RAAF Base Edinburgh

RAAF Base Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Adelaide, South Australia in Australia
Five P-8A Poseidons of No. 11 Squadron at RAAF Base Edinburgh.
The crest of RAAF Edinburgh
RAAF Base Edinburgh YPED Location in South Australia
Coordinates	34°42′09″S 138°37′15″E / 34.70250°S 138.62083°E / -34.70250; 138.62083
Type	Military air base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defence
Operator	Royal Australian Air Force
Website	RAAF Base Edinburgh
Site history
In use	22 March 1954[1]
Garrison information
Occupants	Headquarters No 92 Wing No. 453 Squadron No. 24 (City of Adelaide) Squadron No. 87 Squadron No. 292 Squadron No 3 Security Forces Squadron No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit No 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron Detachment Edinburgh No 1 Combat Communication Squadron Flight Edinburgh No. 10 Squadron No. 11 Squadron Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Unit No. 462 Squadron Aircraft Research and Development Unit Institute of Aviation Medicine 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 1st Armoured Regiment 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (2025) 613 Squadron, AAFC Headquarters No. 6 wing AAFC
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: YPED
Elevation	20 metres (67 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 04/22 1,962 metres (6,437 ft) Grass 18/36 2,560 metres (8,399 ft) Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2]

RAAF Base Edinburgh (ICAO: YPED) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military airbase located in Edinburgh approximately 28 km (17 mi) north of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia and forms part of the Edinburgh Defence Precinct.

Edinburgh is one of two defence 'super bases' in Australia, home to over 3,500 personnel from both the Royal Australian Air Force and the Australian Army. The base is home to No 92 Wing and their Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft that conduct surveillance operations throughout Australia's region of interest. In addition, No. 9 Squadron at Edinburgh remotely pilot the Royal Australian Air Force's fleet of drones, such as the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton, as well as a range of other undisclosed activities.

RAAF Edinburgh is notably home to the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) Coordination Centre, the RAAF Air Warfare Centre, and the Australian Battlespace Surveillance Centre, making Edinburgh one of the most strategically important defence bases in Australia. The base has over the past decade become home to elements of the 1st Brigade of the Australian Army.