RAAF Base Wagga
RAAF Base Wagga is a Royal Australian Air Force military air base located 11 kilometres south-east of Wagga Wagga, in the suburb of Forest Hill, New South Wales, Australia.- Type: Military installation
- Description: defence base in Australia
- Also known as: “Wagga Airport”, “WGA”, and “YSWG”
- Address: Sturt Highway, Forest Hill, NSW 2651
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre and Wagga Wagga Airport.
RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre
Museum
RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre is a military museum at the entrance to RAAF Base Wagga, on the Sturt Highway, Forest Hill, New South Wales. The heritage centre has indoor and outdoor displays of aircraft, memorabilia and photographs relating to the Royal Australian Air Force in the Riverina. RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre is situated 690 metres north of RAAF Base Wagga.
Wagga Wagga Airport
Aerodrome
Wagga Wagga Airport is a regional airport serving Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. The airport is located in the suburb of Forest Hill, 11 kilometres south-east of the city centre, on land leased from the Department of Defence.
Forest Hill Public School
School
Forest Hill Public School is situated 1 km north of RAAF Base Wagga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alfredtown.
Alfredtown
Hamlet
Alfredtown is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is about 5 km north of Ladysmith and 14 km east of Wagga Wagga. Alfredtown is on the Sturt Highway and consists of The Shanty Hotel and a petrol station combined with a small store. Alfredtown is situated 4 km east of RAAF Base Wagga.
RAAF Base Wagga
- Category: airbase
- Location: City of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.15543° or 35° 9′ 20″ south
Longitude
147.4688° or 147° 28′ 8″ east
Operator
Open location code
4RP9RFV9+RG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“RAAF Base Wagga” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wagga Airport”
- Dutch: “RAAF Base Wagga”
- French: “base de la RAAF de Wagga”
- French: “Base de la RAAF de Wagga”
- German: “RAAF Base Wagga”
- Indonesian: “WGA”
- Indonesian: “YSWG”
- Japanese: “ウォガ空軍基地”
- Japanese: “ワガ空軍基地”
- Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی استرالیا در پایگاه واگا”
- Portuguese: “Base aérea de Wagga”
- Spanish: “RAAF Base Wagga”
- Swedish: “Wagga Airport”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате устуролеё дар пойгоҳи вого”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include RAAF Wagga Parade Ground and RAAF Wagga Military Police.
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