Chinchilla Airport

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Chincilla Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Western Downs Regional Council
Serves Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia
Opened28 October 1967;56 years ago (1967-10-28)
Elevation  AMSL 1,030 ft / 314 m
Coordinates 26°46′16″S150°37′00″E / 26.77111°S 150.61667°E / -26.77111; 150.61667
Map
Australia Queensland location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
YCCA
Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
14/321,0663,497 Asphalt
03/215941,949 Grass
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart [1]

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 De Havilland Canada 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]

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References

  1. YCCA – Chincilla  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (2004). "23". Footsteps Through Time: A History of Chinchilla Shire. Vol. 2. Chinchilla Shire Council. pp. 859–863. ISBN   0975210815.