Williamson Airfield
| Williamson Airfield | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: YWIS | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Australian Army | ||||||||||
| Operator | DCSO Rockhampton | ||||||||||
| Location | Rockhampton, Queensland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 104 ft / 32 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°28′24″S 150°10′42″E / 22.47333°S 150.17833°ECoordinates: 22°28′24″S 150°10′42″E / 22.47333°S 150.17833°E | ||||||||||
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  YWIS Location in Queensland | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
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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.
See also
References
- ↑ YWIS – Williamson (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014
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