Charleville Airport
Charleville Airport (IATA: CTL, ICAO: YBCV) is an airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southwest[1] Charleville, a town in the state of Queensland in Australia.
Charleville Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Murweh Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
Location | Charleville, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,003 ft / 306 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°24′24″S 146°15′45″E | ||||||||||||||
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YBCV Location in Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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QantasLink | Brisbane, Roma |
Regional Express Airlines | Bedourie, Birdsville, Boulia, Brisbane, Mount Isa, Quilpie, 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.[2]
History
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-3 August 1942.[3]
Other USAAF units assigned to Charleville were the 8th and 480th Service Squadron of the 45th Service Group.[4]
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
References
- YBCV – Charleville (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 May 2020, Aeronautical Chart Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- "Rex soars in Queensland as Skytrans falters". Brisbane Times. 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.
- USAF Historical Research Agency Document Search