Cobar Airport

Cobar Airport is an airport located southwest of Cobar, a town in the Australian state of New South Wales.

Facilities

The airport is above mean sea level. It has two runways: 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring and 17/35 with a clay surface measuring.

Accidents and incidents

On 23 April 2023, Pel-Air Flight 9982 diverted to Cobar after the crew received a cargo area smoke warning and shortly after, observed smoke in the cockpit. The SAAB 340A was operating a cargo flight from Wagga Wagga to Charleville. On landing, the aircraft was met by local fire fighters who entered the cabin to investigate the source, which was found to be electrical and extinguished. The aircraft's floor was significantly damaged by the fire.