Deniliquin Airport

Deniliquin Airport
IATA: DNQ – ICAO: YDLQ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Deniliquin 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°ECoordinates: 35°33′16.5456″S 144°56′56.6088″E / 35.554596000°S 144.949058000°E
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

• List of airports in New South Wales

References

1. YDLQ – DENILIQUIN (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014
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