# RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base, Point Cook, Australia

**RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base** is a small airport in Point Cook, Victoria, Australia. It opened in 1912. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,374 m (4,508 ft). It is operated by Royal Australian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ympc

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Australian Air Force
- Serves: Point Cook, Victoria, Australia
- Opened: 1912
- Elevation: 4 m / 14 ft
- Coordinates: -37.9322, 144.7530
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,374 m / 4,508 ft
- Time zone: UTC+11/+10 · Australia/Melbourne
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Williams (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1551483
- Weather station: YMLV · WMO 94865
- Ident: YMPC

## Timeline

- 1912: RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 1,374 m / 4,508 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 175° / 355° | yes |
| 04/22 | 1,137 m / 3,730 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 049° / 229° |  |
| 08/26 | 1,066 m / 3,497 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Grass | 090° / 270° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,374 m / 4,508 ft | =8,073 of 29,858 | =552 in Oceania | =433 in AU |
| Elevation | 4 m / 14 ft | =42,010 of 43,403 | =2,096 in Oceania | =1,214 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1912 | =46 of 15,079 | #1 in Oceania | #1 in AU |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =9 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.200 |
| RDR | MELBOURNE RADAR | 135.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [AU-0175](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0175.md) Rothwell Airfield · 24 km / 15 mi
- [MEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymen.md) Melbourne Essendon Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [YSLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysle.md) St Leonards Airfield · 27 km / 17 mi
- [AVV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymav.md) Melbourne Avalon International Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · 30 km / 19 mi
- [MBW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymmb.md) Melbourne Moorabbin Airport · 31 km / 19 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ympc/data