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.infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">HMAS <i>Albatross</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><div style="display:inline;" class="nickname"><i><span style="font-size:85%;">Naval Air Station (NAS) Nowra</span></i></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="label"><a href="/wiki/Nowra,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Nowra, New South Wales">Nowra</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a> in Australia</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Australian_Navy_(RAN)_Bell_UH-1B_Huey_VH-NVV_(ex_N9-3104)_hovering_at_Naval_Air_Station_Nowra_(YSNW).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Royal_Australian_Navy_%28RAN%29_Bell_UH-1B_Huey_VH-NVV_%28ex_N9-3104%29_hovering_at_Naval_Air_Station_Nowra_%28YSNW%29.jpg/300px-Royal_Australian_Navy_%28RAN%29_Bell_UH-1B_Huey_VH-NVV_%28ex_N9-3104%29_hovering_at_Naval_Air_Station_Nowra_%28YSNW%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Royal_Australian_Navy_%28RAN%29_Bell_UH-1B_Huey_VH-NVV_%28ex_N9-3104%29_hovering_at_Naval_Air_Station_Nowra_%28YSNW%29.jpg/450px-Royal_Australian_Navy_%28RAN%29_Bell_UH-1B_Huey_VH-NVV_%28ex_N9-3104%29_hovering_at_Naval_Air_Station_Nowra_%28YSNW%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Royal_Australian_Navy_%28RAN%29_Bell_UH-1B_Huey_VH-NVV_%28ex_N9-3104%29_hovering_at_Naval_Air_Station_Nowra_%28YSNW%29.jpg/600px-Royal_Australian_Navy_%28RAN%29_Bell_UH-1B_Huey_VH-NVV_%28ex_N9-3104%29_hovering_at_Naval_Air_Station_Nowra_%28YSNW%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">A <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">RAN</a> Bell UH-1B Huey VH-NVV hovering at NAS Nowra in January 1996 on the occasion of the 1996 Air Day at HMAS <i>Albatross</i>.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)&params=34_56_56_S_150_32_13_E_region:AU-NSW"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°56′56″S</span> <span class="longitude">150°32′13″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.94889°S 150.53694°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-34.94889; 150.53694</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Naval_air_station" title="Naval air station">Naval air station</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Defence_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Defence (Australia)">Department of Defence</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navy.gov.au/establishments/hmas-albatross">HMAS Albatross</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">May 1942<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1942-05</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In use</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/23px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/35px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/46px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (1941–1944)</span></li><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> (1944–1945)</li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a> (1948–1967)</span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a> (1967–present)</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Garrison information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Current<br />commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Captain_(navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (navy)">Captain</a> Robyn Phillips, RAN</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Garrison</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_(RAN)" title="Fleet Air Arm (RAN)">Fleet Air Arm</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Occupants</th><td class="infobox-data"><div><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/723_Squadron_RAN" title="723 Squadron RAN">723 Squadron</a> with EC135 T2+ helicopters</span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/725_Squadron_RAN" title="725 Squadron RAN">725 Squadron</a> with MH-60R Seahawk helicopters</span></li><li><a href="/wiki/808_Squadron_RAN" class="mw-redirect" title="808 Squadron RAN">808 Squadron</a> with MRH-90 helicopters</li><li><a href="/wiki/816_Squadron_RAN" title="816 Squadron RAN">816 Squadron</a> with MH-60R Seahawk helicopters</li><li><a href="/wiki/822X_Squadron_RAN" title="822X Squadron RAN">822X Squadron</a> with Schiebel Camcopter S-100</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Airfield information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Identifiers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/International_Air_Transport_Association_airport_code" class="mw-redirect" title="International Air Transport Association airport code">IATA</a>: NOA, <a href="/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization_airport_code" class="mw-redirect" title="International Civil Aviation Organization airport code">ICAO</a>: YSNW</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">122 metres (400 ft) <a href="/wiki/Above_mean_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Above mean sea level">AMSL</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table style="width:100%; margin:-2px -1px -1px -1px; border-spacing:0;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #ddd"> <th colspan="2" style="font-weight:normal; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 0 1px 0;">Runways</th> </tr><tr style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: left;"> <th scope="col" style="font-weight:normal; width: 25%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 1px 0 0;padding:1px 2px;"><a href="/wiki/Runway#Orientation_and_dimensions" title="Runway">Direction</a></th> <th scope="col" style="font-weight:normal; width: 75%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 0 0 1px;padding:1px 2px;">Length and surface</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align: center;">03/21</td> <td style="text-align: left;">2,046 metres (6,713 ft) <a href="/wiki/Asphalt_concrete" title="Asphalt concrete">Asphalt</a></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align: center;">08/26</td> <td style="text-align: left;">2,094 metres (6,870 ft) Asphalt</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="text-align: left; background-color: #eee">Sources: Australian <a href="/wiki/Aeronautical_Information_Publication" title="Aeronautical Information Publication">AIP</a> and aerodrome chart<sup id="cite_ref-AIP_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AIP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>HMAS <i>Albatross</i></b> is the main <a href="/wiki/Naval_air_station" title="Naval air station">naval air station</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy's</a> (RAN) aviation branch, the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_(RAN)" title="Fleet Air