Cobar Airport is an

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located southwest of

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, a town in the Australian state of

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Facilities

The airport is above

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. It has two

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s: 05/23 with an

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surface measuring and 17/35 with a

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surface measuring .

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

*On 23 April 2023,

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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

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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.

Gallery

File:Cobar Rex plane.jpg, Beechcraft 1900D of

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parked on the apron at Cobar airport File:Cobar airport.jpg, Cobar airport terminal building

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