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YMPC RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base VFR

  • Name
    RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base
  • ICAO / GPS
    YMPC / YMPC
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    1:45 pm (AEST)
  • Municipality
    Point Cook
  • Coordinates
    37° 55′ 55″ N 144° 45′ 10″ E
  • Elevation
    14 ft (4 m MSL)

About RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base

RAAF Williams (ICAO: YMPC) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base set across two locations, at Point Cook and Laverton, located approximately 20 km (12 mi) south-west of the Melbourne central business district in Victoria, Australia. Both establishments previously existed as separate RAAF Bases (RAAF Base Point Cook and RAAF Base Laverton) until 1989 when they were amalgamated to form RAAF Williams. The name was chosen in honour of Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams, the 'father' of the RAAF.

RAAF Williams, Point Cook is the birthplace of the Royal Australian Air Force and is the oldest continually operating military airfield in the world. Since 1994 RAAF Williams (Point Cook) has been the home of RMIT Flight Training.

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