RAAF Base Glenbrook

RAAF Base Glenbrook (ICAO: YGNB)^[1] is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base located in Glenbrook, in the Lower Blue Mountains, approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia.

RAAF Base Glenbrook
Glenbrook, New South Wales in Australia
Site information
Type	Military air base
Operator	Royal Australian Air Force
Location
RAAF Base Glenbrook Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	33°45′48″S 150°38′12″E
Area	28 hectares (69 acres)
Site history
In use	1948 (1948) – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Group Captain Kaarin Kooij
Garrison	Headquarters Air Command
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: YGNB
Elevation	195 metres (640 ft) AMSL
Helipads Number Length and surface H7 13 metres (43 ft) Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

The base serves as home to Headquarters Air Command of the RAAF. There is no airfield although it has a heliport, or helicopter landing site (HLS) and most administrative services are located on the nearby RAAF Base Richmond. Parts of the 28-hectare (69-acre) site are heritage-listed and comprise the Officers' Mess, once the Lapstone Hotel.^[2]

During World War Two, men stationed at the base co-ordinated the stockpiling of mustard gas in the disused Glenbrook railway tunnel.^[3]

In 2009 the Minister for Defence, John Faulkner, announced that the base would be closed by 2015, and its command operations transfer to RAAF Base Amberley.^[4] Closure has yet to occur.^[when?]

Units

Unit	Full name	Force Element Group	Aircraft	Notes
HQAC	Headquarters Air Command	Air Command	—
323SQN	No 323 Squadron AAFC	Australian Air Force Cadets	—

See also

• List of Royal Australian Air Force installations
• List of airports in New South Wales