Arm (RAN)">Fleet Air Arm</a>. The base, located near <a href="/wiki/Nowra,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Nowra, New South Wales">Nowra</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a>, was formally established in May 1942 as <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF) base <b>RAAF Nowra</b>, then was transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> as <a href="/wiki/HMS_Nabbington" title="HMS Nabbington">HMS <i>Nabbington</i></a> in 1944, and operated as a naval air station until it was decommissioned in late 1945. In 1948, the airfield was commissioned into the RAN as HMAS <i>Albatross</i>, as the primary shore base for the Fleet Air Arm. Since 2011, five squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm operate from <i>Albatross</i>. The current commander of the base is <a href="/wiki/Captain_(navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (navy)">Captain</a> Robyn Phillips, RAN. </p><p>The base is home to the <a href="/wiki/Military_airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Military airport">military airport</a> <b>Naval Air Station (NAS) Nowra</b> (<a href="/wiki/IATA_airport_code" title="IATA airport code">IATA</a>: <b>NOA</b>, <a href="/wiki/ICAO_airport_code" title="ICAO airport code">ICAO</a>: <b>YSNW</b>), completed in June 1941. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The current site of HMAS <i>Albatross</i> was identified in 1938 and land was purchased in June 1939. Construction proceeded at what seems to be a leisurely pace considering it was war time, until the airfield was declared operational in June 1941. The airfield was used by squadrons of the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufort" title="Bristol Beaufort">Bristol Beaufort</a> <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_bomber" title="Torpedo bomber">torpedo bombers</a> of RAAF when it opened in May 1942. <a href="/wiki/Martin_B-26_Marauder" title="Martin B-26 Marauder">Martin Marauder</a> bombers of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> (USAAF) were also based there in 1942–43 for training as torpedo bombers.<sup id="cite_ref-RANhistory_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RANhistory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1944, the need for the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a> of the Royal Navy for shore bases led to RAAF Nowra, due to its proximity to <a href="/wiki/Jervis_Bay" title="Jervis Bay">Jervis Bay</a>, being transferred to the RN, being renamed <a href="/wiki/HMS_Nabbington" title="HMS Nabbington">HMS <i>Nabbington</i></a>. This base was used by Mobile Overseas Naval Air Base (MONAB) No. 1 from 21 December 1944 to 15 November 1945. The base supported the <a href="/wiki/British_Pacific_Fleet" title="British Pacific Fleet">British Pacific Fleet</a>'s aircraft carriers by providing shore based facilities for the <a href="/wiki/Carrier_air_wing" title="Carrier air wing">Carrier Air Groups</a> when the carriers were in <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a> for repairs and resupply. At the end of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_War" title="Pacific War">Pacific War</a> the British Pacific Fleet returned through its main base in Australia and FAA Squadrons transited through HMS <i>Nabbington</i> until it was decommissioned on 15 November 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-RANhistory_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RANhistory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RAN_McDonnell_Douglas_A-4G_Skyhawk_taxiing_during_the_Fleet_Air_Arm_21st_Anniversary_of_HMAS_Albatross_at_Nowra_October_1969.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/RAN_McDonnell_Douglas_A-4G_Skyhawk_taxiing_during_the_Fleet_Air_Arm_21st_Anniversary_of_HMAS_Albatross_at_Nowra_October_1969.jpg/220px-RAN_McDonnell_Douglas_A-4G_Skyhawk_taxiing_during_the_Fleet_Air_Arm_21st_Anniversary_of_HMAS_Albatross_at_Nowra_October_1969.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/RAN_McDonnell_Douglas_A-4G_Skyhawk_taxiing_during_the_Fleet_Air_Arm_21st_Anniversary_of_HMAS_Albatross_at_Nowra_October_1969.jpg/330px-RAN_McDonnell_Douglas_A-4G_Skyhawk_taxiing_during_the_Fleet_Air_Arm_21st_Anniversary_of_HMAS_Albatross_at_Nowra_October_1969.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/RAN_McDonnell_Douglas_A-4G_Skyhawk_taxiing_during_the_Fleet_Air_Arm_21st_Anniversary_of_HMAS_Albatross_at_Nowra_October_1969.jpg/440px-RAN_McDonnell_Douglas_A-4G_Skyhawk_taxiing_during_the_Fleet_Air_Arm_21st_Anniversary_of_HMAS_Albatross_at_Nowra_October_1969.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1119" data-file-height="740" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_A-4G_Skyhawk" title="McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk">A-4 Skyhawk</a> at Nowra in 1969.</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NAS_Control_Tower_28-4-03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/NAS_Control_Tower_28-4-03.jpg/300px-NAS_Control_Tower_28-4-03.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="201" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/NAS_Control_Tower_28-4-03.jpg/450px-NAS_Control_Tower_28-4-03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/NAS_Control_Tower_28-4-03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="335" /></a><figcaption>The control tower at NAS Nowra photographed in early 2003, shortly before it was demolished and replaced by another tower, just visible in the background.</figcaption></figure> <p>HMS <i>Nabswick</i> (<a href="/wiki/Mobile_Naval_Air_Base" title="Mobile Naval Air Base">Mobile Naval Air Base</a> / MONAB 5) moved from the nearby <a href="/wiki/Jervis_Bay_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Jervis Bay Airport">Jervis Bay airfield</a> to Nowra where it operated until 18 March 1946 when the unit was decommissioned and the site was returned to the RAAF.<sup id="cite_ref-RANhistory_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RANhistory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1947, the RAN's own Fleet Air Arm was formed, and the Nowra airfield was chosen to be its main shore base. HMAS <i>Albatross</i> was commissioned on 31 August 1948, taking the name previously carried by the RAN's <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_(1928)" title="HMAS Albatross (1928)">seaplane carrier</a>, and the first squadrons were delivered by the Australian aircraft carrier <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Sydney_(R17)" title="HMAS Sydney (R17)">HMAS <i>Sydney</i></a> in May 1949. Over the course of the next decades, the RAN purchased larger, faster and more capable aircraft, which led to the facilities at <i>Albatross</i> being expanded - workshops and test facilities for jets were installed following the entry into service of the <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Sea_Venom" title="De Havilland Sea Venom">De Havilland Sea Venom</a> in 1955, while a new control tower was built in 1958. The purchase of <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_A-4G_Skyhawk" title="McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk">A-4 Skyhawks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grumman_S-2_Tracker_in_Australian_service" title="Grumman S-2 Tracker in Australian service">S-2 Trackers</a> with advanced <a href="/wiki/Avionics" title="Avionics">avionics</a> led to more facilities being installed in the late 1960s to service them.