Chincilla Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Western Downs Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 October 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,030 ft / 314 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°46′16″S 150°37′00″E / 26.77111°S 150.61667°E | ||||||||||||||
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Chinchilla Airport ( IATA: CCL, ICAO: YCCA) is an airport serving Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia.
The airport is served by 2-3 weekday charter flights to Taroom and Brisbane operated by Skytrans Airlines with Dash-8-100 aircraft.
History
Work commenced on the Chinchilla Aerodrome in 1967. Land for the facility was resumed in March and construction completed later that year. The first aircraft landed at the airport on 26 October 1967 and the facility was opened by Reginald Swartz two days later on 28 October 1967. [2] The facility was initially opened with a gravel runway, which was later sealed in 1987. [2]
Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) operated services from the airport from around its opening until the end of 1973. [2]
References
- ^ YCCA – Chincilla ( PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (2004). "23". Footsteps Through Time: A History of Chinchilla Shire. Vol. 2. Chinchilla Shire Council. pp. 859–863. ISBN 0975210815.
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Chincilla Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Western Downs Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 October 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,030 ft / 314 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°46′16″S 150°37′00″E / 26.77111°S 150.61667°E | ||||||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||||||
YCCA Location in Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Chinchilla Airport ( IATA: CCL, ICAO: YCCA) is an airport serving Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia.
The airport is served by 2-3 weekday charter flights to Taroom and Brisbane operated by Skytrans Airlines with Dash-8-100 aircraft.
History
Work commenced on the Chinchilla Aerodrome in 1967. Land for the facility was resumed in March and construction completed later that year. The first aircraft landed at the airport on 26 October 1967 and the facility was opened by Reginald Swartz two days later on 28 October 1967. [2] The facility was initially opened with a gravel runway, which was later sealed in 1987. [2]
Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) operated services from the airport from around its opening until the end of 1973. [2]
References
- ^ YCCA – Chincilla ( PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (2004). "23". Footsteps Through Time: A History of Chinchilla Shire. Vol. 2. Chinchilla Shire Council. pp. 859–863. ISBN 0975210815.
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