RAAF Base Scherger

RAAF Base Scherger is a Royal Australian Air Force military air base located approximately 26 km east of Weipa on the western side of Cape York Peninsula in , Australia.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: military airbase in Queensland, Australia
  • Also known as: “RAAF Scherger” and “YBSG”

RAAF Base Scherger

Latitude
-12.6232° or 12° 37′ 24″ south
Longitude
142.0861° or 142° 5′ 10″ east
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Operator
RAAF
Open location code
5RV493GP+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415167027
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Wiki­data ID
Q7274980
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In Other Languages

From French to Tajik—“RAAF Base Scherger” goes by many names.
  • French: “YBSG”
  • German: “RAAF Base Scherger”
  • Indonesian: “YBSG”
  • Japanese: “シャーガー空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Scherger”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی استرالیا در شرگر”
  • Portuguese: “Base aérea de Scherger”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате устуролеё дар шргр”

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Notable Places Nearby

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