Cobar Airport is an airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 serving Cobar

Cobar, New South Wales

-Notable people:*Nik Kosef, former rugby league player for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 1996 premiership player, NSW & Australia representative*Ernie Toshack, cricketer, member of Bradman's Invincibles* Jemma Heather, state representative 4 times....

, a town in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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The airport formerly had scheduled passenger service provided by Regional Express Airlines

Regional Express Airlines

Regional Express Pty Ltd is an airline based in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. It operates scheduled regional services. It is Australia's largest regional airline outside the Qantas group of companies and serves New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, North Queensland and Tasmania...

, but as of December 2008 the airline cancelled all flights into and from Cobar Airport.

Canberra-based Brindabella Airlines

Brindabella Airlines

Brindabella Airlines Pty Ltd is a regional airline based in Canberra, Australia. It is a Qantas affiliate airline operating a small regional network. Its main base is Canberra International Airport.- History :...

 announced a non-stop daily service between Sydney and Cobar, commencing 24th of September 2010. The airline says it will use a 19-seater Metroliner

Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner

The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner or the Fairchild Aerospace Metro is a 19-seat, pressurised, twin turboprop airliner first produced by Swearingen Aircraft and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas, United States....

 aircraft on this route, over a four month trial period.

Facilities

The airport is 218 metres (715 ft) above mean sea level . It has two runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

s: 05/23 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 1519 by 30 m (4,983.6 by 98.4 ) and 17/35 with a clay

Clay

Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...

 surface measuring 1221 by 30 m (4,005.9 by 98.4 ).

Destinations

Airline	Destination	Notes
Air Link	Dubbo Dubbo Airport - Former airlines :* Air Link - Air Link ceased to run scheduled services in 2009. It is now a charter airline now owned by Regional Express.* Ansett Australia - Airline went bankrupt in 2002....	Ceased December 2008 December 2008 December 2008 was the 12th month of the leap year. It began on a Monday and ended after 31 days on a Wednesday.-International holidays:* December 8 – Immaculate Conception.* December 8 – Eid al-Adha.* December 21 – Hanukkah begins at sundown....
Brindabella Airlines Brindabella Airlines Brindabella Airlines Pty Ltd is a regional airline based in Canberra, Australia. It is a Qantas affiliate airline operating a small regional network. Its main base is Canberra International Airport.- History :...	Sydney Sydney Airport Sydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport, also known as Kingsford Smith International Airport, in Sydney, Australia* Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport, in Nova Scotia, Canada...	Commencing September 2010 September 2010 September 2010 was the ninth month of that year. It began on a Wednesday and concluded after 30 days on a Thursday.-International holidays and observances:* 1: Constitution Day * 1: Independence Day...