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Wagga Wagga Airport

Forest Hill, Australia

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Wagga Wagga Airport

Forest Hill, Australia

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Regional gateway serving the Riverina district of New South Wales.

Opened

1939

Location

Wagga Wagga, Australia

Wagga Wagga Airport (IATA: WGA, ICAO: YSWG) is a regional airport located near Forest Hill, approximately 7 kilometres from the centre of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the primary air gateway to the Riverina region and is one of the busiest regional airports in New South Wales by passenger numbers. The airport handles scheduled passenger services connecting Wagga Wagga to Sydney and Melbourne, supporting both business and leisure travellers. It also accommodates general aviation, charter flights, and is home to the Royal Australian Air Force Base Wagga, which operates alongside the civilian facility. The airport is owned and operated by the City of Wagga Wagga council and has undergone various infrastructure upgrades over the years to support growing passenger demand and improved facilities.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal building serving all commercial and general aviation operations.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options include taxis, hire cars, and shuttle bus services connecting the airport to Wagga Wagga city centre, approximately 7 kilometres away.

Airlines here

Rex (Regional Express Airlines) and QantasLink operate scheduled services at Wagga Wagga Airport, connecting the city primarily to Sydney and Melbourne.

Notable facts

›Wagga Wagga Airport is co-located with RAAF Base Wagga, a major Australian military training base.
›It is one of the busiest regional airports in New South Wales by annual passenger movements.
›The airport is owned and managed by the City of Wagga Wagga local council.
›The runway is capable of handling turbo-prop and small jet aircraft used in regional operations.
›Wagga Wagga serves as a key hub for the broader Riverina and Murray regions of southern New South Wales.

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Airlines serving this airport

Qantas

Regional Express

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WGA → SYDQF · DH4 DH3

WGA → MELZL · SF3

WGA → SYDZL · SF3

Aircraft operating here

Saab SF340A/B2 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q1 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 81 routes

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Wagga Wagga Airport is a regional airport serving Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. The airport is located in the suburb of Forest Hill, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south-east of the city centre, on land leased from the Department of Defence. It shares runways and some aviation facilities with the adjacent RAAF Base Wagga, which hosts ground training establishments and supporting military air traffic. Rex Airlines maintains a strong presence with its main engineering and maintenance base for its Saab 340 aircraft. The airline also conducts an in-house program to train cadet pilots through a campus of the Australian Airline Pilot Academy at the airport. In the 2020-21 financial year the airport recorded 71,862 passengers which made it the 36th busiest airport in Australia.

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