<sup id="cite_ref-RANhistory_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RANhistory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 5 December 1976, a fire was deliberately lit by a Fleet Air Arm member in the aircraft hangar. The fire destroyed all of the Royal Australian Navy's First batch of A-4G Skyhawks and destroyed or seriously damaged twelve of the thirteen S-2 Trackers in the RAN's possession.<sup id="cite_ref-CT61276A_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CT61276A-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CT61276_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CT61276-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CT1449_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CT1449-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Skyhawk and Tracker squadrons flew from the aircraft carrier <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Melbourne_(R21)" title="HMAS Melbourne (R21)">HMAS <i>Melbourne</i></a> until the carrier was decommissioned on 30 June 1982. This signalled the beginning of the end of the Fleet Air Arm's front line fixed wing capabilities, and also a scaling back of activities at <i>Albatross</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-RANhistory_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RANhistory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 1991 <a href="/wiki/RNZAF" class="mw-redirect" title="RNZAF">RNZAF</a> <a href="/wiki/A-4K_Skyhawk" class="mw-redirect" title="A-4K Skyhawk">A-4 Skyhawks</a> were stationed at the base to provide the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force" title="Australian Defence Force">ADF</a> with Air Defence Support and participated in many exercises often flying below radar coverage and ambushing Australian warships on a number of occasions. A total of six Skyhawks and 50-60 RNZAF personnel were stationed at Nowra until <a href="/wiki/No._2_Squadron_RNZAF" title="No. 2 Squadron RNZAF">No. 2 Squadron RNZAF</a> and <a href="/wiki/No._75_Squadron_RNZAF" title="No. 75 Squadron RNZAF">No. 75 Squadron RNZAF</a> were disbanded following election of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Government</a> under <a href="/wiki/Helen_Clark" title="Helen Clark">Helen Clark</a> in December 2001. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities_and_operational_units">Facilities and operational units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Facilities and operational units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2017<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, <i>Albatross</i> served as the home base for the <a href="/wiki/723_Squadron_RAN" title="723 Squadron RAN">723 Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/725_Squadron_RAN" title="725 Squadron RAN">725 Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/808_Squadron_RAN" class="mw-redirect" title="808 Squadron RAN">808 Squadron</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/816_Squadron_RAN" title="816 Squadron RAN">816 Squadron</a> of the Fleet Air Arm.<sup id="cite_ref-RAN_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RAN-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, <i>Albatross</i> is the home base for the Navy Aviation Group, which coordinates all of the RAN's aviation activities. 'The following lodger units are located at <i>Albatross</i>: </p> <ul><li>453 SQN Nowra Flight (ATC)</li> <li>Naval Weather and Oceanographic Centre (NWOC) with embedded bureau forecaster - Tim Constable</li> <li>Training Authority – Aviation</li> <li>Naval Aviation Systems Program Office (NASPO)</li> <li>Australian Joint Acoustic Analysis Centre (AJACC)</li> <li>RAN Tactical Electronic Warfare Support Section (RANTEWSS)</li> <li>Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit (AMAFTU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force_Parachuting_School" title="Australian Defence Force Parachuting School">Australian Defence Force Parachuting School</a> (ADFPS), <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Army</a></li> <li>Training Ship Shoalhaven, <a href="/wiki/Australian_Navy_Cadets" title="Australian Navy Cadets">Australian Navy Cadets</a></li> <li>No. 330 (City of Shoalhaven) Squadron, <a href="/wiki/Australian_Air_Force_Cadets" title="Australian Air Force Cadets">Australian Air Force Cadets</a><sup id="cite_ref-330SQNAAFC_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-330SQNAAFC-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>238 ACU Sholhaven, <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_Cadets" title="Australian Army Cadets">Australian Army Cadets</a></li></ul> <p>In addition, <i>Albatross</i> is the home of the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum_(Australia)" title="Fleet Air Arm Museum (Australia)">Fleet Air Arm Museum</a> and the Royal Australian Navy Historic Flight. </p><p>Since 1986 there have been <a href="/wiki/Learjet_35" title="Learjet 35">Learjet</a> <a href="/wiki/Target_tug" title="Target tug">target tugs</a> based at <i>Albatross</i>, operated by civilian companies under contract to the RAN. The first company was Lloyd Aviation, then from 1990 to 1996 Fleet Support (a company later bought by <a href="/wiki/National_Jet_Systems" title="National Jet Systems">National Jet Systems</a>) and from 1996 until the present <a href="/wiki/Pel-Air" title="Pel-Air">Pel-Air</a>. Each company has used four to five Learjet 35/36 series aircraft to provide the services;<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> present incumbent Pel-Air also uses <a href="/wiki/IAI_Westwind" title="IAI Westwind">IAI Westwinds</a> for non target-towing support operations. </p><p>The naval base had the unusual distinction of being shared by a small civilian passenger terminal, which at various times was utilised by the Masling and later Southern Cross Airways companies flying Beechcraft Queenair propeller driven aircraft on scheduled services on Sydney - Nowra - Moruya. Until 2004, the Royal Australian Navy Gliding Association (RANGA) also operated from the runways at <i>Albatross</i> with a small fleet of gliders used by both Navy and civilian members. