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Port Keats Airfield
Port Keats Airfield
	IATA: PKT; ICAO: YPKT;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	West Daly Regional Council
Location	Wadeye, Northern Territory
Elevation AMSL	112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates	14°14′54″S 129°31′42″E / 14.24833°S 129.52833°E
Map
	YPKT Location in the Northern Territory
Runways
	Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart

Port Keats Airfield (IATA: PKT, ICAO: YPKT) is an airport at Wadeye, Northern Territory (Port Keats) in Australia.

World War II

During World War II, the airfield was used as an emergency landing ground for Royal Australian Air Force fighters and bombers returning from flying operations over the Netherlands East Indies.^[2]

References

^ YPKT – Port Keats (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 20 March 2025, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ OzatWar website

[AIP-1] YPKT – Port Keats (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 20 March 2025, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[2] OzatWar website

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