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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Benalla Rural City Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Benalla, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 569 ft / 173 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°33′06″S 146°00′24″E / 36.55167°S 146.00667°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[citation needed] and 2017.[3]
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edit- ^ YBLA – Benalla (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Benalla". RAAF Museum Point Cook. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "34th FAI World Gliding Championships 2017 are declared open".
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