RAAF Base East Sale

RAAF Base East Sale
RAAF Base East Sale
Sale, Victoria in Australia
	RAAF Base East Sale Winjeel Gate Guardian
Site information
Type	Military airfield and training school
Owner	Department of Defence
Operator	Royal Australian Air Force
Website	RAAF Base East Sale
Location
	RAAF Base East Sale Location in Victoria
Coordinates	38°05′56″S 147°08′58″E / 38.09889°S 147.14944°E
Site history
In use	22 April 1943 – present
Garrison information
Occupants	Headquarters Air Training Wing; Officers' Training School RAAF; No 453 East Sale Flight; No. 32 Squadron; No. 30 (City of Sale) Squadron; Central Flying School,; incorporating the Roulettes; School of Air Traffic Control; No.1 Flying Training School; No.2 Flying Training School; Aviation Candidate Management Centre; Training Aircraft Systems Program Office; No 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron Detachment; 4/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment; Defence Support and Reform Group; No. 409 Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets;
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: YMES
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft) AMSL
Runways
04/22	2,437 metres (7,995 ft) Asphalt
09/27	2,230 metres (7,316 ft) Asphalt
	Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart

RAAF Base East Sale (ICAO: YMES) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base and training school, located in Sale, Victoria, Australia. The base is one of the main training establishments of the RAAF, including where Australian Air Force Cadets from 4 Wing (Victoria) have their biannual General Service Training as well as being home to No. 409 Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets. It is home to The Roulettes aerobatic team. It is also now the home of the RAAF's Officers' Training School (OTS) following its relocation from RAAF Base Point Cook. East Sale was upgraded to house the new OTS, which had its first intake of students in January 2008. The base houses approximately 700 air force personnel.