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Motor_racing">Motor racing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Motor racing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 16 June 1947 and 7 December 1952 motor racing was held at HMAS <i>Albatross</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first meeting, featuring the <a href="/wiki/1947_Championship_of_New_South_Wales" title="1947 Championship of New South Wales">1947 Championship of New South Wales</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> used all of the main runways, for a lap distance of 7.00 kilometres (4.35 mi), while the 1952 event used taxiways, hard-stands and aprons for a shorter lap of 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi).<sup id="cite_ref-Galpin_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Galpin-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Nirimba" title="HMAS Nirimba">HMAS <i>Nirimba</i></a> - a decommissioned RAN former aviation base near <a href="/wiki/Blacktown" title="Blacktown">Blacktown, New South Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_New_South_Wales" title="List of airports in New South Wales">List of airports in New South Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Australian_Navy_bases" title="List of Royal Australian Navy bases">List of Royal Australian Navy bases</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 June</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=GEL+Motorsport+Information+Page&rft.atitle=Nowra&rft.aulast=Galpin&rft.aufirst=Darren&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.silhouet.com%2Fmotorsport%2Ftracks%2Fnowra.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHMAS+Albatross+%28air+station%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLehan2000" class="citation book cs1">Lehan, Mike (2000). <i>HMAS Albatross: A 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href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Category:Military units and formations of the Royal Australian Navy">Units and Formations</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Command_(Australia)" title="Fleet Command (Australia)">Fleet Command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Surface Force</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_(RAN)" title="Fleet Air Arm (RAN)">Fleet Air Arm</a> (<a href="/wiki/723_Squadron_RAN" title="723 Squadron RAN">723 Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/725_Squadron_RAN" title="725 Squadron RAN">725 Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/808_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="808 Naval Air Squadron">808 Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/816_Squadron_RAN" title="816 Squadron RAN">816 Squadron</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy_Submarine_Service" title="Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service">Submarine Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Patrol_Boat_Group" title="Australian Patrol Boat Group">Patrol Boat Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Waterhen_(naval_base)" title="HMAS Waterhen (naval base)">Mine Warfare Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearance_Diving_Branch_(RAN)" title="Clearance Diving Branch (RAN)">Clearance Diving Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Hydrographic_Service" title="Australian Hydrographic Service">Australian Hydrographic Service</a> (<a href="/wiki/Laser_Airborne_Depth_Sounder_Flight_RAN" title="Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight RAN">Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Navy_Headquarters_(Australia)" title="Navy Headquarters (Australia)">Navy Headquarters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Navy Engineering, Regulation, Certification and Safety</li> <li>Navy Capability</li> <li>Navy People Training and Resources</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Creswell" title="HMAS Creswell">Royal Australian Naval College</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ships and<br />equipment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Royal_Australian_Navy_ships" title="List of active Royal Australian Navy ships">Current fleet</a> (<a href="/wiki/Anzac-class_frigate" title="Anzac-class frigate"><i>Anzac</i>-class frigate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adelaide-class_frigate" title="Adelaide-class frigate"><i>Adelaide</i>-class frigate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Collins-class_submarine" title="Collins-class submarine"><i>Collins</i>-class submarine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canberra-class_landing_helicopter_dock" title="Canberra-class landing helicopter dock"><i>Canberra</i>-class landing helicopter dock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bay-class_landing_ship" title="Bay-class landing ship">Bay-class landing ship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Armidale-class_patrol_boat" title="Armidale-class patrol boat"><i>Armidale</i>-class patrol boat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Huon-class_minehunter" title="Huon-class minehunter"><i>Huon</i>-class minehunter</a>, <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Sirius_(O_266)" title="HMAS Sirius (O 266)">HMAS <i>Sirius</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Leeuwin-class_survey_vessel" title="Leeuwin-class survey vessel"><i>Leeuwin</i>-class survey vessel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paluma-class_motor_launch" title="Paluma-class motor launch"><i>Paluma</i>-class motor launch</a>, <a href="/wiki/STS_Young_Endeavour" title="STS Young Endeavour"><i>Young Endeavour</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape-class_patrol_boat" title="Cape-class patrol boat">Cape-class patrol boat</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="List of ships of the Royal Australian Navy">All ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Australian Navy">Aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Procurement_programme_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Procurement programme of the Royal Australian Navy">Naval procurement programme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_equipment_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Category:Military equipment of the Royal Australian Navy">Equipment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craft_of_Opportunity_Program" title="Craft of Opportunity Program">Craft of Opportunity Program</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Australian_Navy_bases" title="List of Royal Australian Navy bases">Installations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Base_East" title="Fleet Base East">Fleet Base East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Stirling" title="HMAS Stirling">Fleet Base West (HMAS <i>Stirling</i>)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">HMAS <i>Albatross</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Cairns_(naval_base)" title="HMAS Cairns (naval base)">HMAS <i>Cairns</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Cerberus_(naval_base)" title="HMAS Cerberus (naval base)">HMAS <i>Cerberus</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Coonawarra" title="HMAS Coonawarra">HMAS <i>Coonawarra</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Creswell" title="HMAS Creswell">HMAS <i>Creswell</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Harman" title="HMAS Harman">HMAS <i>Harman</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Kuttabul_(naval_base)" title="HMAS Kuttabul (naval base)">HMAS <i>Kuttabul</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Moreton" title="HMAS Moreton">HMAS <i>Moreton</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Penguin_(naval_base)" title="HMAS Penguin (naval base)">HMAS <i>Penguin</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Waterhen_(naval_base)" title="HMAS Waterhen (naval base)">HMAS <i>Waterhen</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Watson" title="HMAS Watson">HMAS <i>Watson</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_fleet_(Australia)" title="Admiral of the fleet (Australia)">Admiral of the Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Royal_Australian_Navy_admirals" title="Category:Royal Australian Navy admirals">List of admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Royal_Australian_Navy_personnel" title="Category:Royal Australian Navy personnel">List of personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Royal_Australian_Navy_badges" title="Category:Royal Australian Navy badges">Badges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy#Ranks_and_uniforms" title="Royal Australian Navy">Ranks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current<br />operations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Sovereign_Borders" title="Operation Sovereign Borders">Operation Sovereign Borders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Resolute" title="Operation Resolute">Operation Resolute</a></li> <li>Operation Highroad</li> <li>Operation Manitou</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australia_Station" title="Australia Station">Australia Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_navies_of_Australia" title="Colonial navies of Australia">Colonial navies of Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jervois-Scratchley_reports" title="Jervois-Scratchley reports">Jervois-Scratchley reports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Australia_during_World_War_I" title="Military history of Australia during World War I">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Australia_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of Australia during World War II">World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Australia_during_the_Malayan_Emergency" title="Military history of Australia during the Malayan Emergency">Malayan Emergency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_the_Korean_War" title="Australia in the Korean War">Korean War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Australia_during_the_Vietnam_War" title="Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Australia_during_the_Indonesia%E2%80%93Malaysia_Confrontation" class="mw-redirect" title="Military history of Australia during the Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation">Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Navy_Help_Darwin" title="Operation Navy Help Darwin">Operation Navy Help Darwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Force_East_Timor" title="International Force East Timor">International Force East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_contribution_to_the_1991_Gulf_War" title="Australian contribution to the 1991 Gulf War">Gulf War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_contribution_to_the_2003_invasion_of_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq">Iraq War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Australia_during_the_War_in_Afghanistan" title="Military history of Australia during the War in Afghanistan">Afghanistan War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_recent_Australian_warship_deployments_to_the_Middle_East" title="List of recent Australian warship deployments to the Middle East">Middle East deployments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_honours_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Battle honours of the Royal Australian Navy">Battle honours of the Royal Australian Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Australian_Navy_losses" title="List of Royal Australian Navy losses">List of Royal Australian Navy losses</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy_Memorial" title="Royal Australian Navy Memorial">Royal Australian Navy Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_(Australia)" title="Minister for Defence (Australia)">Minister for the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Australian_naval_aviation" title="Category:Australian naval aviation">Australian Naval Aviation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy_Heritage_Centre" title="Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre">Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_White_Ensign" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian White Ensign">Australian White Ensign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_News_(Australia)" title="Navy News (Australia)">Navy News</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy_Helicopter_Flight_Vietnam" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam">Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Stores,_Kangaroo_Point" title="Naval Stores, Kangaroo Point">Naval Stores, Kangaroo Point</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Naval_Nursing_Service" title="Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service">Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Naval_Volunteer_Reserve" title="Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve">Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy_Beach_Commandos" title="Royal Australian Navy Beach Commandos">Royal Australian Navy Beach Commandos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Naval_Bridging_Train" title="Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train">Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Commonwealth_Naval_Board" title="Australian Commonwealth Naval Board">Australian Commonwealth Naval Board</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Canberra_Airport" title="Canberra Airport">Canberra</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:lightsteelblue;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_New_South_Wales" title="List