Wangaratta Airport (IATA: WGT, ICAO: YWGT) is located about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia just off the Hume Highway. It provides for general aviation, maintenance, an aero club, emergency services and occasional RAAF flights.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Rural City of Wangaratta | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Wangaratta, Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 504 ft / 154 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°24′04″S 146°18′28″E / 36.40111°S 146.30778°E | ||||||||||||||
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As of 2024[update], the airport was also the home base of a number of World War II-era warbirds, including a Curtis P-40 Kittyhawk and a Focke-Wulf Fw 190.[2]
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edit- ^ YWGT – Wangaratta (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart
- ^ McGrath, Gavin (29 September 2024). "Historic World War II aircraft hidden in plain sight at regional airfields". ABC News. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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