VMM-363, known as the "Lucky Red Lions", which is permanently based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay on the island of Oahu.
The aircraft are currently deployed to northern Australia as part of the annual Marine Rotational Force - Darwin MRF-D.
KONA11/12 168681 and 168682 MV22 Cairns-Barkly Wayside Inn NT, was Darwin-McArthur River-Cairns 25/6/2026
N814AR PUMA Cairns-Coen-Horn Island, was Archerfield-Gladstone-Mackay-Cairns 27/6/2026
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| N814AR PUMA at Cairns Airport. |
VMFA-214 "Black Sheep" 4 x F35B's based at MCAS Yuma, Arizona visited Cairns this week.
Blacksheep 11-14 170051, 170056, 170059 and 170061 4 x F35B's Cairns-Pohnpei, was Tindal-Cairns 25/6/2026
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| USM F35's departing Cairns Airport. |
VMGR-352 ("The Raiders"), permanently based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.
Providing Air to Air Refuelling support for the visiting U.S. Marine F-35B's.
RAIDR11 170277 KC130J Cairns-Kwajalein-Pohnpei, was Darwin-Cairns 25/6/2026
RCH465 58-0051 KC135 Honolulu-Cairns
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| 58-0051 KC135 at Cairns Airport. |
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| 58-0051 KC135 at Cairns Airport. |
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| 58-0051 KC135 at Cairns Airport. |
ADB5423 UR82029 A124 Cairns-Johor Bahru, was 19/12/2025 Cairns-Noumea-Cairns, 18/12/2025 Clark AFB-Cairns
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| UR82029 A124 at Cairns Airport. |
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| UR82029 A124 at Cairns Airport. |
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| UR82029 A124 at Cairns Airport. |
N2QE GL5T Cairns-Hamilton Is. was 3/12/2025 Hong Kong-Cairns-Hamilton Is.-Cairns
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| N2QE GL5T at Cairns Airport. |
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| N2QE GL5T at Cairns Airport, Photo Supplied. |
KAL9405/9406 HL8217 B77W Icheon-Cairns-Icheon
AAR6017/6027 HL8382 A359 Icheon-Cairns-Icheon
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| HL8217 B77W at Cairns Airport. |
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| HL8382 A359 at Cairns Airport. |
N444WT GL7T Burbank-Cairns-Hamilton Island
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| N444WT GL7T at Cairns Airport, Photo Supplied. |
