Deniliquin Airport

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.

Deniliquin Airport
IATA: DNQ ICAO: YDLQ
Summary
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
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]

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