of airports in New South Wales">New South Wales</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albury_Airport" title="Albury Airport">Albury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armidale_Airport" title="Armidale Airport">Armidale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballina_Byron_Gateway_Airport" title="Ballina Byron Gateway Airport">Ballina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bathurst_Airport_(New_South_Wales)" title="Bathurst Airport (New South Wales)">Bathurst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broken_Hill_Airport" title="Broken Hill Airport">Broken Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cobar_Airport" title="Cobar Airport">Cobar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffs_Harbour_Airport" title="Coffs Harbour Airport">Coffs Harbour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooma-Snowy_Mountains_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Cooma-Snowy Mountains Airport">Cooma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dubbo_City_Regional_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Dubbo City Regional Airport">Dubbo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Valley_Regional_Airport" title="Clarence Valley Regional Airport">Grafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griffith_Airport" title="Griffith Airport">Griffith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lismore_Airport" title="Lismore Airport">Lismore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Howe_Island_Airport" title="Lord Howe Island Airport">Lord Howe Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merimbula_Airport" title="Merimbula Airport">Merimbula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moree_Airport" title="Moree Airport">Moree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moruya_Airport" title="Moruya Airport">Moruya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mudgee_Airport" title="Mudgee Airport">Mudgee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narrabri_Airport" title="Narrabri Airport">Narrabri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narrandera_Airport" title="Narrandera Airport">Narrandera</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Airport,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Newcastle Airport, New South Wales">Newcastle</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Airport" title="Orange Airport">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkes_Airport" title="Parkes Airport">Parkes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Macquarie_Airport" title="Port Macquarie Airport">Port Macquarie</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Airport" title="Sydney Airport">Sydney</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamworth_Regional_Airport" title="Tamworth Regional Airport">Tamworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taree_Airport" title="Taree Airport">Taree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wagga_Wagga_Airport" title="Wagga Wagga Airport">Wagga Wagga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:lightsteelblue;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_the_Northern_Territory" title="List of airports in the Northern Territory">Northern Territory</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alice_Springs_Airport" title="Alice Springs Airport">Alice Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayers_Rock_Airport" title="Ayers Rock Airport">Ayers Rock</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Darwin_International_Airport" title="Darwin International Airport">Darwin</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elcho_Island_Airport" title="Elcho Island Airport">Elcho Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Evella_Airport" title="Lake Evella Airport">Lake Evella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groote_Eylandt_Airport" title="Groote Eylandt Airport">Groote Eylandt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooker_Creek_Airport" title="Hooker Creek Airport">Hooker Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maningrida_Airport" title="Maningrida Airport">Maningrida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McArthur_River_Mine_Airport" title="McArthur River Mine Airport">McArthur River Mine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milingimbi_Airport" title="Milingimbi Airport">Milingimbi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gove_Airport" title="Gove Airport">Gove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramingining_Airport" title="Ramingining Airport">Ramingining</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennant_Creek_Airport" title="Tennant Creek Airport">Tennant Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAAF_Base_Tindal" title="RAAF Base Tindal">Tindal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:lightsteelblue;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Queensland" title="List of airports in Queensland">Queensland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aurukun_Airport" title="Aurukun Airport">Aurukun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badu_Island_Airport" title="Badu Island Airport">Badu Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Peninsula_Airport" title="Northern Peninsula Airport">Bamaga (Northern Peninsula)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barcaldine_Airport" title="Barcaldine Airport">Barcaldine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedourie_Airport" title="Bedourie Airport">Bedourie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birdsville_Airport" title="Birdsville Airport">Birdsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackall_Airport" title="Blackall Airport">Blackall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackwater_Airport" title="Blackwater Airport">Blackwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boigu_Island_Airport" title="Boigu Island Airport">Boigu Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boulia_Airport" title="Boulia Airport">Boulia</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Airport" title="Brisbane Airport">Brisbane</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bundaberg_Airport" title="Bundaberg Airport">Bundaberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burketown_Airport" title="Burketown Airport">Burketown</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cairns_Airport" title="Cairns Airport">Cairns</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleville_Airport" title="Charleville Airport">Charleville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinchilla_Airport" title="Chinchilla Airport">Chinchilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloncurry_Airport" title="Cloncurry