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Cobar Airport

Aerial image, 6 March 2009

IATA: CAZ
ICAO: YCBA

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Cobar Shire Council

Serves

Cobar, New South Wales, Australia

Elevation AMSL

724 ft / 221 m

Coordinates

31°32′18″S 145°47′36″E / 31.53833°S 145.79333°E / -31.53833; 145.79333

Map

YCBALocation in New South Wales

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
05/23	1,519	4,984	Asphalt
17/35	1,221	4,006	Clay

Sources: Enroute Supplement Australia from Airservices Australia

Cobar Airport (IATA: CAZ, ICAO: YCBA) is an airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southwest of Cobar, a town in the Australian state of New South Wales.

Facilities

The airport is 724 ft (221 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,519 by 30 metres (4,984 ft × 98 ft) and 17/35 with a clay surface measuring 1,221 by 30 metres (4,006 ft × 98 ft).

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
FlyPelican	Sydney

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.

Gallery

Beechcraft 1900D of Air Link parked on the apron at Cobar airport
Cobar airport terminal building

References

^ YCBA – COBAR (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024
Simon Hradecky (24 April 2023). "Accident: Pel SF34 near Cobar on Apr 23rd 2023, fire on board". The Aviation Herald.
David Kaminski-Morrow (24 April 2023). "In-flight fire damages Pel-Air Saab 340 freighter". FlightGlobal.

External links

Accident history for CAZ at Aviation Safety Network

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