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Coordinates: 26°2444.4S 146°1543.8E / 26.412333°S 146.262167°E / -26.412333; 146.262167
 

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Charleville Airport
  • ICAO: YBCV
  • Summary
    Airport typePublic
    OperatorMurweh Shire Council
    LocationCharleville, Queensland, Australia
    Elevation AMSL1,003 ft / 306 m
    Coordinates26°24′44.4″S 146°15′43.8″E / 26.412333°S 146.262167°E / -26.412333; 146.262167
    Map
    YBCV is located in Queensland
    YBCV

    YBCV

    Location in Queensland

    Runways
    Direction Length Surface
    m ft
    12/30 1,524 5,000 Asphalt
    18/36 1,067 3,501 Asphalt

    Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

    Charleville Airport (IATA: CTL, ICAO: YBCV) is an airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southwest[1]ofCharleville, a town in the state of QueenslandinAustralia.

    The Royal Flying Doctor Service has one of its nine Queensland bases at Charleville Airport.[2]

    Airlines and destinations[edit]

    AirlinesDestinations
    Aerlink Charter: Brisbane[3]
    Rex Airlines Bedourie, Birdsville, Boulia, Brisbane, Mount Isa, Quilpie, Roma,[4] Toowoomba, Windorah

    Regular services operated under contract to the Government of Queensland. Services operated by Skytrans were taken over by Regional Express Airlines from 1 January 2015.[5]

    History[edit]

    During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces 63d Bombardment Squadron, assigned to the Fifth Air Force 43d Bombardment Group, flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from the airfield between 15 June and 3 August 1942.[6]

    Other USAAF units assigned to Charleville were the 8th and 480th Service Squadron of the 45th Service Group.[7]

    Charleville was also the western terminus of the Air Transport Command Pacific Wing (later Division).

    The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) had a unit at Charleville. No 15 Operational Base Unit provided support services for transiting aircraft, such as refuelling or minor maintenance.

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

    1. ^ a b YBCV – Charleville (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "RFDS QLD Home Page". Royal Flying Doctor Service. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  • ^ "Flight history for Aerlink flight HT831". Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  • ^ "Rex snags regulated QLD regional routes from Qantas". Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  • ^ "Rex soars in Queensland as Skytrans falters". Brisbane Times. 15 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  • ^ Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  • ^ USAF Historical Research Agency Document Search
  • External links[edit]

  • Aviation

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charleville_Airport&oldid=1228211805"

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