Airports / Australia / WGA
Wagga Wagga Airport
YSWG / WGAForest Hill, AustraliaELEV 724 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
38 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tumut Aerodrome (TUM) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Wagga Wagga Airport (YSWG / WGA) is a mid-sized airport serving Forest Hill, Australia. The airport sits 724 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into WGA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tumut Aerodrome (TUM, 38 nm), Cootamundra Airport (CMD, 43 nm), and Temora Airport (TEM, 45 nm).
Charter pricing from WGA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under RAAF Base Wagga. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Forest Hill.
Field capability
ICAO
YSWG
IATA
WGA
FAA / Local
YSWG
Elevation
724 ft
Coordinates
35.1635° S · 147.4683° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 724 ft, WGA sits higher than 69% 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.
- 38nmTUMTumut AerodromeTumut
- 43nmCMDCootamundra Airport
- 45nmTEMTemora AirportTemora
- 55nmNRANarrandera AirportNarrandera
- 60nmABXAlbury AirportEast Albury
- 65nmCYGCorryong Airport
Location
Open the full mapYSWG · Wagga Wagga Airport · Forest Hill, Australia