# Charters Towers Airport (CXT / YCHT)

**Charters Towers Airport** (IATA: CXT, ICAO: YCHT) is a small airport in Queensland, Australia. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,737 m (5,699 ft). It is operated by Charters Towers Region.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycht

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CXT / YCHT
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Charters Towers Region
- Serves: Queensland, Australia
- Elevation: 291 m / 955 ft
- Coordinates: -20.0431, 146.2730
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,737 m / 5,699 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charters_Towers_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1837059
- Ident: YCHT

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,737 m / 5,699 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Gravel | 063° / 243° | yes |
| 01/19 | 1,005 m / 3,297 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Gravel | 017° / 197° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,737 m / 5,699 ft | #5,141 of 29,858 | #210 in Oceania | #141 in AU |
| Elevation | 291 m / 955 ft | =18,466 of 43,403 | #610 in Oceania | #298 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.700 |
| FSS | BRISBANE CNTR | 120.550 |

## Nearby airports

- [YMCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymcs.md) Macrossan Airport · 22 km / 14 mi
- [YBEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybeg.md) Bening Field Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [AU-0257](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0257.md) Ravenswood Gold mine · 67 km / 41 mi
- [YHLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yhlg.md) Hillgrove Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [YTOB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ytob.md) Toomba Airport · 73 km / 45 mi
- [AU-0298](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0298.md) Ace Aerodrome Starke Field · 74 km / 46 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycht/data