Camooweal Airport
Camooweal Airport | |||||||||||
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![]() Camooweal Airport, 2019 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Mount Isa City Council | ||||||||||
Location | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 780 ft / 238 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°54′50″S 138°07′27″E / 19.91389°S 138.12417°E | ||||||||||
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Camooweal Airport (IATA: CML, ICAO: YCMW) is located 0.4 nautical miles (0.74 km; 0.46 mi) northeast[1] of Camooweal, Queensland, Australia. The airport is operated by the Mount Isa City Council and is mainly used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to support the operation of weekly medical clinics for the Camooweal community. The airport also functions as a base to land supplies and perform evacuations during emergencies such as flooding.[2]
Facilities
[edit]Aside from the sealed runway 13/31 which is 1,238 m (4,062 ft) and a small apron area, there are minimal facilities at the airport. Solar powered lighting for the runway and apron areas is available for emergencies at night. Arriving and departing aircraft coordinate movements using a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency as there is no control tower at the isolated airstrip. A Non-Directional Beacon navigational aid is located close to the airport.[1]
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Entrance to the airport, 2019
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Plane on the runway, 2019
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c YCMW – Camooweal (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Camooweal Aerodrome". Mount Isa City Council. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.