Williamson Airfield

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Williamson Airfield
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Owner Australian Army
OperatorDCSO Rockhampton
LocationRockhampton, Queensland
Elevation  AMSL 104 ft / 32 m
Coordinates 22°28′24″S150°10′42″E / 22.47333°S 150.17833°E / -22.47333; 150.17833
Map
Australia Queensland location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
YWIS
Location in Queensland
Williamson Airfield
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
14/321,8005,906Asphalt
Sources: [1]

Williamson Airfield( ICAO : YWIS) is located near Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia within the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area.

Williamson Airfield was the setting for the Royal Australian Air Force's recruiting video "Impossible Airfield", filmed during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. No381 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron and associated units set up a fully functional airbase support unit in just 36 hours. Despite the impression given in the video, the unit did not create the airfield from scratch, the runway and ramp were already present.

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References

  1. "Williamson Airfield Aerodrome Obstacle Chart ICAO Type A (Operating Limitations) Issued November 2019" (PDF). Aeronautical Information Services Australian Air Force. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)