Charters Towers Airport

IATA CXTICAO YCHTSmall airfield

Charters Towers Airport is a small airfield in Queensland, Australia. It is listed as IATA CXT and ICAO YCHT. The airport is located at -20.0431° / 146.2730° at an elevation of 291 m (955 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 1,737 m. The nearest airport is Macrossan Airport, 22 km (14 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Charters Towers Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Charters Towers Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`CXT`
ICAO code	`YCHT`
Identifier	`YCHT`
Type	Small airfield
Region	Queensland
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-20.04310, 146.27300
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	20° 02′ 35.16″ S 146° 16′ 22.78″ E
Elevation	291 m (955 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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