Innisfail Airport

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Innisfail (Mundoo) Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Cassowary Coast Regional Council
LocationInnisfail, Queensland
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Elevation  AMSL 46 ft / 14 m
Coordinates 17°33′31″S146°00′42″E / 17.55861°S 146.01167°E / -17.55861; 146.01167
Map
Australia Queensland location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
YIFL
Location in Queensland
Innisfail Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
14/321,3534,439Asphalt
03/211,3324,370Clay
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart [1]

Innisfail Airport( IATA : IFL, ICAO : YIFL), also known as Mundoo Aerodrome, is in Mundoo, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] [4]

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History

The site for the airport was chosen on 20 November 1936. The estimated funds of £1145 for construction were allocated before acquiring the land. [5]

In July it was reported that the Johnstone Shire Council had proposed to borrow £1250 for construction costs. [6]

on 29 August 1938 at 9:30, a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon crashed, killing the pilot and four passengers with one survivor. [7] [8] The flight was operated by North Queensland Airways. On final approach to Innisfail Airport, the pilot saw a tractor on the runway and initiated a go around procedure. The airplane stalled and crashed short of the runway, bursting into flames. The cause of the crash was pilot error. He had never flown a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon. [9]

Innisfail Airport opened publicly on 12 August 1951 to a crowd of around 3,000 people. [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ YIFL – Innisfail  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 12 June 2025, Aeronautical Chart
  2. ↑ "Innisfail Airstrip, Queensland". Country Airstrips Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  3. ↑ MUNDOO AIRPORT MASTERPLAN AUGUST 2013. Australia: CASSOWARY COAST REGIONAL COUNCIL. August 2013. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "YIFL/Innisfail/Mundoo General Airport Information". acukwik.com. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "AN AERODROME". Johnstone River Advocate and Innisfail News. 20 November 1936. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Innisfail Aerodrome". Northern Herald. 31 July 1937. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Down from the clouds: Early aviation in Queensland prior to World War Two". State Library of Queensland. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "INNISFAIL CRASH". Cairns Post. 16 December 1938. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon I in Innisfail: 5 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "NEW INNISFAIL AERODROME OFFICIALLY OPENED". Cairns Post. 13 August 1951. Retrieved 13 May 2025.


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