
Warkworth Aerodrome
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
10/28

Warkworth Aerodrome is an aerodrome constructed in 1942 by the Royal Australian Air Force as a satellite aerodrome north of Warkworth, New South Wales, Australia during World War II.

The runway ran south west to north east and was 1,500 feet (460 m) long x 150 feet (46 m) wide. [1] The aerodrome was used as a dispersal satellite field for RAAF Station Bulga near Singleton.

The aerodrome is currently the home of the Hunter Valley Gliding Club Co-Op. [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Appendix F – World War II Aerodromes and Landing Grounds in NSW" (PDF). NSW Heritage Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Location Map and Directions". Hunter Valley Gliding Club Co-Op. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. ↑ YWKW – Warkworth  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 12 June 2025


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