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| RAAF Base Learmonth | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near Exmouth, Western Australia in Australia | |||||||
  RAAF Learmonth YPLM Location in Western Australia | |||||||
| Coordinates | 22°14′09″S 114°05′19″E / 22.23583°S 114.08861°E | ||||||
| Type | Military air base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Department of Defence | ||||||
| Operator |  Royal Australian Air Force | ||||||
| Website | RAAF Base Learmonth | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | circa 1950s – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Occupants | 'Bare base' | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: LEA, ICAO: YPLM | ||||||
| Elevation | 6 metres (19 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||
| Official name | Learmonth Air Weapons Range Facility | ||||||
| Type | Listed place (Historic) | ||||||
| Designated | 22 June 2004 | ||||||
| Reference no. | 105551 | ||||||
RAAF Base Learmonth, also known as Learmonth Airport (IATA: LEA, ICAO: YPLM), is a joint use Royal Australian Air Force base and civil airport. It is located near the town of Exmouth on the north-west coast of Western Australia. RAAF Base Learmonth is one of the RAAF's three bare bases. It is maintained by the RAAF's 25 Squadron and a small caretaker staff during peacetime.
The RAAF also operates the Learmonth Air Weapons Range which covers about 18,954 ha (46,840 acres) and is located 30 km (19 mi) south-west of the airbase.[2]
- ^ YPLM – Learmonth (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Learmonth Air Weapons Range Facility, Learmonth". Commonwealth heritage places in Western Australia. Department of the Environment and Energy, Australian Government. Retrieved 4 December 2010.