# Charleville Airport (CTL)

> Charleville, AU · IATA: CTL · ICAO: YBCV · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CTL` |
| ICAO | `YBCV` |
| City | Charleville |
| Country | AU |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 306 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -26.41330, 146.26199 |

## Description

An early Qantas stop in the 1920s and a United States base in the Second World War, Charleville Airport (IATA: CTL, ICAO: YBCV) today works as a subsidised regional passenger field for south-west Queensland. Rex flies it under contract to the Queensland Government, linking Charleville with Brisbane, Toowoomba, Roma, Quilpie, Windorah, Birdsville, Bedourie, Boulia and Mount Isa. Murweh Shire Council runs the airport, whose lit main runway 12/30 measures 1,524 m next to a 1,067 m cross strip. There is no freight terminal and no scheduled cargo service; mail and urgent goods travel as belly load, and one of the Royal Flying Doctor Service's nine Queensland bases sits on the field. Customs and border formalities are not handled here, so international consignments clear in Brisbane. On the ground the Warrego Highway runs parallel to the Western railway, where the twice-weekly Westlander passenger train covers the roughly 750 km to Brisbane in about 17 hours while goods move almost entirely by truck. For genuine air freight, Brisbane (BNE) some 750 km east and Toowoomba Wellcamp (WTB) with its own cargo terminal about 620 km away are the practical options, and a master plan tabled in November 2025 targets runway pavement renewal to open up further aircraft types and routes.

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