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Forrest Airport

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Forrest Airport

IATA: FOS

ICAO: YFRT

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Fayburn Pty Ltd.

Location

Forrest, Western Australia

Elevation AMSL

511 ft / 156 m

Coordinates

30°50′19″S 128°06′46″E / 30.83861°S 128.11278°E / -30.83861; 128.11278

Website

http://www.forrestairport.com.au

Map

YFRT

Location in Western Australia

Runways

Direction

Length

Surface

18/36

1,519

4,984

Asphalt

09/27

1,349

4,426

Asphalt

Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart^[1]

Forrest Airport (IATA: FOS, ICAO: YFRT) is an airport located in the hamlet of Forrest, Western Australia. The airport is clearly visible from the Indian Pacific train, which services the Trans-Australian Railway.

History[edit]

The airport was built by the Department of Civil Aviation in 1929 as a fuel stop for West Australian Airways which had won a government contract to carry mail between Adelaide and Perth using the de Havilland Hercules.^[2] In the 1930s the Douglas airliner Bungana, also known as the mail plane, was a regular visitor on interstate flights.^[3]^[4]

During World War II it was operated by the Royal Australian Air Force as a transit and fuel stop, and a communications base.^[5] and has been the site of various military visits to the location over time.^[6]

Current usage[edit]

It remains in use as an important stopping place for refuelling short range planes, for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Australian Defence Force.^[7]^[8]

Forrest Airport terminal building

References[edit]

^ YFRT – Forrest (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart

^ Forrest Airport and Hostel, 1930, retrieved 11 March 2023

^ "AIRWAY SERVICES". The West Australian. Vol. 53, no. 15, 998. Western Australia. 6 October 1937. p. 17. Retrieved 11 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

^ "BUNGANA PASSENGERS". The Daily News. Vol. LV, no. 19, 403. Western Australia. 1 June 1937. p. 2 (CITY FINAL). Retrieved 11 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

^ "Aircraft stays at Forrest". The West Australian. Vol. 68, no. 20, 460. Western Australia. 15 February 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 11 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

^ "NAVY AIDS THE "LONE STAR" STATE". Royal Australian Navy News. Vol. 18, no. 21. Australia, Australia. 28 November 1975. p. 9. Retrieved 11 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.