# Naval Air Station Nowra - HMAS Albatross (NOA / YSNW)

**Naval Air Station Nowra - HMAS Albatross** (IATA: NOA, ICAO: YSNW) is a medium airport in Nowra Hill, New South Wales, Australia. It opened in 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,094 m (6,870 ft). It is operated by Royal Australian Navy.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NOA / YSNW
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Australian Navy
- Serves: Nowra Hill, New South Wales, Australia
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 122 m / 400 ft
- Coordinates: -34.9466, 150.5425
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,094 m / 6,870 ft
- Time zone: UTC+11/+10 · Australia/Sydney
- Website: https://www.navy.gov.au/establishments/hmas-albatross
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_(air_station) (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3124907
- Weather station: YSNW · WMO 94750
- Ident: YSNW

## Timeline

- 1941: Naval Air Station Nowra - HMAS Albatross opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,094 m / 6,870 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 095° / 275° | yes |
| 03/21 | 2,046 m / 6,713 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 | 2,094 m / 6,870 ft | =3,653 of 29,858 | #100 in Oceania | #57 in AU |
| Elevation | 122 m / 400 ft | =29,014 of 43,403 | =1,032 in Oceania | =631 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =42 in Oceania | =29 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 123.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 28.040 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 128.350 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.850 |
| FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 121.200 |
| GND | GND | 135.850 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.850 |

## Nearby airports

- [WOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yshl.md) Shellharbour Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [GUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yglb.md) Goulburn Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [CDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yscn.md) Camden Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [MYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymry.md) Moruya Airport · 112 km / 69 mi
- [WSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0539.md) Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [BWU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysbk.md) Sydney Bankstown Airport · 121 km / 75 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/ysnw/data