Deniliquin Airport
Airport in New South Wales, Australia
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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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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]