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Monday, 30 May 2016

Twin Otter N153QS departs

N153QS departed Cairns today after arriving here back on the 13th of March 2016.
See previous post: http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/twin-otter-dhc-6-400-n153qs-returns.html

N153QS DHC6 Cairns-Mackay-Brisbane

N153QS DHC6 at Cairns.

N153QS DHC6 at Cairns.

N153QS DHC6 at Cairns.





Tropicair Kingair P2-JON

P2-JON BE20 Cairns-Port Moresby, was Nadzab-Cairns 29/5/2016

P2-JON BE20 at Cairns.

Silk Air now all direct non-stop Singapore-Cairns

From today all Silk Air services will operate direct non-stop Singapore to Cairns. There are currently 3 flights a week to Tropical Far North Queensland.

Silk Air B737-800 at Cairns.

Sunday, 29 May 2016

Learjet 36A N82GG

N82GG LJ36 Cairns-Mackay, was Rockhampton-Cairns 27/5/2016 and Cairns-Cairns 28/5/2016

N82GG LJ36 at Cairns.

N82GG LJ36 at Cairns.

Friday, 27 May 2016

Thursday, 26 May 2016

RAAF C-130J A97-467

Passing through Cairns was RAAF C130J A97-467, Horn Is.-Cairns-Townsville.

A97-467 C30J at Cairns.

A97-467 C30J at Cairns.

National Jet Express BAe RJ100 VH-NJG

JTE440/441/442 VH-NJG B462 Cairns-Groote Is.-Cairns-Groote Is., was Perth-Alice Springs-Cairns as JTE440 25/5/2016

VH-NJG B462 at Cairns.

VH-NJG B462 at Cairns.

VH-NJG B462 at Cairns.

National Jet Express BAe RJ100 VH-NJH arrives at the paintshop

JTE5501 VH-NJH B462 Adelaide-Townsville

VH-NJH B462 at Townsville, Photo by Graham.

Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 B-LAK in new scheme

CPA103/146 B-LAK A333 Hong Kong-Cairns-Brisbane-Cairns-Hong Kong

B-LAK A333 at Cairns.

B-LAK A333 at Cairns.

B-LAK A333 at Cairns.

B-LAK A333 at Cairns.

B-LAK A333 at Cairns.

Gulfstream G450 M-PING heads back north

M-PING GLF4 (Wellington)-Cairns-Hong Kong

M-PING GLF4 at Cairns.

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Kingair pair head offshore

N389DD and N741WC B350's Cairns-Wewak-Guam, was Bankstown-Cairns 23/5/2016

N389DD ex VH-ZEK and N741WC ex VH-WJW

N389DD B350 at Cairns.

N741WC B350 at Cairns.

N389DD B350 at Cairns.

N741WC B350 at Cairns.

Monday, 23 May 2016

Gulfstream G450 M-PING passes through

M-PING GLF4 (Hong Kong)-Cairns-Wellington

M-PING G450 at Cairns.

HeliScope PNG AS-350 P2-HSP

P2-HSP AS35 Cairns-Coen...

P2-HSP AS35 at Cairns.

Saturday, 21 May 2016

Air New Zealand Airbus A320 ZK-OJO out of the paintshop

ANZ6010 ZK-OJO A320 Townsville-Christchurch

ZK-OJO A320 at Townsville, Photo by Leroy.

Beechcraft Kingair B350 F-OZEN departs

F-OZEN B350 Cairns-Coolangatta-La Tontouta

F-OZEN B350 at Cairns.

Friday, 20 May 2016

RNZAF Boeing 757-200 NZ7571

KIW770 NZ7571 B752 Townsville-Guam, was Wellington-Townsville 19/5/2016

NZ7571 B752 at Townsville, Photo by Graham.

Monday, 16 May 2016

Air Niugini Falcon 900EX P2-ANW

P2-ANW F900 Cairns-Sydney, was Port Moresby-Cairns 15/5/2016


P2-ANW F900 at Cairns.




Saturday, 14 May 2016

RNZAF C-130 NZ7005

KIW822 NZ7005 C130 Townsville-Andersen, was Whenuapai-Townsville 13/5/2016


NZ7005 C130 at Townsville, Photo by Graham.

File Picture - NZ7005 C130, Photo by Leroy.

Friday, 13 May 2016

Global 5000 B-LRH passes through

BWJ968 B-LRH GL5T (Sydney)-Cairns-Shanghai

File Picture - B-LRH GL5T.

Thursday, 12 May 2016

Belair Airways Britten Norman Islander YJ-TK2 departs

YJ-TK2 BN2P Cairns-Honiara,
10/5/2016 YJ-TK2 departed Cairns for Honiara but diverted back to Cairns a short while after.

Previous registration (not confirmed) believed to be ex. VH-WRR.

YJ-TK2 BN2P at Cairns.

YJ-TK2 BN2P at Cairns.

YJ-TK2 BN2P at Cairns.

Wednesday, 11 May 2016

Helifix Operations PNG Bell 212 P2-HFJ departs

P2-HFJ B212 Cairns-Cooktown-Lockhart River-Horn Is.-Daru

P2-HFJ B212 at Cairns.

Tuesday, 10 May 2016

Air New Zealand Airbus A320 ZK-OXL delivery flight

ANZ6090 ZK-OXL A320 Cairns-Auckland, was Kuala Lumpur-Cairns 9/5/2016


ZK-OXL A320 at Cairns.

Nauru Airlines Boeing 737-300 VH-YNU

RON900 VH-YNU B733 Cairns-Port Moresby, was Brisbane-Cairns 9/5/2016


VH-YNU B733 at Cairns.


VH-YNU B733 at Cairns.

Monday, 9 May 2016

RAAF Boeing 737-700 A36-001

EVY71 A36-001 B737 Canberra-Cairns-Townsville, was in company with C30J A97-442.


A36-001 B737 at Cairns.


A36-001 B737 at Cairns.

Air National Australia Challenger CL-600 VH-LEF

VH-LEF CL60 Cairns-Essendon, was Hamilton Is.-Mareeba-Cairns 5/5/2016


VH-LEF CL60 at Cairns.

Tropicair Cessna Citation CJ3 P2-MEH

P2-MEH C25B Port Moresby-Cairns-Port Moresby


P2-MEH C25B at Cairns.

Falcon 2000 N888MX

N888MX F2TH Cairns-Subang, was Singapore-Cairns 6/5/2016

Saturday, 7 May 2016

Twin Otters P2-KSU and N153QS

Noted at Cairns G.A. today were Twin Otters P2-KSU and N153QS.

P2-KSU DHC6 and N153QS DHC6 at Cairns.

Nanshan Jet Gulfstream G550 B-8260

B8260 GLF5 Cairns-Brisbane, was Singapore-Cairns 6/5/2016

Friday, 6 May 2016

Deer Jet Boeing 737-700 B-5266 passes through

B5266 B737 Hamilton Is.-Cairns-Hong Kong

B-5266 B737 at Cairns.

B-5266 B737 at Cairns.

B-5266 B737 at Cairns.