Airport">Cloncurry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coconut_Island_Airport" title="Coconut Island Airport">Coconut Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coen_Airport" title="Coen Airport">Coen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooktown_Airport" title="Cooktown Airport">Cooktown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cunnamulla_Airport" title="Cunnamulla Airport">Cunnamulla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darnley_Island_Airport" title="Darnley Island Airport">Darnley Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirranbandi_Airport" title="Dirranbandi Airport">Dirranbandi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doomadgee_Airport" title="Doomadgee Airport">Doomadgee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerald_Airport" title="Emerald Airport">Emerald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladstone_Airport" title="Gladstone Airport">Gladstone</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Airport" title="Gold Coast Airport">Gold Coast</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Island_Airport" title="Hamilton Island Airport">Hamilton Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hervey_Bay_Airport" title="Hervey Bay Airport">Hervey Bay</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Horn_Island_Airport" title="Horn Island Airport">Horn Island</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughenden_Airport" title="Hughenden Airport">Hughenden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julia_Creek_Airport" title="Julia Creek Airport">Julia Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karumba_Airport" title="Karumba Airport">Karumba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kowanyama_Airport" title="Kowanyama Airport">Kowanyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kubin_Airport" title="Kubin Airport">Kubin (Moa Island)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lizard_Island_Airport" title="Lizard Island Airport">Lizard Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockhart_River_Airport" title="Lockhart River Airport">Lockhart River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longreach_Airport" title="Longreach Airport">Longreach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mabuiag_Island_Airport" title="Mabuiag Island Airport">Mabuiag Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mackay_Airport" title="Mackay Airport">Mackay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moranbah_Airport" title="Moranbah Airport">Moranbah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mornington_Island_Airport" title="Mornington Island Airport">Mornington Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Isa_Airport" title="Mount Isa Airport">Mount Isa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_Island_Airport" title="Murray Island Airport">Murray Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Normanton_Airport" title="Normanton Airport">Normanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Island_Airport" title="Palm Island Airport">Palm Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quilpie_Airport" title="Quilpie Airport">Quilpie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redcliffe_Airport_(Queensland)" title="Redcliffe Airport (Queensland)">Redcliffe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Airport_(Queensland)" title="Richmond Airport (Queensland)">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockhampton_Airport" title="Rockhampton Airport">Rockhampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roma_Airport" title="Roma Airport">Roma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saibai_Island_Airport" title="Saibai Island Airport">Saibai Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_George_Airport_(Queensland)" title="St George Airport (Queensland)">St George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springvale_Airport_(Queensland)" title="Springvale Airport (Queensland)">Springvale</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sunshine_Coast_Airport" title="Sunshine Coast Airport">Sunshine Coast</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thangool_Airport" title="Thangool Airport">Thangool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thargomindah_Airport" title="Thargomindah Airport">Thargomindah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toowoomba_City_Aerodrome" title="Toowoomba City Aerodrome">Toowoomba (City)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toowoomba_Wellcamp_Airport" title="Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport">Toowoomba (Wellcamp)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Townsville_Airport" title="Townsville Airport">Townsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warraber_Island_Airport" title="Warraber Island Airport">Warraber Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weipa_Airport" title="Weipa Airport">Weipa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitsunday_Coast_Airport" title="Whitsunday Coast Airport">Whitsunday Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windorah_Airport" title="Windorah Airport">Windorah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winton_Airport" title="Winton Airport">Winton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yam_Island_Airport" title="Yam Island Airport">Yam Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorke_Island_Airport" title="Yorke Island Airport">Yorke Island</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:lightsteelblue;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_South_Australia" title="List of airports in South Australia">South Australia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Airport" title="Adelaide Airport">Adelaide</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceduna_Airport" title="Ceduna Airport">Ceduna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coober_Pedy_Airport" title="Coober Pedy Airport">Coober Pedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingscote_Airport" title="Kingscote Airport">Kingscote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Gambier_Airport" title="Mount Gambier Airport">Mount Gambier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Dam_Airport" title="Olympic Dam Airport">Olympic Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Augusta_Airport" title="Port Augusta Airport">Port Augusta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Lincoln_Airport" title="Port Lincoln Airport">Port Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prominent_Hill_Airport" title="Prominent Hill Airport">Prominent Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whyalla_Airport" title="Whyalla