Cunnamulla Airport (CMA)

Departures from Cunnamulla Airport (CMA) at a glance

• 2flights a day81st busiest of 111 airports
• 2routes from here
• 1airline
• 12:55 – 14:55first and last00061218

Collected between 30 October 2026 and 31 October 2026. Not live — check with the airline before booking.

Cunnamulla Airport (CMA) serves Cunnamulla, a town on the Warrego River in Queensland's Paroo Shire, and Paroo Shire Council runs it. Airservices Australia's aerodrome entry places the airport 4 nautical miles from Cunnamulla. The shire takes in the towns of Cunnamulla, Yowah, Eulo and Wyandra.

Cunnamulla Airport's operator and Airservices entry

Airservices Australia's aerodrome entry (issue of 3 September 2026) heads the airport Cunnamulla and names Paroo Shire Council as the aerodrome operator, with the council's post box in Cunnamulla and its phone number, 07 4655 8400. The entry lists two runways, and its diagram marks a terminal.

Airstrip works listed under the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program

The Australian Government's Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program lists, in its round 6 projects, Paroo Shire Council's works at Cunnamulla: a reseal of the runway, taxiway and apron, with line marking and lighting works.

Getting from Cunnamulla Airport into town

The Cunnamulla tourism website's Getting Here page lists a booked hire service, a taxi-style service you contact to arrange, that covers airport pick-ups and drop-offs. The same page says most of Cunnamulla itself is easy walking distance once you are in town.

Direct domestic flights recorded from Cunnamulla Airport

Direct domestic flights recorded from Cunnamulla Airport go to the places below, each flown by Rex.

Destination	Airport	Airline recorded
St George	St George Aerodrome (SGO)	Rex
Thargomindah	Thargomindah Aerodrome (XTG)	Rex

Queensland Government regulation of the Rex service

Cunnamulla is on the Western 1 regulated air route of the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, and Rex operates it. The department describes its regulated routes in general as services where demand is too low for the route to be commercially viable for operators. It says that after an extension the current contracts now expire on 31 December 2027.

Flying Rex from Cunnamulla

Check-in, boarding and identification

Rex says its airport check-in desk closes 30 minutes before scheduled departure at regional Queensland airports other than Burketown, and it recommends presenting checked bags 60 minutes before. The boarding gate closes 15 minutes before departure at regional airports, and a passenger who is not ready at the gate by then is excluded from boarding and forfeits the fare. Web check-in opens 48 hours and closes 60 minutes before scheduled departure, but passengers with special requirements have to check in at the airport.

Rex's Travel Requirements page asks passengers aged 18 and over for an acceptable form of identification (ID), with the name matching the booking. A passenger without photographic ID can show two forms of non-photographic ID, and passengers aged 17 or under need no ID when they travel with, or are presented at check-in by, an identifiable guardian.

Baggage and boarding by stairs

For regional services operated by the Saab 340 turboprop, Rex's baggage page allows 7 kg of carry-on baggage on all fares, and 15 kg or 23 kg of checked baggage, depending on the fare. A carry-on bag over the limit at the gate is offloaded, sent on the next available flight as checked baggage, and left for you to collect from the airport when it arrives. Rex says its Saab 340 cargo compartment "has only a very limited capacity", and it reserves the right to offload checked bags within the allowance when the aircraft is restricted in the baggage it can carry.

Rex's access plan for the Saab 340 refers to the aircraft stairs. Rex says some airports in Queensland cannot cater for passengers who need its Disabled Passenger Lifter, and asks anyone who cannot climb the aircraft stairs to call its Customer Contact Centre on 13 17 13 before booking. It asks for special requirements at least 48 hours before departure.

When Rex flights are disrupted

Rex's conditions of carriage name inclement weather among the events beyond its control, and say times of arrival and departure are not guaranteed. When Rex cancels, it may offer a seat on another flight that day or another day, other transport such as a bus, or a flight to the nearest alternative Rex port; if Rex changes the flight schedule or cancels the flight booked, its conditions say the passenger may decide to cancel the ticket and obtain a full refund. Rex also warns that, because some regional airports have limited facilities, refreshments may not always be available during a delay.

