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Naval Air Station Nowra - HMAS Albatross
YSNW / NOANowra Hill, AustraliaELEV 400 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shellharbour Airport (WOL) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Naval Air Station Nowra - HMAS Albatross (YSNW / NOA) sits in Nowra Hill, Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 400 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
NOA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Shellharbour Airport (WOL, 26 nm), Goulburn Airport (GUL, 41 nm), and Camden Airport (CDU, 55 nm).
Quotes for flights out of NOA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NOA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
YSNW
IATA
NOA
FAA / Local
YSNW
Elevation
400 ft
Coordinates
34.9466° S · 150.5425° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 400 ft, NOA sits higher than 50% of the 191 Australia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 26nmWOLShellharbour AirportAlbion Park Rail
- 41nmGULGoulburn Airport
- 55nmCDUCamden AirportCobbitty
- 60nmMYAMoruya AirportMoruya
- 64nmWSIWestern Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) AirportSydney
- 65nmBWUSydney Bankstown AirportSydney
Location
Open the full mapYSNW · Naval Air Station Nowra - HMAS Albatross · Nowra Hill, Australia