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RAAF Base Richmond

Richmond, Australia

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Elevation

67 ft

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Location

Richmond · NSW · Australia

Position

-33.605°, 150.783° · 67 ft elev.

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Australia's largest RAAF base supporting heavy airlift operations.

Opened

1925

Location

Richmond, Australia

RAAF Base Richmond is a Royal Australian Air Force installation located approximately 55 kilometres north-west of Sydney, in the Hawkesbury region of New South Wales. It serves as a major military airfield and is home to key RAAF transport and maritime patrol squadrons. The base has historically been one of the most significant in the Australian military aviation network, supporting heavy airlift aircraft including the C-17A Globemaster III and previously the C-130 Hercules. It is designated with the IATA code XRH, reflecting its limited role in scheduled or charter civil operations. RAAF Base Richmond is primarily a restricted military facility and does not function as a civilian commercial airport. Public access is strictly controlled, and regular passenger airline services are not operated from this location.

Getting to & from

The base is accessible by road via the Richmond area in north-western Sydney, with no dedicated public transport links to the airfield.

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No commercial airlines operate scheduled services from RAAF Base Richmond, as it is an active military installation.

Notable facts

›Home to No. 36 and No. 37 Squadrons RAAF, operating C-17A Globemaster III aircraft.
›One of the oldest continuously operating RAAF bases, established in the 1920s.
›Located in the Hawkesbury district, approximately 55 km north-west of Sydney CBD.
›The base has been used for disaster relief and humanitarian airlift missions across the Indo-Pacific region.
›Periodic reviews have considered the base's future amid urban expansion in western Sydney.

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RAAF Base Richmond is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located within the City of Hawkesbury, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of the Sydney Central Business District in New South Wales, Australia. Situated between the towns of Windsor and Richmond, the base is the oldest base in New South Wales and the second oldest in Australia. The base is home to the transport headquarters RAAF Air Lift Group, and its major operational formations, Nos. 84 and 86 Wings. The main aircraft type operated at the base is the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Richmond is a regular venue for air shows and had at times been mooted as a site for Sydney's proposed second international airport.

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