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World War II Airstrip Sattler - NT

World War II Airstrip Sattler

Airstrip

Position

DEG: -12.54222 131.059906

DMS: 12º 32' 31.99" S 131º 03' 35.66" E

UTM: 52 L 8612614mN 723825mE

Altitude: 47.57m

Place Type

Infrastructure - Airstrip

Location

26.03kms East of Darwin - Driving 31.4 km (27 mins)

Address & Contact

870 Stuart Hwy
McMinns Lagoon NT 0822

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

Sattler Airstrip is just 3 Klm North from the Arnhem Hwy Turnoff.
On 2 April 1942 a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft reported the construction of a new airfield 32 Klms south of Darwin beside the Daly Waters to Darwin track. Later that same day the new Sattler RAAF airfield was bombed by the Japanese. There was minimal damage. There were no Allied planes at the base as it was still under construction

PlaceID	13259

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Darwin Airport at 02/07:00am CST

Distance from World War II Airstrip Sattler 22.42km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
22.5°C	21.9°C	65%	15.6°C	1012.6hPa	0.0mm	SE	13km/hr 7knots	17km/hr 9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Darwin Airport

Distance from World War II Airstrip Sattler 22.42km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.8	31.4	31.9	32.7	32.0	30.6	30.5	31.4	32.6	33.2	33.3	32.6
Mean Min. °C	24.8	24.7	24.5	24.0	22.1	19.9	19.3	20.4	23.0	24.9	25.3	25.3
Mean Rain mm	423.8	374.6	322.1	101.2	21.3	1.9	1.2	5.0	15.7	70.2	139.3	251.3