RAAF Base Edinburgh

RAAF Base Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Adelaide, South Australia in Australia
RAAF Base Edinburgh YPED is located in South Australia
RAAF Base Edinburgh YPED
RAAF Base Edinburgh YPED
Location in South Australia
Coordinates34°42′09″S 138°37′15″E / 34.70250°S 138.62083°E / -34.70250; 138.62083
TypeMilitary air base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defence
Operator Royal Australian Air Force
WebsiteRAAF Base Edinburgh
Site history
In use22 March 1954[1]
Garrison information
Occupants
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: YPED
Elevation20 metres (67 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/22 1,962 metres (6,437 ft) Grass
18/36 2,560 metres (8,399 ft) Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2]

RAAF Base Edinburgh (ICAO: YPED) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military airbase located in Edinburgh approximately 28 km (17 mi) north of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia and forms part of the Edinburgh Defence Precinct.

The base is primarily home to No 92 Wing and their Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft that conduct surveillance operations throughout Australia's region of interest. The base is also the home of the Air Warfare Centre which is responsible through its Air Force Ranges Directorate for the Woomera Test Range. The base has over the past decade become home to elements of the 1st Brigade of the Australian Army.

  1. ^ "Welcome to Edinburgh Defence Precinct - Annual Handbook 2020" (PDF). Williamtown: RAAFANSW Publications. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. ^ YPED – Edinburgh (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024, Aeronautical Chart

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