Deniliquin Airport
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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  YDLQ Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ a b YDLQ – DENILIQUIN (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024
- ^ Accident history for DNQ at Aviation Safety Network
- ^ Service Flying Training Schools at RAAF Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ Australian War Memorial website No. 22 Squadron. Retrieved 10 February 2015
- ^ Australian War Memorial website No. 30 Squadron. Retrieved 10 February 2015
- ^ Australian War Memorial website No. 78 Squadron. Retrieved 10 February 2015
