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RAAF Base Tindal
Royal Australian Air Force base near Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Tyndall Air Force Base.
For other uses, see Tindal (disambiguation).
RAAF Base Tindal (IATA: KTR, ICAO: YPTN) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base and civil aviation airfield located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east southeast of the town of Katherine, Northern Territory in Australia.[1] The base is currently home to No. 75 Squadron and a number of non-flying units, and also hosts the civilian Katherine Tindal Airport (also known as the Katherine Tindal Civilian Airport). First constructed in 1942, it was refurbished in the late 1960s as a bare base capable of being utilised when required. It was opened as a permanently manned RAAF base in 1989.
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RAAF Base Tindal | |||||||
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Katherine Tindal Civilian Airport | |||||||
near Katherine, Northern Territory in Australia | |||||||
![]() A No. 75 Squadron RAAF F-35A Lightning II at RAAF Base Tindal in 2023. | |||||||
![]() The crest of RAAF Tindal | |||||||
Location in the Northern Territory | |||||||
Coordinates | 14°31′16″S 132°22′40″E | ||||||
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Owner | Department of Defence | ||||||
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Built | 1942 (1942) | ||||||
In use | 1942 (1942) – present | ||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: KTR, ICAO: YPTN | ||||||
Elevation | 135 metres (443 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] |
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