# RAAF Base Richmond (XRH)

> Richmond, AU · IATA: XRH · ICAO: YSRI · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `XRH` |
| ICAO | `YSRI` |
| City | Richmond |
| Country | AU |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 20 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -33.60465, 150.78305 |

## Description

The Royal Australian Air Force's Air Lift Group makes RAAF Base Richmond its home, around 50 kilometres north-west of Sydney. No. 37 Squadron flies the C-130J Hercules and No. 35 Squadron the C-27J Spartan from here, mounting military and humanitarian airlift across Australia and the Pacific. Despite this heavy transport role, the base (code XRH) plays no part in civil freight: there is no commercial cargo operation and no public terminal. Shippers in greater Sydney route their consignments through Sydney International Airport (SYD) and its cargo operators instead. Richmond stays a defence airlift base, well connected to road and rail across western Sydney.

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