Charters Towers Airport

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

Location in Queensland

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
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]

No. 22 Squadron RAAF, A-20 Boston
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.

Heritage listings

Charters Towers Airport has a heritage listing for the Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform established during World War II.^[3]

References

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

1 2 YCHT – Charters Towers (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 25 May 2017
↑ 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.
↑ "Charters Towers Airfield Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform (entry 602739)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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