# RAAF Base Edinburgh (YPED)

**RAAF Base Edinburgh** (ICAO: YPED) is a medium airport in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It opened in 1946. It has one runway, 2,560 m (8,399 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Australian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / YPED
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Australian Air Force
- Serves: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Opened: 1946
- Elevation: 20 m / 67 ft
- Coordinates: -34.7057, 138.6156
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,560 m / 8,399 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10:30/+9:30 · Australia/Adelaide
- Website: http://www.raaf.gov.au/organisation/info_on/bases/edinburgh/index.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Base_Edinburgh (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q959449
- Weather station: YPED · WMO 95676
- Ident: YPED

## Timeline

- 1946: RAAF Base Edinburgh opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,560 m / 8,399 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 189° / 009° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,560 m / 8,399 ft | =2,189 of 29,858 | =43 in Oceania | =23 in AU |
| Elevation | 20 m / 67 ft | =38,312 of 43,403 | =1,692 in Oceania | =1,024 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =74 in Oceania | #36 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | ADELAIDE APP | 128.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 31.630 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 |
| FSS | FLIGHTWATCH | 128.600 |
| GND | GND | 134.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [YCVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycvg.md) Calvin Grove Airport · 3.5 km / 2.2 mi
- [YPPF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yppf.md) Adelaide Parafield Airport · 9.9 km / 6.1 mi
- [YGAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ygaw.md) Gawler Airport · 15 km / 9.4 mi
- [YLLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yllt.md) Lower Light Airport · 27 km / 17 mi
- [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [YLYK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ylyk.md) Lyndoch Airport · 29 km / 18 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/yped/data