This is a list of current and previous Royal Australian Air Force airstrips, aerodromes and bases. The air force also owns and maintains "bare bases" in remote areas of Australia. These bases have runways and buildings, but only a caretaker staff. They are generally only used for exercises as there are no units permanently based there. Current bases Australian Capital Territory Defence Establishment Fairbairn, Canberra New South Wales RAAF Base Glenbrook, Glenbrook (near Sydney) Defence Establishment Orchard Hills, Orchard Hills (near Sydney) RAAF Base Richmond, Richmond (near Sydney) RAAF Base Wagga, Wagga Wagga RAAF Base Williamtown, Williamtown (near Newcastle) Northern Territory RAAF Base Darwin, Darwin RAAF Base Tindal, Katherine Queensland RAAF Base Amberley, Ipswich (near Brisbane) RAAF Scherger near Weipa (bare base) RAAF Base Townsville, Townsville South Australia RAAF Base Edinburgh, Edinburgh (near Adelaide) RAAF Woomera Range Complex, a large military and civil aerospace facility in the Far North region RAAF Base Woomera, an air base contained within the complex, near Woomera Village Victoria RAAF Base East Sale, Sale RAAF Williams, Laverton Base, Laverton (near Melbourne) RAAF Williams, Point Cook Base, Point Cook (near Melbourne) Western Australia RAAF Curtin near Derby (bare base) RAAF Gingin, Gingin (airfield only) RAAF Learmonth near Exmouth (bare base) RAAF Base Pearce, Bullsbrook (near Perth) Former Headquarters RAAF Area Combined Headquarters, North-Eastern area, Townsville, Queensland. Relocated from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea RAAF Area Combined Headquarters, North-Western area, Darwin, Northern Territory RAAF Area Combined Headquarters, South-Eastern area, Melbourne, Victoria RAAF Area Combined Headquarters, South-Western area, Fremantle, Western Australia Former bases in Australia Australian Capital Territory RAAF Base Fairbairn, Canberra – now Fairbairn Business Park and part of Canberra Airport. Decommissioned as an RAAF base in 2003 although No. 34 Squadron (VIP transport) is still based there. New South Wales RAAF Base Albion Park, Albion Park RAAF Base Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour RAAF Base Evans Head, Evans Head RAAF Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay RAAF Base Moruya, Moruya RAAF Base Nabiac, Nabiac RAAF Base Rathmines, Rathmines – The largest flying boat base in Australia RAAF Base Temora, Temora RAAF Base Uranquinty, Uranquinty – 1941–45 Pilot training, and 1947–52 No.1 Basic Flying Training School for RAAF & RAN Northern Territory RAAF Base Daly Waters, Daly Waters Queensland RAAF Base Bowen, Bowen RAAF Base Cairns, Cairns South Australia RAAF Base Mallala, Mallala Victoria RAAF Base Mildura, Mildura RAAF Base West Sale, Sale RAAF Tottenham (Stores Depot), Maribyrnong RAAF Ballarat,