Commonwealth aviation security rules

Commonwealth screening rule for air services

The Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre (CISC) says an air service that operates open charter or a regular public transport operation must be aviation security screened if it:

• uses aircraft with a seating capacity of 40 or more persons
• operates from an Australian designated, tier 1 or tier 2 security controlled airport
• uses any aircraft departing from the same apron as a screened air service operating at a designated airport

Home Affairs liquids, aerosols and gels restrictions

The Department of Home Affairs applies its liquids, aerosols and gels restrictions in these situations:

• when departing Australia
• when transiting through Australia from one country to another
• when travelling on the domestic leg of a flight departing from an Australian international terminal
• prior to boarding an inbound flight at its last point of departure before it reaches Australia

Where they apply, each container must be 100 mL or 100 g or less, and all containers must fit in one transparent, re-sealable plastic bag.

The Warrego River and flooding at Cunnamulla

The Bureau of Meteorology's Warrego River flood brochure says the river flows south past Wyandra and Cunnamulla, and that its floods typically take a number of days to move through the system after heavy rainfall. It says Cunnamulla has a levee around the town for flood protection to at least 10.5 metres on the flood gauge, and that in 2012 the levees protected Charleville and Cunnamulla from any significant inundation, but extensive transport impacts occurred.

Paroo Shire Council's road conditions page points travellers to the Queensland traffic line, 13 19 40, for current road conditions, and says of flooded roads: "if it's flooded, forget it".

Cunnamulla, its name and its history

The Cunnamulla tourism website's history page says the word Cunnamulla is widely accepted to be an Aboriginal term, probably from the Kunja language, meaning either "big waterhole" or "long stretch of water". The same page says the traditional owners of the land are the Kunja people, who speak the Gunya language, and it records the dispossession and removal of Kunja and other Aboriginal people from their land.

The history page says the town was named by Cobb & Co "when they established a base at the local waterhole", and that Cobb & Co drove the first coach through from Bourke on 3 September 1879. It says the first artesian bore was sunk in 1889.

What to see in Cunnamulla

Cunnamulla Fella Visitor Information Centre

The Cunnamulla Fella Visitor Information Centre houses the Cunnamulla Historical Museum, the Cunnamulla Regional Art Gallery, with changing exhibitions, and the Artesian Time Tunnel and movie theatre, where a film presentation is shown daily on demand. The tourism website suggests allowing at least 90 minutes for the museum.

The tourism website lists different opening hours for the centre in winter, in November and in summer.

Cunnamulla Hot Springs

Paroo Shire Council's page lists Cunnamulla Hot Springs at 5 Ivan Street, phone 07 4655 8473. The hot springs' own website places the complex beside the Warrego River, with geothermal mineral pools, a cold plunge pool, a sauna and a steam room. Its bookings page lists different trading hours for winter and for summer.

The Cunnamulla Fella statue and the river

The tourism website describes the Cunnamulla Fella statue as a tribute to the Australian larrikin stockman, and links it to Slim Dusty's song, with lyrics by Stan Coster. It lists the Warrego River for kayaking and fishing, the Cunnamulla Heritage Trail, and a Saturday morning "Not a Park Run" at the Cunnamulla Fella.

Currawinya National Park

Queensland Parks and Forests places Currawinya National Park on the Queensland and New South Wales border near Hungerford, 170 km south-west of Cunnamulla, and on Budjiti Country. It describes the park as about 344,000 ha, one of Queensland's largest national parks, accessible by four-wheel drive, with Lake Wyara and Lake Numalla named as an important feature of the park, which includes the upper catchments of creeks flowing into Ramsar listed lakes and wetlands. Its facilities include camping, showers, toilets and a park office.

Questions about Cunnamulla Airport

Who runs Cunnamulla Airport?

Paroo Shire Council, PO Box 75, Cunnamulla, Queensland 4490, phone 07 4655 8400, as the Airservices aerodrome entry gives it. The council's office is at 49 Stockyard Street, Cunnamulla.

How far is Cunnamulla Airport from the town?

The Airservices aerodrome entry places it 4 nautical miles from Cunnamulla.

How do you get from Cunnamulla Airport into town?

The Cunnamulla tourism website's Getting Here page lists a booked hire service, a taxi-style service you contact to arrange, that covers airport pick-ups and drop-offs.

Which airline flies from Cunnamulla Airport?

The site's schedule data records Rex, with direct flights to St George and Thargomindah. Cunnamulla is also on the Queensland Government's Western 1 regulated air route, which Rex operates.

Does Cunnamulla observe daylight saving?

No. Queensland does not observe daylight saving, and neither do Western Australia or the Northern Territory. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory do.