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RAAF Base Wagga

Coordinates: 35°09′55″S 147°27′59″E / 35.16528°S 147.46639°E / -35.16528; 147.46639
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Entry to RAAF Base Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga Airport
RAAF Wagga Coat of Arms
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerCommonwealth of Australia
OperatorWagga Wagga City Council
ServesWagga Wagga, New South Wales
LocationForest Hill, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL724 ft / 221 m
Coordinates35°09′55″S 147°27′59″E / 35.16528°S 147.46639°E / -35.16528; 147.46639
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 5,801 1,768 Asphalt
12/30 5,007 1,526 Clay

RAAF Base Wagga (formerly RAAF Base Forest Hill) is located in the New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga, in the suburb of Forest Hill.

The RAAF no longer controls the airfield which, although still owned by the Commonwealth of Australia, is currently leased to the Wagga Wagga City Council. Although military aircraft still use it, the airfield is now called Wagga Wagga Airport.[1]

Until the start of 2008, the base belonged to the Air Force's Ground Training Wing. It is now home to Headquarters RAAF College (RAAFCOL) and to the No 1 Recruit Training Unit (1RTU), the Air Force's basic recruit training school.[2]

The base continues to be the main ground training base for airmen and airwomen of the technical, administration and logistics trades, as well as the location for initial courses for Administration and Logistics officers. The main postgraduate promotion courses are also conducted at the base. In addition, Air Force, Army and Navy personnel undertake technical airworthiness training at the RAAF School of Technical Training (RAAFSTT). Also, 3 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets uses RAAF Base Wagga to hold its biannual promotion courses (January & July).

Units

Unit short name Full name Force Element Group
HQRAAFCOL Headquarters RAAF College Air Force Training Group
CSU-WAG Combat Support Unit Wagga Combat Support Group
RAAFSTT RAAF School of Technical Training Air Force Training Group
RAAFSALT RAAF School of Administration and Logistics Training Air Force Training Group
SPS School of Postgraduate Studies Air Force Training Group
1RTU No 1 Recruit Training Unit Air Force Training Group

Aircraft on display

The aircraft located next to the RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre, they are not officially part of the heritage centre but are officially part of RAAF Base Wagga as gate guardians.

References

  1. ^ "Effective Regional Aviation Services-An Airport perspective". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  2. ^ 1RTU was relocated from RAAF Base Edinburgh.[when?]
  3. ^ a b Glover, Ben (29 April 2011). "Forest Hill RAAF aircraft relics get a makeover". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Wagga Wagga R.A.A.F. Museum". Tourism Internet. Retrieved 2008-05-26.


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