Chinchilla Airport (IATA: CCL, ICAO: YCCA) is an airport serving Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia.

Chincilla Airport
IATA: CCL ICAO: YCCA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Western Downs Regional Council
Serves	Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia
Opened	28 October 1967
Elevation AMSL	1,030 ft / 314 m
Coordinates	26°46′16″S 150°37′00″E
Map
YCCA Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 1,066 3,497 Asphalt 03/21 594 1,949 Grass
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

The airport is served by 2-3 weekday charter flights to Taroom and Brisbane operated by Skytrans Airlines with Dash-8-100 aircraft.

History

Work commenced on the Chinchilla Aerodrome in 1967. Land for the facility was resumed in March and construction completed later that year. The first aircraft landed at the airport on 26 October 1967 and the facility was opened by Reginald Swartz two days later on 28 October 1967.[2] The facility was initially opened with a gravel runway, which was later sealed in 1987.[2]

TAA operated services from the airport from around its opening until the end of 1973.[2]

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