Deniliquin Airport

Deniliquin Airport
IATA: DNQ – ICAO: YDLQ
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Edward River Council
Location Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation AMSL 316 ft / 96 m
Coordinates 35°33′16.5456″S 144°56′56.6088″E / 35.554596000°S 144.949058000°E / -35.554596000; 144.949058000Coordinates: 35°33′16.5456″S 144°56′56.6088″E / 35.554596000°S 144.949058000°E / -35.554596000; 144.949058000
Map
YDLQ

Location in New South Wales

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,219 3,999 Asphalt
12/30 1,487 4,879 Dirt/Grass
Sources: AIP ERSA[1]

Deniliquin Airport (IATA: DNQ[2], ICAO: YDLQ) is an airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Deniliquin,[1] a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.

RAAF Station Deniliquin

RAAF Station Deniliquin was formed in 1941 as a station for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), during the Second World War, at the airfield as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme as No. 7 Service Flying Training School.[3]

It was also a final disbanding site for squadrons returning from active duty against the Japanese in the Pacific. No. 22 Squadron RAAF[4] and No. 30 Squadron RAAF[5] were disbanded here in 1946, and in 1945 and 1946 it was also a base for No. 78 Squadron RAAF before it was finally disbanded in Williamtown.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 YDLQ – DENILIQUIN (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 10 November 2016
  2. ↑ Accident history for DNQ at Aviation Safety Network
  3. ↑ Service Flying Training Schools at RAAF Museum. Retrieved on 28 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Australian War Memorial website No. 22 Squadron Retrieved 10 February 2015
  5. ↑ Australian War Memorial website No. 30 Squadron Retrieved 10 February 2015
  6. ↑ Australian War Memorial website No. 78 Squadron Retrieved 10 February 2015


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