Pine Creek Airfield

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Pine Creek Airfield
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Summary
Location	Pine Creek, Northern Territory
Coordinates	13°49′30.69″S 131°50′43.64″E / 13.8251917°S 131.8454556°E / -13.8251917; 131.845455613°49′30.69″S 131°50′43.64″E / 13.8251917°S 131.8454556°E / -13.8251917; 131.8454556
Map
Pine Creek Airfield Location of airport in Northern Territory
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6,000 1,829 gravel

Pine Creek Airfield was an emergency landing ground at Pine Creek, Northern Territory, Australia during World War II.

Civil airfield extended by B Company and HQ Detachment of the between 11 May 1942 to 16 July 1942. The runway was 6,000 ft × 100 ft (1,829 m × 30 m) wide.

Due to housing development and road and railway construction, the runway length has now been decreased to about 700 m (2,300 ft), with a gravel surface.

See also[]

• List of airports in the Northern Territory

References[]

External links[]

• Pacific War Wrecks Database
• OzatWar Website

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