Airports / Australia / WGE
Walgett Airport
YWLG / WGEAustraliaELEV 439 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
36 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG).
Overview
Walgett Airport, listed as YWLG / WGE, is a mid-sized airport in Australia. The airport sits 439 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 WGE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG, 36 nm), Coonamble Airport (CNB, 58 nm), and Brewarrina Airport (BWQ, 68 nm).
Charter pricing from WGE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from WGE.
Field capability
ICAO
YWLG
IATA
WGE
FAA / Local
YWLG
Elevation
439 ft
Coordinates
30.0328° S · 148.1260° 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 439 ft, WGE sits higher than 52% 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.
- 36nmLHGLightning Ridge Airport
- 58nmCNBCoonamble Airport
- 68nmBWQBrewarrina Airport
- 87nmDRNDirranbandi Airport
- 90nmNAANarrabri AirportNarrabri
- 95nmMRZMoree AirportMoree
Location
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