Deniliquin Airport

Deniliquin Airport (IATA: DNQ[2], ICAO: YDLQ) is an airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Deniliquin,[1] a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.

Deniliquin Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorEdward River Council
LocationDeniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation AMSL316 ft / 96 m
Coordinates35°33′16.5456″S 144°56′56.6088″E
Map
YDLQ
Location in New South Wales
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,219 3,999 Asphalt
12/30 1,487 4,879 Dirt/Grass
Sources: AIP ERSA[1]

RAAF Station Deniliquin

RAAF Station Deniliquin was formed in 1941 as a station for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), during the Second World War, at the airfield as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme as No. 7 Service Flying Training School.[3]

It was also a final disbanding site for squadrons returning from active duty against the Japanese in the Pacific. No. 22 Squadron RAAF[4] and No. 30 Squadron RAAF[5] were disbanded here in 1946, and in 1945 and 1946 it was also a base for No. 78 Squadron RAAF before it was finally disbanded in Williamtown.[6]

See also

References
  1. YDLQ – DENILIQUIN (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 May 2020
  2. Accident history for DNQ at Aviation Safety Network
  3. Service Flying Training Schools at RAAF Museum. Retrieved on 28 February 2011.
  4. Australian War Memorial website No. 22 Squadron Retrieved 10 February 2015
  5. Australian War Memorial website No. 30 Squadron Retrieved 10 February 2015
  6. Australian War Memorial website No. 78 Squadron Retrieved 10 February 2015



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