Old Bar airfield will not be accessible to the public from late February to early April when the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will use the site for flight training exercises.
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Fencing will be erected around the site, with a seven metre 'hazard zone' sectioned off with signage.
Residents can expect some aircraft noise during the flight training exercises from March 14 to April 1.
However the airfield will be inaccessible from February 28 to April 8.
Generators will be running 24 hours a day at the airfield to support the radar while the RAAF operation is underway.
The airfield has a long history of use by the RAAF.
The Old Bar airstrip was created in 1925 by George Bunyan and was added to the NSW State Heritage Register on February 25, 2000.
From 1931 until the Taree Aerodrome at Cundletown was opened, Old Bar was often used by the RAAF as a refuelling base.
RAAF aircraft were based at Old Bar during the first year of World War II and Old Bar was a designated 'emergency airfield' for the duration of the War.
A volunteer management committee operates and maintain the grounds on behalf of MidCoast Council.
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