Forrest Airport

Forrest Airport (IATA: FOS, ICAO: YFRT) is a small remote airport located in the Nullarbor Plain of Western Australia, near the tiny settlement of Forrest. It sits along the transcontinental railway and the Eyre Highway corridor, serving as a support facility for the surrounding region. The airport primarily supports general aviation, emergency services, and occasional charter flights rather than scheduled commercial airline services. Its remote location makes it strategically useful for search and rescue operations across the vast Nullarbor region. Forrest itself has a very small permanent population, and the airport reflects that reality, operating with minimal infrastructure compared to major Australian airports. It has historically served as an alternate or emergency landing strip for transcontinental flights crossing the Nullarbor.