Jump to content

Deniliquin Airport

Deniliquin Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorEdward River Council
LocationDeniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation AMSL316 ft (96 m)
Coordinates35°33′16.5456″S 144°56′56.6088″E / 35.554596000°S 144.949058000°E / -35.554596000; 144.949058000
Map
YDLQ is located in New South Wales
YDLQ
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

[edit]

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

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. 1 2 YDLQ – DENILIQUIN (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 9 July 2026
  2. "Accident history for DNQ". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
  3. Service Flying Training Schools at RAAF Museum. Retrieved 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