World War II Adelaide River RAAF Airstrip - NT

  Airstrip

Position

DEG: -13.24669 131.133194
DMS: 13º 14' 48.08" S 131º 07' 59.5" E
UTM: 52 L 8534597mN 731144mE
Altitude: 48.89m

Description

Place Type

Infrastructure - Airstrip

Location

93.08kms South of Darwin - Driving 116 km (1 hour 19 mins)

Address & Contact

Margaret River NT 0822
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

This Airstrip is no longer visible, it's also on Mt Bundy Station , It was built by the Allied Works Council , 1941, there were 2 Landing strips , 1 was running North West/South East, and the cross strip was North/South, The airstrip was only an E.L.G and could only be used in the dry season, the only visible signs today are two 44 gallon drums used as end markers.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Batchelor at 18/09:00am CST
Distance from World War II Adelaide River RAAF Airstrip 24.34km NW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
24.1°C26.1°C86%21.6°C1013.5hPa4.4mmE13km/hr
7knots
17km/hr
9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Batchelor Aero
Distance from World War II Adelaide River RAAF Airstrip 24.34km NW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C32.732.232.833.732.731.231.833.336.036.835.333.8
Mean Min. °C24.023.823.421.618.816.516.317.020.623.023.924.1
Mean Rain mm306.7360.7258.9101.824.60.50.22.86.668.5133.9268.0

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