Wagga Wagga Airport

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Wagga Wagga Airport
IATA: WGA - ICAO: YSWG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Wagga Wagga City Council
Serves		Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL		724 ft (221 m)
Coordinates		35°09′55″S, 147°27′59″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
05/23	5,801	1,768	Asphalt
12/30	5,007	1,526	Clay

Qantaslink Dash8 aircraft at Wagga Wagga Airport

Wagga Wagga Airport (IATA: WGA, ICAO: YSWG), also known as Forest Hill Airport, is located adjacent to RAAF Base Wagga. The airfield was once an operational base, but is now under total civil control, with RAAF Base Wagga being a ground training base. The airfield is still used by military aircraft, mostly transport aircraft transporting freight or passengers.

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

• Qantas
  • QantasLink (Sydney)
• Regional Express (Melbourne, Sydney)

[edit] Virgin Blue

Wagga Wagga was one of the twenty three destinations looked at by Virgin Blue for services to Sydney using its new Embraer aircraft. As of January 2008, Virgin Blue has not announced the launch of services to Wagga, although it has announced the launch of services to Albury, Port Macquarie and Canberra from Sydney and between Canberra and the Gold Coast using its Embraer aircraft.

[edit] See also

• RAAF Base Wagga
• Regional Express Airlines

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Airport information for YSWG at World Aero Data

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