Charters Towers Airport
Airport overview
IATA: CXT ICAO: YCHT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Charters Towers Regional Council
Location	Charters Towers, Queensland
Elevation AMSL	955 ft / 291 m
Coordinates	20°02′38.2″S 146°16′24.4″E / 20.043944°S 146.273444°E / -20.043944; 146.273444
Map
YCHT Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 1,005 3,297 Gravel/Bituman 06/24 1,736 5,696 Asphalt
Sources: AIP[1]

Charters Towers Airport (IATA: CXT, ICAO: YCHT) is an airport located in Columbia, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 2.9 nautical miles (5.4 km; 3.3 mi) north^[1] of the Charters Towers CBD.

History

World War II

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Fifth Air Force stationed the following units at the airfield:^[2]

• No. 22 Squadron RAAF, A-20 Boston
• 3d Bombardment Group, (10 March 1942 – 28 January 1943) (Headquarters)

8th Bombardment Squadron, A-20 Havoc (17–31 March 1942; 9 May 1942 – 28 January 1943)

90th Bombardment Squadron, A-20 Havoc (8 March 1942 – 28 January 1943)

• 431st Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May – 1 July 1943)
• 432d Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May – 11 July 1943)
• 433d Fighter Squadron (475th Fighter Group), P-38 Lightning (14 May – 17 June 1943)
• 16th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (1 April – 4 May 1942)
• 17th Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (1 April – 4 May 1942)
• 91st Bombardment Squadron (Light) (27th Bombardment Group (Light)), A-24 Dauntless (24 March 1942)

In addition, 370th Service Squadron managed the day to day USAAF Base operations of the airfield.

Heritage listings

Charters Towers Airport has a heritage listing for the Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform established during World War II.^[3]