# Woomera Airfield (UMR / YPWR)

**Woomera Airfield** (IATA: UMR, ICAO: YPWR) is a small airport in Woomera, South Australia, Australia. It opened on 1 Jan 2015. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,372 m (7,782 ft). It is operated by Royal Australian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: UMR / YPWR
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Australian Air Force
- Serves: Woomera, South Australia, Australia
- Opened: 1 Jan 2015
- Elevation: 167 m / 548 ft
- Coordinates: -31.1442, 136.8170
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,372 m / 7,782 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10:30/+9:30 · Australia/Adelaide
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Base_Woomera (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38250457
- Weather station: YPWR · WMO 94659
- Ident: YPWR

## Timeline

- 1 Jan 2015: Woomera Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,372 m / 7,782 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 186° / 006° | yes |
| 12/30 | 1,614 m / 5,295 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Gravel | 125° / 305° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,372 m / 7,782 ft | #2,962 of 29,858 | #64 in Oceania | #38 in AU |
| Elevation | 167 m / 548 ft | =26,283 of 43,403 | #877 in Oceania | #519 in AU |
| Age | Opened 2015 | =13,201 of 15,079 | #184 in Oceania | #63 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 |
| FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 122.000 |
| GND | GND | 25.930 |
| TWR | TWR | 25.780 |

## Nearby airports

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- [YRXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yrxb.md) Roxby Downs Station Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [YWIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0771.md) Wirraminna Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [YOKH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0748.md) Oakden Hills Airport · 62 km / 38 mi
- [AU-0749](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0749.md) Mahanewo Road Airstrip · 62 km / 39 mi
- [YCPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycpt.md) Carrapateena Airport · 62 km / 39 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/ypwr/data