Charters Towers Airport

Charters Towers Airport

Airport overview
IATA: CXTICAO: 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°E / -20.04333; 146.27333Coordinates: 20°02′36″S 146°16′24″E / 20.04333°S 146.27333°E / -20.04333; 146.27333
Map
YCHT

Location in Queensland

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 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.

History

World War II

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]

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)

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

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  1. 1 2 YCHT – Charters Towers (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 10 November 2016
  2. 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. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
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