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Charleville Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
1,003 ft / 306 m

1,524
  
5,000

Elevation
  
1,003 m

Operator
  
Murweh Shire Council

12/30
  
1,524

Code
  
CTL

Charleville Airport

Location
  
Charleville, Queensland, Australia

Address
  
Charleville QLD 4470, Australia

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

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Airlines and destinations

Regular services operated under contract to the Government of Queensland. Services operated by Skytrans will be taken over by Regional Express Airlines from 1 January 2015.

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.

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

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.

References

Charleville Airport Wikipedia