Cunnamulla Airport
Cunnamulla Airport (IATA: CMA, ICAO: YCMU) is an airport in Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia. The airport is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west northwest from the town.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Paroo Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Cunnamulla, Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 630 ft / 192 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°01′48″S 145°37′20″E | ||||||||||||||
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  YCMU Location in Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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1970 Royal Tour
In April 1970 Princess Anne was scheduled to visit Cunamulla during a Royal Tour. Local authorities decided the derelict Miles M.65 Gemini at the airport had to be moved out of sight. A rope was attached to the tailwheel and a tractor pulled from the front, with the expectation that the inverted aircraft would be pulled over on to its undercarriage legs. However the deteriorated wooden fuselage was crushed and broke up. The wreck was moved out of sight on the airport.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Rex Airlines | Brisbane, St George, Thargomindah, Toowoomba |
Services are operated under contract to the Government of Queensland. Previously operated by Skytrans, services have been operated by Regional Express Airlines since 1 January 2015.[3]
See also
References
- YCMU – Cunnamulla (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 2023-09-07, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Goodall, Geoff. "MILES GEMINI & ARIES IN AUSTRALIA". goodall.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Rex soars in Queensland as Skytrans falters". Brisbane Times. 15 October 2014.