RAAF Base Woomera
| RAAF Base Woomera | |||||||||
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RAAF Woomera Airfield | |||||||||
| Part of RAAF Woomera Range Complex | |||||||||
| Near Woomera, South Australia in Australia | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Military air base | ||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Australian Air Force | ||||||||
| Website | Woomera Range Complex | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
Location of the base in South Australia | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°08′39″S 136°49′01″E / 31.14417°S 136.81694°E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1947 | ||||||||
| In use | 1 January 2015 – present (as RAAF Base Woomera) | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: UMR, ICAO: YPWR | ||||||||
| Elevation | 167 metres (548 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart | |||||||||
RAAF Base Woomera (WMA), was proclaimed by Chief of Air Force Directive in January 2015. RAAF Base Woomera and the RAAF Woomera Test Range (WTR) are the two formations which make up the RAAF Woomera Range Complex (WRC). RAAF Base Woomera consists of two sectors, 'Base Sector North' which is a restricted access area and includes Camp Rapier, the entrance to the Woomera Test Range and the RAAF Woomera Airfield (IATA: UMR, ICAO: YPWR). 'Base Sector South' is accessible by the public and essentially encompasses that part of RAAF Base Woomera long referred to as the Woomera Village. Woomera Village is often quoted as a 'remote town'. It is not a 'town', but rather an 'open base' of the RAAF. The 'village' has previously always functioned as an Australian Government/Defence Force garrison facility until it was fully incorporated into RAAF Base Woomera in 2015.