Forrest Airport

Forrest Airport
Forrest Airport
	IATA: FOS; ICAO: YFRT;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Fayburn Pty Ltd.
Location	Forrest, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL	511 ft / 156 m
Coordinates	30°50′19″S 128°06′46″E / 30.83861°S 128.11278°ECoordinates: 30°50′19″S 128°06′46″E / 30.83861°S 128.11278°E
Website	http://www.forrestairport.com.au
Map
	YFRT Location in Western Australia
Runways
	Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart

Forrest Airport (IATA: FOS, ICAO: YFRT) is an airport located in the tiny hamlet of Forrest, Western Australia. The airport is clearly visible from the Indian Pacific train, which services the Trans-Australian Railway.

History[]

The airport was built by the Department of Civil Aviation in 1929 as a fuel stop for West Australian Airways which had won a government contract to carry mail between Adelaide and Perth using the de Havilland Hercules. During World War II it was operated by the Royal Australian Air Force as a transit and fuel stop, and a communications base. It remains in use as an important stopping place for refuelling short range planes, for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Australian Defence Force.^[2]^[3]

Forrest Airport terminal building

References[]

^ YFRT – Forrest (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 2 Dec 2021, Aeronautical Chart
^ "AIRWAY SERVICES". The West Australian. Perth. 4 May 1937. p. 17. Retrieved 14 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ http://www.forrestairport.com.au/

External links[]

Airservices Aerodromes & Procedure Charts
Forrest Airport WA archived version – compiled by Geoff Goodall

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[AIP-1] YFRT – Forrest (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 2 Dec 2021, Aeronautical Chart

[2] "AIRWAY SERVICES". The West Australian. Perth. 4 May 1937. p. 17. Retrieved 14 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] ttp://www.forrestairport.com.au/

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Forrest Airport

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