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.
- Type: Airport
- Description: naval air station in Australia
- Also known as: “Base aérienne d’Albatross”, “HMAS Albatross”, “NAS Nowra”, “YSNW”, and “アルバトロス航空基地”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Naval Air Station Nowra
- Categories: naval airbase and transport
- Location: Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-34.94889° or 34° 56′ 56″ south
Longitude
150.53694° or 150° 32′ 13″ east
Elevation
121 metres (397 feet)
IATA airport code
NOA
ICAO airport code
YSNW
Open location code
4RQG3G2P+CQ
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Naval Air Station Nowra” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nowra Ran Air Station”
- Chinese: “HMAS“信天翁”航空站”
- Chinese: “HMAS「信天翁」航空站”
- Dutch: “HMAS Albatross”
- French: “HMAS Albatross”
- German: “HMAS Albatross”
- Japanese: “アルバトロス海軍航空基地”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Nowra Military”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی هماس البترس”
- Portuguese: “HMAS Albatross”
- Spanish: “HMAS Albatross”
- Swedish: “Nowra Ran Air Station”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии ҲМАС Албатрос”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Parma and Nowra Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bamarang Dam and The Pulpit.
Shoalhaven: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Jervis Bay and Nowra and Bomaderry.
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