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    Cooktown Airfield Queensland Australia
Location
Lat 15° 26' 41S Long 145° 11' 4E  Cooktown Airfield is located at an elevation of 26' above sea level at Cooktown in Queensland in Australia.

Wartime History
During the Pacific War, used by Allied fighters and bombers as part of the ferry route for aircraft flying from Queensland northward to Port Moresby in New Guinea.

RAAF Units based at Cooktown
No. 13 Squadron arrives May 1944–August 1944 departs Gove Airfield

Today
Still in use today as Cooktown Airport as a small airport. The single runway is oriented 29/11 measures 5,338' x 98' surfaced with asphalt. Airport codes: ICAO: YCKN IATA: CTN.

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Last Updated
April 19, 2021

 

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