• PHOTO: The Baradine airstrip runway upgrade is needed so aeromedical services can continue to operate safely.
A potential lasting legacy project for the benefit of the Baradine community has been presented to Inland Rail.
Warrumbungle Shire Council has held discussions with ARTC Inland Rail regarding the possibility of upgrading the Baradine airport runway to allow for larger capacity aircraft to land.
The Baradine airstrip was built for Butler Air Lines in 1950 and operated through to the late 1960s. Butler Air serviced the north west of NSW flying DC3s . . .
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