Port Keats Airfield (IATA: PKT, ICAO: YPKT) is an airport at Wadeye, Northern Territory (Port Keats) in Australia.
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″S 129°31′42″E | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() YPKT Location in the Northern Territory | |||||||||||
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Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] |
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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