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Airport type
  
Public

01/19
  
1,005

Code
  
CXT

Elevation AMSL
  
955 ft / 291 m

1,005
  
3,297

Elevation
  
291 m

Charters Towers Airport

Operator
  
Charters Towers Regional Council

Location
  
Charters Towers, Queensland

Address
  
Charters Towers City QLD 4820, Australia

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Charters Towers Airport (IATA: CXT, ICAO: YCHT) is an airport located 2.9 nautical miles (5.4 km; 3.3 mi) north of Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.

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World War II

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Fifth Air Force stationed the following units at the airfield:

  • No. 22 Squadron RAAF, A-20 Boston
  • 3d Bombardment Group, (10 March 1942 – 28 January 1943) (Headquarters)
    • 8th Bombardment Squadron, A-20 Havoc (17–31 March 1942; 9 May 1942 – 28 January 1943) 90th Bombardment Squadron, A-20 Havoc (8 March 1942 – 28 January 1943)
  • 431st Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May-1 July 1943)
  • 432d Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May-11 July 1943)
  • 433d Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May-17 June 1943)
  • 16th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (1 April-4 May 1942)
  • 17th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (1 April-4 May 1942)
  • 91st Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (24 March 1942)

    • In addition, 370th Service Squadron managed the day to day USAAF Base operations of the airfield.

    References

    Charters Towers Airport Wikipedia
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