Charleville Airport

Charleville Airport
IATA: CTL – ICAO: YBCV Charleville Airport Charleville Airport (Queensland)
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Government
Location		Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Elevation AMSL		1,003 ft / 306 m
Coordinates		26°24′48″S 146°15′45″E / 26.41333°S 146.2625°E / -26.41333; 146.2625
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
12/30	5,000	1,524	Asphalt
18/36	3,501	1,067	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Charleville Airport (IATA: CTL, ICAO: YBCV) is an airport in Charleville, a town in the state of Queensland in Australia.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Qantas operated by QantasLink	Brisbane, Roma
Skytrans Airlines	Bedourie, Birdsville, Boulia, Brisbane, Mount Isa, Quilpie, Toowoomba, Windorah

History

During World War II, the United States Army Air Force 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 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

World War II portal

• United States Army Air Forces in Australia (World War II)

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

1. ^ Airport information for YBCV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
2. ^ Airport information for CTL at Great Circle Mapper.
3. ^ Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
4. ^ USAF Historical Research Agency Doument Search

External links

• Accident history for CTL at Aviation Safety Network