5-548: IRG may stand for: IATA airport code for Lockhart River Airport Ideographic Research Group on coded Han character sets Intelligent Robotics Group International Resources Group , a professional services firm Iranian Revolutionary Guard International Ratings Group , a credit ratings agency Interest rate guarantee , a financial instrument Island Reggae Greats Immunity Related Guanosine Triphosphatases ( IRGs ) See also [ edit ] Satellite IRG ,
10-486: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lockhart River Airport Lockhart River Airport ( IATA : IRG , ICAO : YLHR ) (also known as Iron Range Airport ) is an airport in Lockhart River , Queensland , Australia , located approximately 800 km (500 mi) north of Cairns on the eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula . Being so remote with
15-465: The 479th Service Squadron provided supplies for the B-26 and B-17s assigned to the airport, as well as operating a repair and maintenance depot for B-24 Liberator aircraft. On 7 May 2005 a Fairchild Metroliner aircraft crashed 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) north-west of Lockhart River Airport, killing all 15 people on board. The aircraft had flown from Bamaga and was preparing to land at
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25-492: The road to Lockhart River being unpassable during the tropical wet season, the airport provides a vital transport hub for the community as well as being the only means of freighting in critical medical and other supplies during the summer months. The airport was constructed during World War II , and was used as a bomber and communications base for many years. Known World War II United States Army Air Forces Fifth Air Force units assigned to Iron Range Airport were: In addition,
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