# RAAF Base Pearce, Bullsbrook, Australia

**RAAF Base Pearce** is a medium airport in Bullsbrook, Western Australia, Australia. It opened in 1939. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,439 m (8,002 ft). It is operated by Royal Australian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Australian Air Force
- Serves: Bullsbrook, Western Australia, Australia
- Opened: 1939
- Elevation: 45 m / 149 ft
- Coordinates: -31.6678, 116.0150
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 2,439 m / 8,002 ft
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Australia/Perth
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Base_Pearce (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q955792
- Weather station: YPEA · WMO 94612
- Ident: YPEA

## Timeline

- 1939: RAAF Base Pearce opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18L/36R | 2,439 m / 8,002 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 174° / 354° | yes |
| 18R/36L | 1,741 m / 5,712 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 173° / 353° |  |
| 05/23 | 1,691 m / 5,548 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,439 m / 8,002 ft | =2,722 of 29,858 | #55 in Oceania | #32 in AU |
| Elevation | 45 m / 149 ft | =35,363 of 43,403 | =1,421 in Oceania | #880 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =32 in Oceania | =23 in AU |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =9 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | PERTH DEP | 118.700 |
| ACC | MELBOURNE CNTR | 125.200 |
| APP | APP | 130.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 34.000 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 134.100 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 |
| DEP | DEP | 135.900 |
| DIR | PERTH APP | 123.600 |
| GND | GND | 127.250 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [YGSD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ygsd.md) Greenside Airstrip · 17 km / 11 mi
- [AU-0043](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0043.md) Chittering Airstrip · 21 km / 13 mi
- [YGIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ygig.md) RAAF Gingin · 27 km / 17 mi
- [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [AU-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0004.md) Langley Park Airstrip · 35 km / 22 mi
- [YBHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybhl.md) Bindoon Hill Airstrip · 40 km / 25 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/ypea/data