| Charters Towers Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Airport overview | |||
| IATA: CXT – ICAO: YCHT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Charters Towers Regional Council | ||
| Location | Charters Towers, Queensland | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 955 ft / 291 m | ||
| Coordinates | 20°02′36″S 146°16′24″E / 20.04333°S 146.27333°ECoordinates: 20°02′36″S 146°16′24″E / 20.04333°S 146.27333°E | ||
| Map | |||
  YCHT | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 01/19 | 1,005 | 3,297 | Gravel/Bituman |
| 06/24 | 1,736 | 5,696 | Asphalt |
| Sources: AIP[1] | |||
Charters Towers Airport (IATA: CXT, ICAO: YCHT) is an airport located 2.9 nautical miles (5.4 km; 3.3 mi) north[1] of , Queensland, Australia.
History[]
World War II[]
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No. 22 Squadron aircrew and ground crew preparing for a sortie in October 1944
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Fifth Air Force stationed the following units at the airfield:[2]
- 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.
See also[]
- United States Army Air Forces in Australia (World War II)
- List of airports in Queensland
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 YCHT – Charters Towers (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer, ed (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_sq_of_the_af_wwii.pdf.
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