Airport">Whyalla</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:lightsteelblue;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Tasmania" title="List of airports in Tasmania">Tasmania</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burnie_Airport" title="Burnie Airport">Burnie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devonport_Airport" title="Devonport Airport">Devonport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flinders_Island_Airport" title="Flinders Island Airport">Flinders Island</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Hobart_Airport" title="Hobart Airport">Hobart</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Island_Airport" title="King Island Airport">King Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Launceston_Airport" title="Launceston Airport">Launceston</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:lightsteelblue;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Victoria,_Australia" title="List of airports in Victoria, Australia">Victoria</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avalon_Airport" title="Avalon Airport">Avalon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bendigo_Airport_(Victoria)" title="Bendigo Airport (Victoria)">Bendigo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Airport" title="Essendon Airport">Essendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Airport_(Victoria)" title="Hamilton Airport (Victoria)">Hamilton</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Airport" title="Melbourne Airport">Melbourne</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildura_Airport" title="Mildura Airport">Mildura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Airport" title="Moorabbin Airport">Moorabbin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Hotham_Airport" title="Mount Hotham Airport">Mount Hotham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_Airport_(Victoria)" title="Portland Airport (Victoria)">Portland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrnambool_Airport" title="Warrnambool Airport">Warrnambool</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:lightsteelblue;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Western_Australia" title="List of airports in Western Australia">Western Australia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albany_Airport_(Western_Australia)" title="Albany Airport (Western Australia)">Albany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argyle_Airport" title="Argyle Airport">Argyle</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Broome_International_Airport" title="Broome International Airport">Broome</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Busselton_Margaret_River_Airport" title="Busselton Margaret River Airport">Busselton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carnarvon_Airport_(Western_Australia)" title="Carnarvon Airport (Western Australia)">Carnarvon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAAF_Curtin" class="mw-redirect" title="RAAF Curtin">Derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esperance_Airport" title="Esperance Airport">Esperance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Crossing_Airport" title="Fitzroy Crossing Airport">Fitzroy Crossing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geraldton_Airport" title="Geraldton Airport">Geraldton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halls_Creek_Airport" title="Halls Creek Airport">Halls Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jandakot_Airport" title="Jandakot Airport">Jandakot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalbarri_Airport" title="Kalbarri Airport">Kalbarri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalgoorlie%E2%80%93Boulder_Airport" title="Kalgoorlie–Boulder Airport">Kalgoorlie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karratha_Airport" title="Karratha Airport">Karratha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kununurra_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Kununurra Airport">Kununurra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Gregory_Airport" title="Lake Gregory Airport">Lake Gregory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laverton_Airport" title="Laverton Airport">Laverton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAAF_Learmonth" class="mw-redirect" title="RAAF Learmonth">Learmonth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Airport" title="Leinster Airport">Leinster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonora_Airport" title="Leonora Airport">Leonora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meekatharra_Airport" title="Meekatharra Airport">Meekatharra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Magnet_Airport" title="Mount Magnet Airport">Mount Magnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newman_Airport" title="Newman Airport">Newman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraburdoo_Airport" title="Paraburdoo Airport">Paraburdoo</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Perth_Airport" title="Perth Airport">Perth</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Hedland_International_Airport" title="Port Hedland International Airport">Port Hedland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravensthorpe_Airport" title="Ravensthorpe Airport">Ravensthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shark_Bay_Airport" title="Shark Bay Airport">Shark Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springvale_Airport_(Western_Australia)" title="Springvale Airport (Western Australia)">Springvale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wiluna_Airport" title="Wiluna Airport">Wiluna</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:lightsteelblue;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_territories_of_Australia" title="List of airports in territories of Australia">External territories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Christmas_Island_Airport" title="Christmas Island Airport">Christmas Island</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands_Airport" title="Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport">Cocos (Keeling) Islands</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Island_Airport" title="Norfolk Island Airport">Norfolk Island</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkins_Runway" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilkins Runway">Wilkins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:lightsteelblue;"><div>This lists airports in Australia with scheduled passenger services. <a href="/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_Australia" title="List of the busiest airports in Australia">Statistics</a>.<br />Airports in <b>bold</b> are international airports.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div 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