RAAF Base Amberley

RAAF Base Amberley
RAAF Base Amberley
Ipswich, Queensland in Australia
	A RAAF C-17 Globemaster III taking off from RAAF Base Amberley, with KC-30 and F/A-18F aircraft in the background
	RAAF Base Amberley; YAMB Location in Queensland
Coordinates	27°38′26″S 152°42′43″E / 27.64056°S 152.71194°E
Type	Military airbase
Area	1,600 hectares (4,000 acres)
Site information
Owner	Department of Defence
Operator	Royal Australian Air Force
Site history
Built	June 1940
In use	June 1940 – present
Garrison information
Occupants	No. 1 Squadron; No. 6 Squadron, No. 33 Squadron; No. 36 Squadron; 9th Force Support Battalion (Army);
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: YAMB, WMO: 94568
Elevation	28 metres (91 ft) AMSL
Runways
04/22	1,523 metres (4,997 ft) concrete/asphalt
15/33	3,047 metres (9,997 ft) concrete/asphalt
	Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart

RAAF Base Amberley (ICAO: YAMB) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military airbase located 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Ipswich, Queensland in Australia and 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Brisbane CBD. It is the largest military airbase in Australia.

Amberley is one of two defence 'super bases' in Australia, with the other being RAAF Base Edinburgh, and is home to over 5,000 uniformed and civilian personnel.^[2] The base is currently home to No. 1 Squadron (operating the F/A-18F Super Hornet), No. 6 Squadron (operating the EA-18G Growler), No. 33 Squadron (operating the Airbus KC-30A), No. 35 Squadron (operating the C-27J Spartan) and No. 36 Squadron (operating the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III). Amberley is also home to Army units making up the 9th Force Support Battalion (9 FSB).

There are a variety of other formations on the base such as training colleges and maintenance areas. Amberley's largest squadron in terms of personnel is No. 382 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron RAAF (ECSS) providing both garrison and deployed combat support. Amberley was one of only two airfields in Australia (the other being Darwin International Airport) that were listed as a Transoceanic Abort (TOA) landing site for the Space Shuttle.^[3]^[4] Amberley is currently undergoing a A$64 million dollar re-development program.

^ YAMB – Amberley (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 28 November 2024, Aeronautical Chart
^ "RAAF Base Amberley" (PDF). Department of Defence. Australian Government. 1 October 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
^ "RAAF Base Amberley - AAFCANS: Army & Air Force Canteen Service". Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ "RAAF Base Amberley". Airforce Technology. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.