Airly is an underground coal mine located near Capertee village, 40km north-west of Lithgow on the Castlereagh Highway in the Western Coalfields. In operation since 2009 Airly was placed on 'care and maintenance' in late 2012 and has since reopened in February 2014. Airly has an expected productive mine life of 25 years, producing up to 1.8 million tonnes per annum, capable of supplying coal to both domestic and export markets.