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 42 Wing - airborne early warning and control
  - No 2 Squadron - Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft
  - No 3 Control and Reporting Unit - radar operations
  - Surveillance and Control Training Unit - sensor operations training
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
ADF Warfare Centre - 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

Switchboard: (02) 4964 7111

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.