RAAF Base Williamtown (YWLM)

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RAAF Base Williamtown (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) north[1] of the coastal city of Newcastle (27 km (17 mi) by road) in the local government area of Port Stephens, in New South Wales, Australia.

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RAAF Base Williamtown is a Royal Australian Air Force base located 20km north of Newcastle, New South Wales. It shares its runways with Newcastle Airport, a civilian airport.

Williamtown is HQ the Air Combat Group:
78 Wing operational training (No. 76 Squadron RAAF with Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighters, No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF with FA-18 Hornets, and No. 4 Squadron (FAC) RAAF with PC-9 training aircraft),
81 Wing air superiority (No. 3 Squadron RAAF and No. 77 Squadron RAAF with FA-18 Hornets).

It is also home to a number of other units such as:
Surveillance and Response Group:41 Wing (No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit and Surveillance and Control Training Unit) and 42 Wing (No. 2 Squadron RAAF with the Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft),
Joint Warfare, Doctrine and Training Centre,
41 Wing (air traffic control: HQ and detachment of No. 453 Sqn at Williamtown),
No. 26 (City of Newcastle) Squadron (Reserve),
Det. No. 87 Squadron RAAF (air intelligence),
Combat Support Unit - Williamtown,
No. 381 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron,
No 1 Airfield Operations Squadron,
No 2 Air Transportable Health Squadron.