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′44.4″S 146°15′43.8″E / 26.412333°S 146.262167°E | ||||||||||||||
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  YBCV Location in Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Charleville Airport (IATA: CTL, ICAO: YBCV) is an airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southwest[1] of Charleville, a town in the state of Queensland in Australia.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has one of its nine Queensland bases at Charleville Airport.[2]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerlink | Charter: Brisbane[3] |
| Rex Airlines | Bedourie, Birdsville, Boulia, Brisbane, Mount Isa, Quilpie, Roma,[4] 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.[5]
History[edit]
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 and 3 August 1942.[6]
Other USAAF units assigned to Charleville were the 8th and 480th Service Squadron of the 45th Service Group.[7]
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[edit]
References[edit]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ a b YBCV – Charleville (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "RFDS QLD Home Page". Royal Flying Doctor Service. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Flight history for Aerlink flight HT831".
- ^ "Rex snags regulated QLD regional routes from Qantas".
- ^ "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
