Port Keats Airfield

Port Keats Airfield
IATA: PKT ICAO: YPKT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	West Daly Regional Council
Location	Wadeye, Northern Territory
Elevation AMSL	112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates	14°14′54″S 129°31′42″E
Map
YPKT Location in the Northern Territory
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 1,410 4,626 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Port Keats Airfield (IATA: PKT, ICAO: YPKT) is an airport at Wadeye, Northern Territory (Port Keats) in Australia.

World War II

During World War II, the airfield was used as an emergency landing ground for Royal Australian Air Force fighters and bombers returning from flying operations over the Netherlands East Indies.[2]

See also

• List of airports in the Northern Territory

References

1. YPKT – Port Keats (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. OzatWar website