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Curtin Airstrip - WA

Airstrip

Position

DEG: -17.58164 123.82833

DMS: 17º 34' 53.9" S 123º 49' 41.99" E

UTM: 51 K 8055907mN 587896mE

Altitude: 84.19m

Place Type

Infrastructure - Airstrip

Location

942.88kms SouthWest of Darwin

Address & Contact

RAAF Curtin
Willare WA 6728

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.airforce.gov.au/about-us/bases/raaf-base-curtin

Information

RAAF Base Curtin is located on the north coast of Western Australia, southeast of Derby and 170 kilometres east of Broome. It was established in the 1950s to provide support for land, air and sea operations aimed at securing Australia’s northern approaches.
The base was officially opened in 1988, named in honour of former Prime Minister John Curtin who served from 1941-1945.
Curtin is one of the Royal Australian Air Force’s three ‘bare bases’, meaning it can be used for training exercises and operations.

PlaceID	12412

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Curtin at 09/04:30pm WST

Distance from Curtin Airstrip 1.14km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
31.7°C	29.3°C	31%	12.5°C	1010.5hPa	0.0mm	SE	17km/hr 9knots	24km/hr 13knots

Closest Climatic Station

Curtin Aero

Distance from Curtin Airstrip 1.14km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.5	35.5	36.0	36.3	33.2	30.6	30.9	33.1	36.5	38.8	39.8	38.4
Mean Min. °C	25.0	24.6	24.2	22.3	19.0	16.4	15.3	15.8	18.4	21.6	24.1	25.0
Mean Rain mm	215.5	217.1	172.1	44.5	15.7	9.6	7.9	1.7	0.2	5.4	23.3	149.0