RAAF Base Williamtown

Newcastle, New South Wales

The Royal Australian Air Force's RAAF Base Williamtown is 30kms north of Newcastle. It is home to most of our Hornet and Hawk fighters and several headquarters:

• Surveillance and Response Group
  • No 41 Wing
    • No 3 Control and Reporting Unit - radar operations
    • Surveillance and Control Training Unit - sensor operations training
  • No 42 Wing - airborne early warning and control
    • No 2 Squadron - Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft
• Air Combat Group
  • No 78 Wing - operational training
    • No 76 Squadron - Hawk fighter trainer aircraft
    • No 2 Operational Conversion Unit - Hornet fighter training
    • Forward Air Control Development Unit - PC-9/A trainer aircraft
  • No 81 Wing - air superiority
    • No 3 Squadron - Hornet fighter aircraft
    • No 77 Squadron - Hornet fighter aircraft
• No 44 Wing Detachment Williamtown - air traffic control
• No 26 (City of Newcastle) Squadron - Air Force Reserve
• No 87 Squadron - photography
• Combat Support Unit Williamtown - base managers
• No 381 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron
• No 1 Airfield Operations Squadron - aifield engineering
• No 2 Air Transportable Health Squadron
• Joint Warfare, Doctrine and Training Center (JWDTC) - strategy training

Public access

Public access to RAAF Bases is not permitted. All visitors must be signed in and wear their visitor's pass at all times. Please contact the security guards for further information.

Fighter World museum conducts bus tours of the base.

Contact

RAAF Base Williamtown
Medowie Road
Williamtown NSW 2314

Call 1300 DEFENCE and ask for Williamtown Air Force Base.

Call +61 2 6265 9111 for international callers.

Aircraft Noise Exposure Forecast 2003-13

The Department of Defence has released the Aircraft Noise Exposure Forecast 2003- 13 for Williamtown and the Salt Ash Area Weapons Range for urban planners.