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RAAF Gingin , sometimes also RAAF Base Gingin or RAAF Base Gin Gin, is a
Royal Australian Air Force The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal Air force, aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army. Constitutionally the Governor-Gener ...
(RAAF) small
military airfield An airbase (stylised air base in American English), sometimes referred to as a military airbase, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base, is an aerodrome or airport used as a mi ...
located at Gingin, in
Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
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History

Constructed during the 1960s, the airfield is set on ; predominantly used for pilot training and various other uses that include the bulk storage and distribution of fuel, with both above-ground and underground storage tanks. The airfield is located north of
Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
and by road north of
RAAF Base Pearce RAAF Base Pearce is the main Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base in Western Australia, located in Bullsbrook, north of Perth. It is used for training by the RAAF and the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Pearce is the busies ...
, which also administers the site. There are no RAAF personnel based at Gingin. In 2016 it was reported that the Australian Government had approved funding for the upgrade of the
air traffic control tower Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled ai ...
at RAAF Gingin. The airfield is used by the Pearce Aero Club, which keeps some aircraft there. The airfield has previously been identified as the site for a second airport for Perth.


See also

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List of airports in Western Australia This is a list of airports in the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Western Australia. __TOC__ List of airports The list is sorted by the name of the community served, click the sort buttons in the table header to switc ...
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List of Royal Australian Air Force installations This is a list of current and previous Royal Australian Air Force airstrips, aerodromes and bases. The air force also owns and maintains "bare bases" in remote areas of Australia. These bases have runways and buildings, but only a caretaker st ...


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* Royal Australian Air Force bases Airports in Western Australia Military installations in Western Australia 1960s establishments in Australia Military airbases established in the 1960s Shire of Gingin {{WesternAustralia-airport-stub