Benalla Airport

Airport in Benalla, Victoria
YBLA is located in Victoria
YBLA
YBLA
Location in Victoria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08R/26L 1,043 3,422 Bitumen
08L/26R 1,043 3,422 Grass
17R/35L 718 2,356 Grass
17L/35R 718 2,356 Grass
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Benalla Airport (IATA: BLN, ICAO: YBLA) is located 1 km east of Benalla, Victoria, Australia. Benalla Airport is the home of the Gliding Club of Victoria.[citation needed]

The airport was opened in 1941, as one of the many training bases in southern Australia supporting the commitment of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to the Empire Air Training Scheme, and the No. 11 Elementary Flying School was based there between 1941 and 1945.[2]

The World Gliding Championship was held at the Airport in 1987.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ YBLA – Benalla (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Benalla". RAAF Museum Point Cook. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ "unknown". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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