Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

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Monday 29 February 2016

Quest Kodiak 100 N150KQ departs

N150KQ KODI Cairns local flights x2, Cairns-Hamilton Is.


N150KQ KODI at Cairns.

Sunday 28 February 2016

RAAF Catalina Memorial Service

This morning a Memorial Service was held for the eleven Catalina crew members that were lost in waters south of Cairns in 1943.

A RAAF AP-3C Orion aircraft conducted a low pass over service at 9am.
Below are some pictures from today.

SHEP20 A9-656 P3 Cairns- Catalina Memorial Service fly pass - Cairns, Cairns-Williamtown as SHEP21.



Photo by GAFLIKS.






Saturday 27 February 2016

Falcon 50 N496PT arrives

N496PT FA50 Queenstown-Auckland-Honiara-Cairns


N496PT FA50 at Cairns.


N496PT FA50 at Cairns.

Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion A9-656 arrives in Cairns

RAAF AP-3C Orion A9-656 arrived in Cairns this afternoon ahead of the planned memorial service tomorrow for RAAF Catalina A24-25 to which eleven crew members were lost in waters south of Cairns in 1943.

SHEP17 A9-656 P3 Edinburgh-Cairns


A9-656 AP-3C at Cairns.


A9-656 AP-3C at Cairns.


A9-656 AP-3C at Cairns.


New Air Niugini Fokker 70 P2-ANT

New Air Niugini Fokker 70 P2-ANT was noted today operating the Cairns to Moresby morning service. P2-ANT ferried Denpasar-Port Moresby on the 21/2/2016.


P2-ANT F70 at Cairns.


P2-ANT F70 at Cairns.


P2-ANT F70 at Cairns.

Friday 26 February 2016

USAF Gulfstream C-37A 01-0030 passes through

SPAR31 01-0030 C37A Alice Springs-Cairns-Honolulu


01-0030 C37A at Cairns.


01-0030 C37A at Cairns.


01-0030 C37A at Cairns.

Quest Kodiak 100 N150KQ

N150KQ KODI Port Moresby-Cairns, was Cairns-Port Moresby 24/2/2016


N150KQ KODI at Cairns.


N150KQ KODI at Cairns.

Thursday 25 February 2016

US Navy C-130T 165379 departs

CNV7904 165379 C130T Townsville-Andersen


File Picture - 165379 C130T.

Wednesday 24 February 2016

US Navy C-130T 165379 arrives

CNV7904 165379 C130T Andersen-Townsville


File Picture - USN 165379 C130T.


File Picture - USN 165379 C130T.

VistaJet Global Express 9H-IGH departs

VJT880 9H-IGH GLEX Cairns-Seletar


9H-IGH GLEX at Cairns.


9H-IGH GLEX at Cairns.


9H-IGH GLEX at Cairns.

Heliscope PNG Eurocopter AS350 P2-HSP

Noted in Cairns today was AS350 P2-HSP operated by Heliscope PNG.


P2-HSP AS350 at Cairns.

Tuesday 23 February 2016

Quest Kodiak 100 N150KQ arrives

N150KQ KODI Darwin-Normanton-Cairns, was Denpasar-Dili-Darwin 22/2/2016


N150KQ KODI at Cairns.

Friday 19 February 2016

VistaJet Global Express 9H-IGH

VJT880 9H-IGH GLEX Mackay-Cairns


9H-IGH GLEX at Cairns.

Thursday 18 February 2016

Crown Melbourne Global Express VH-CCV

VH-CCV GLEX Melbourne-Cairns-Macau


VH-CCV GLEX at Cairns.

Careflight Group Challenger CL-600 VH-URR

VH-URR CL60 Darwin-Cairns-Brisbane


VH-URR CL60 at Cairns.

Monday 15 February 2016

Gulfstream G550 N550A heads back

N550A GLF5 Perth-Cairns-Honolulu


N550A GLF5 at Cairns.

Beech Baron G58 N298WA arrives

N298WA BE50 Bundaberg-Cairns


N298WA BE58 at Cairns.


N298WA BE58 at Cairns.

Gulfstream GV-SP N405GA

N405GA GLF5 Sydney-Cairns-Honolulu


N405GA GLF5 at Cairns.


N405GA GLF5 at Cairns.


Hanergy B-8131 Gulfstream V

B8131 GLF5 (Beijing-Cairns-Hamilton Is).-Cairns-Beijing


B8131 GLF5 at Cairns.


B8131 GLF5 at Cairns.


B8131 GLF5 at Cairns.

Saturday 13 February 2016

VistaJet Global Express 9H-IGH

VJT880 9H-IGH GLEX (Male)-Townsville-Hamilton Is.-Mackay


9H-IGH GLEX at Townsville, Photo by Dave.

Friday 12 February 2016

Gulfstream G550 N550A passes through

N550A GLF5 Honolulu-Cairns-Perth


N550A GLF5 at Cairns.


N550A GLF5 at Cairns.


N550A GLF5 at Cairns.

Thursday 11 February 2016

Hevilift Twin Otter P2-KSW arrives

P2-KSW DHC6 Port Moresby-Cairns


P2-KSW DHC6 at Cairns.

Hanergy Group Gulfstream Aerospace G-V-SP B-8131

B8131 GLF5 Cairns-Beijing, was Guangzhou-Cairns 10/2/2016


B8131 GLF5 at Cairns.

Wednesday 10 February 2016

OK Tedi Mining Dash 8-100 P2-NAT returns from the south

P2-NAT DH8A Adelaide-Ballera-Cairns, was Cairns-Ballera-Adelaide 15/12/2015


P2-NAT DH8A at Cairns.

Monday 8 February 2016

Air Niugini Dash 8-300 P2-ANN drops in!

ANG1400/6093 P2-ANN DH8C Moro-Cairns-Port Moresby


P2-ANN DH8C at Cairns.