Naval Air Station Nowra
HMAS Albatross is the main naval air station for the Royal Australian Navy's aviation branch, the Fleet Air Arm. The base, located near Nowra, New South Wales, was formally established in May 1942 as Royal Australian Air Force base RAAF Nowra, then was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Nabbington in 1944, and operated as a naval air station until it was decommissioned in late 1945.
- Airport
- …lies at an elevation of 121 metres (397 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code NOA
- …has the ICAO airport code YSNW
- Description: naval air station in Australia
- Also known as“HMAS Albatross”“NAS Nowra”
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Naval Air Station Nowra
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Latitude
-34.94889° or 34° 56′ 56″ south
Longitude
150.53694° or 150° 32′ 13″ east
Open location code
4RQG3G2P+CQ
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Naval Air Station Nowra” goes by many names.
Nowra Ran Air StationCebuano
HMAS“信天翁”航空站Chinese
HMAS AlbatrossDutch
アルバトロス海軍航空基地Japanese
アルバトロス航空基地Japanese
Lapangan Terbang Nowra MilitaryMalay
پایگاه هوایی هماس البترسPersian
Nowra Ran Air StationSwedish
Пойгоҳи ҳавоии ҲМАС АлбатросTajik
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