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Bathurst Airport serves Australia's oldest European inland settlement. It takes just 15 minutes with car hire in Bathurst Airport to drive to the centre of this nearly 200-year-old city. A total of 8,000 aircraft landed on this airport's gravel and asphalt runways in 2010. Most of these flights were private, military, charter or emergency flights.
Although mainly a general aviation facility, the airport offers three daily Regional Express Airlines commercial flights to Sydney as well as opportunities to compare car hire for interested passengers. The airport is home to the Bathurst Aero Club, an Australian Air Force Cadet wing, and several flying schools.
Bathurst is the beginning point of no fewer than five major regional highways. Its museums are dedicated to motor racing, fossils and minerals, and Bathurst's gold mining heritage. Two more fascinating gold mining communities, Hill End and Sofala, are each about 60 minutes' drive away. The region's second-biggest town, Orange, lies 30 minutes' drive west of Bathurst, along the Mitchell Highway.
Bathurst enjoys a cool, temperate climate with fairly cold winters and mild to warm summers. The flat plains surrounding the city bring frequent summer thunderstorms, while winter typically brings a few snowy days each year. Spring and autumn temperatures are usually much cooler during the day than after the sun sets.
Motorists can depart from Bathurst along the Great Western Highway to Sydney, the Midwestern Highway leading to Hay or the Mitchell Highway leading to Bourke. The city is also the midway point of an important regional route between the Hunter Valley and Canberra. Drivers can even take their car rental in Bathurst Airport for a spin around the Mount Panorama race course as long as they follow the speed limit. All major roads are in good condition, so driving here presents few challenges.
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