RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base

YMPC · Victoria, Australia

About RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base

ICAO YMPC
FIR Melbourne FIR
Region Victoria
Country Australia
Runways 8/26
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -37.9322, 144.75301   375556S 1444511E
Coordinates (Center) -37.93259, 144.75296   375557S 1444511E
Variation 11.8° E (2024)
Timezone Melbourne (+10 h)
Local time May 2, 2024 17:55

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
17 175° 163° 1,374 m 45 m Concrete -37.9365 144.7547
35 355° 343° -37.9242 144.7534
4 048° 036° 1,137 m 45 m Concrete -37.9296 144.7561
22 228° 216° -37.9364 144.7465
8 091° 079° 1,066 m 45 m Grass -37.9345 144.7596
26 271° 259° -37.9344 144.7475

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base

RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base is a small airport in Victoria, Australia. The airport is located at latitude -37.93259 and longitude 144.75296. The airport has 3 runways: 17/35, 4/22 and 8/26. The ICAO airport code of this field is YMPC. Nearby other airfields are Rothwell Airfield, Melbourne Essendon Airport, St Leonards Airfield, Avalon Airport and Melbourne International Airport.

RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Avalon Airport, which is 28 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Melbourne.

RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base is in the timezone of Australia/Melbourne. Difference with UTC is +10 h. Today the sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:32. This applies to RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +10 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Laverton Aerodrome YMLV 9.3 km 349°
Laverton (aus-a AMLV 9.7 km 340°
Yarra Bank Heliport YYBK 22 km 055°
Batman Park YBPK 22 km 055°
Alfred Hospital Helipad YAFD 22 km 064°
Royal Melbourne Hospital Helipad YRMH 23 km 050°
Royal Childrens Hospital Helipad YRHO 23 km 048°
Rothwell Airfield AU-0175 24 km 273°
Melbourne Essendon Airport YMEN 26 km 030°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Point Cook PCK NDB 0.7 km 022°
Ripley (Decommissioned) RPY NDB 23 km 280°
Essendon EN NDB 27 km 031°
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