{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Benalla Airport","iataCode":"BLN","icaoCode":"YBLA","city":"Benalla","country":"AU","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-36.551899,"longitude":146.007004},"elevationMeters":173,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Sealed and grass runways, dedicated glider strips and pilot-activated lighting: the facilities at Benalla (IATA: BLN, ICAO: YBLA) describe a busy general-aviation and soaring field rather than a commercial airport. Opened in 1941 as an RAAF elementary flying training base under the Empire Air Training Scheme, it has hosted the Gliding Club of Victoria since 1953, alongside the Benalla Aero Club and an aviation museum, and staged the World Gliding Championships in 1987 and 2017. The site sits one","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/benalla-airport-bln","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/benalla-airport-bln","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Benalla Airport · (IATA: BLN) · Benalla, AU · 173 m"}