Thargomindah Aerodrome (XTG)

Departures from Thargomindah Aerodrome (XTG) at a glance

• 1flight a day107th busiest of 111 airports
• 1route from here
• 1airline
• 13:55the only departure00061218

Collected 29 October 2026. Not live — check with the airline before booking.

Thargomindah Aerodrome (XTG) serves Thargomindah, a town on the Bulloo River in Bulloo Shire, south-west Queensland. Bulloo Shire Council runs the aerodrome and describes it on its aerodrome page. The site's schedule data records Rex flights from Thargomindah to Cunnamulla.

Thargomindah Aerodrome: operator and runways

The Airservices aerodrome entry for Thargomindah (issue of 3 September 2026) names Bulloo Shire Council as the aerodrome operator, with the postal address PO Box 46, Thargomindah, and the Council's phone number, 07 4621 8000. The entry and the Council's own page both list a sealed runway with runway lights and a second runway of unsealed red gravel. The Council's page says Rex offers passenger flights from the aerodrome.

The 2018 terminal and lighting upgrade

The Governor of Queensland officially opened an upgrade of the terminal and the runway lighting in a speech dated 28 May 2018. The speech said the upgrade had increased the terminal's capacity "several-fold" and had improved comfort for travellers "very significantly, in a location where summer gets a little warm, and winter temperatures can, on occasion, fall to freezing point". It named the airport's users as commercial airline services, the Royal Flying Doctor Service and other visiting aircraft, and thanked the State Government and the Shire for their financial support.

Direct domestic flights recorded from Thargomindah Aerodrome

Direct domestic flights recorded from Thargomindah Aerodrome go to the place below, flown by Rex.

Destination	Airport	Airline recorded
Cunnamulla	Cunnamulla Airport (CMA)	Rex

Queensland Government regulation of the Rex service

Thargomindah is on one of the regional air routes that the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads regulates, with Rex as the operator. In general terms, the department says it regulates services where demand is too low for a route to be commercially viable for the operators, and that, after it exercised an optional extension, the current regional aviation contracts now expire on 31 December 2027. It also says its service delivery partners "control all operational matters, including check-in, boarding, in-flight services and baggage services".

Flying Rex from Thargomindah

Check-in, boarding and identification

Rex's check-in page says the airport check-in desk closes 30 minutes before scheduled departure at regional airports in Queensland other than Burketown, and Rex recommends presenting checked bags 60 minutes before departure. 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 must check in at the airport.

Rex's Travel Requirements page asks passengers aged 18 and over for an acceptable form of identification (ID), and the name on it must match the name on the booking. A passenger with no photographic ID can show two forms of non-photographic ID instead, and electronic copies on a device are accepted. Passengers aged 17 or under need no ID when they are travelling with, or are presented at check-in by, an identifiable guardian.

Baggage and the aircraft stairs

On 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. Carry-on bags may be weighed and measured, and a bag over the limit at the boarding gate is offloaded, carried as checked baggage on the next available flight, and left for the passenger to collect from the airport on arrival. 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 it asks passengers with limited mobility who cannot climb the aircraft stairs to call its Customer Contact Centre on 13 17 13 before booking to check. It asks for special requirements at least 48 hours before departure, and wheelchair and mobility device passengers at regional airports in Queensland other than Burketown check in no later than 60 minutes before departure.

When Rex flights are disrupted

Rex's conditions of carriage list inclement weather among the events beyond its reasonable control, and say times of arrival and departure are not guaranteed. When Rex cancels, it will try to offer a seat on an alternative flight on the same 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, the passenger may decide to cancel the ticket and obtain a full refund. Rex adds that refreshments or meals may not always be available at some of the regional airports it flies to, because of limited facilities there.

If an aircraft cannot safely land at an airport, Rex's conditions allow the passenger to be landed at an alternative airport and then returned or sent on at Rex's discretion. The Flight Status and Disruptions page on Rex's website gives a disruption and cancellation forecast for today and tomorrow, searchable by date, flight number and origin or destination.

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 Bulloo River and the 2025 flood at Thargomindah

The Bureau of Meteorology's Bulloo River flood brochure, last updated in October 2025, says the river passes through Thargomindah before entering sandy country on the Queensland-New South Wales border. It says records at Thargomindah date back to 1949.

According to the brochure, the flood of March/April 2025 "exceeded the previous record flood in Thargomindah": the river is estimated to have reached 7.5 metres after the official gauge board was overtopped. The brochure's table lists the January 1974 flood at 6.78 metres on the flood gauge. It says the 2025 flood resulted in the rupture of the town's levee, widespread inundation of houses and long isolation periods.

The brochure's rough guide says that, generally, 100 mm or heavier falls in 24 hours over a wide area will most likely cause major flooding, and it describes relatively fast initial rises at Autumnvale and Thargomindah.

A news report carried by the Canberra Times in April 2025 said the town's residents fled to the airstrip's higher ground after the nearby levee broke, and spent the night at the airport as floodwaters threatened.

Thargomindah town and Bulloo Shire

Bulloo Shire Council's tourism site places Thargomindah on the banks of the Bulloo River, approximately 200 kilometres west of Cunnamulla. It says the town reserve was gazetted on 31 December 1874, and that Thargomindah is an Aboriginal word meaning "Cloud of Dust". It names beef and wool as the Shire's industries, with petroleum, oil and gas "a large part of the Shire's economy".

The Kullilli Bulloo River Aboriginal Corporation says that on 2 July 2014 the Federal Court made a consent determination recognising the rights and interests of the Kullilli People over land in South West Queensland that includes the township of Thargomindah. The corporation describes those rights as non-exclusive.

The Hydro Power Plant and the artesian bore

The Council's tourism site says Thargomindah was the first town in Australia, and the third in the world, to produce hydro-electric power for street lighting, using the water pressure from the Artesian Basin. It says drilling began in 1891, a good supply was struck in 1893 at a depth of 808 metres, and in 1898 the town's street lights were powered by a water turbine driven by the bore's pressure. The plant, on Bundeena Road, ran until 1951, when diesel generators were installed.

Places the Council's tourism site lists in and around Thargomindah

In town, the tourism site lists the Old Hospital, the Old Jail and Leahy House, the Cobb & Co Crossing, walks along the Bulloo River by the Weir, and Pelican Point for blue yabbies.

For day trips it suggests the Burke and Wills Dig Tree at Cooper Creek, the Noccundra Hotel on the Wilson River, and Lake Bindegolly National Park, which it describes as home to migratory birds. It also points travellers along the Dowling Track to Hungerford and Currawinya National Park, and to Cameron Corner, where Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales meet.

Questions about Thargomindah Aerodrome

Who runs Thargomindah Aerodrome?

Bulloo Shire Council, PO Box 46, Thargomindah, Queensland 4492, phone 07 4621 8000, according to the Airservices aerodrome entry.

How far is Thargomindah from Cunnamulla?

Bulloo Shire Council's tourism site puts Thargomindah approximately 200 kilometres west of Cunnamulla.

What does Rex ask of passengers who cannot climb the aircraft stairs?

Rex asks passengers with limited mobility who cannot climb the aircraft stairs to call its Customer Contact Centre on 13 17 13 before booking to check. Rex says some airports in Queensland cannot cater for passengers who need its Disabled Passenger Lifter.

Does Thargomindah 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.