Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

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Monday 27 February 2017

Gulfstream V N1GN

N1GN GLF5 Cairns-Townsville-Honolulu, was Sydney-Cairns 26/2/2017

N1GN GLF5 at Cairns.

Air Vanuatu ATR-72 YJ-AV72

YJ-AV72 AT75 Cairns-Kupang, was Port Vila-Cairns 26/2/2017

YJ-AV72 at Cairns.

Surveillance Australia (AMSA) Challenger CL-600 VH-XND

RSCU660 VH-XND CL60 Honiara-Cairns, was Cairns-Honiara 26/2/2017

VH-XND CL60 at Cairns.

Sunday 26 February 2017

G.A. notes at Cairns from the weekend

VH-KQD BE20 with RAAF titles at Cairns,
Photo by GAFLIKS.

VH-HVH Metro Hardy Aviation at Cairns,
which arr'd on the 13/2/2017. Photo by GAFLIKS.

Friday 24 February 2017

RAAF BBJ A36-002

ASY312 A36-002 B737 Port Moresby-Cairns-Port Moresby-Canberra

A36-002 B737 at Cairns.

Thursday 23 February 2017

NTM Aviation Kodiak 100 - P2-NTE first visit

P2-NTE KODI Cairns-Port Moresby, was Port Moresby-Cairns 21/2/2017

P2-NTE KODI at Cairns.

Wednesday 22 February 2017

Fiji Airways Boeing 737-800 DQ-FJN passes through

FJI2005 DQ-FJN B738 Nadi-Cairns-Seletar

DQ-FJN B738 at Cairns.

DQ-FJN B738 at Cairns.

DQ-FJN B738 at Cairns.

Monday 20 February 2017

Deer Jet Gulfstream V B-8108

B-8108 GLF5 Hamilton Is.-Cairns-Honolulu, was (Honolulu)-Cairns-Hamilton Is. 17/2/2017

B8108 GLF5 at Cairns.

Sunday 19 February 2017

MAF Cessna Caravan P2-MAH and Cheyenne N500 at Mareeba

A couple noted at Mareeba aerodrome today.


MAF C208 P2-MAH ex. N71367 operated local Mareeba flight on the 9/2/2017 and
N500 PAY2 operated Cairns-Mareeba 13/2/2017.


See post: http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/mission-aviation-fellowship-cessna.html



P2-MAH C208 (MAF) at Mareeba.


N500 PAY2 at Mareeba.

Tuesday 14 February 2017

Raptors arrive in Townsville!

The USAF F-22 Raptors arrived in Townsville today for the up coming exercise along with support aircraft. See details below:

DICE1 F22 x 3 Tindal-Townsville
RCH325 63-8018 K35R Darwin-Townsville
POLAR21 98-0051 C17 Tindal-Townsville

USAF F-22 Raptor, Photo by Leroy.

63-8018 K35R at Townsville, Photo by Leroy.

98-0051 C17 at Townsville, Photo by Leroy.

Monday 13 February 2017

RAAF P-8A Poseidon A47-001 first visit to the North

"Black Cat 11" A47-001 P-8A Edinburgh-Townsville-Amberley

A47-001 P-8A at Townsville, Photo by Leroy

A47-001 P-8A at Townsville, Photo by Leroy

Tuesday 7 February 2017

Coral Sun Aviation Kingair T3-JMR

T3-JMR BE20 Honiara-Cairns

T3-JMR BE20 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS

Saturday 4 February 2017

Gulfstream G650 N277FL arrives

N277FL GLF6 Coolangatta-Cairns

N277FL GLF6 at Cairns.

Friday 3 February 2017

Hevilift Twin Otter DHC-6-400 P2-IRN

P2-IRN DHC6 Port Moresby-Cairns


P2-IRN DHC6 at Cairns

P2-IRN DHC6 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS

Falconair Pty Ltd Falcon 20 VH-PNY

VH-PNY FA20 Nauru-Cairns

VH-PNY FA20 at Cairns.

Buddha Air ATR72-500 9N-AMD delivery flight

Ex. F-OIPN AT75 of Air Caledonie overnighted in Cairns last night enroute to Buddha Air in Nepal.

9N-AMD AT75 Cairns-Kupang, was Noumea-Cairns 2/2/2017

9N-AMD AT75 at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS

Thursday 2 February 2017

FNQ Monthly Movements Summary - January 2017


MONTHLY SUMMARY FNQ MOVEMENTSJanuary 2017
DateCallsignRegistrationAC TypeRoute / LocationOperatorComments
1/01/2017N176HSGLEXCNS-HNL
1/01/2017JNA659/660HL7750B772ICN-CNS-ICNJin Air
3/01/2017VH-PDWCV580BWU-CNSPionair
4/01/2017TOM915G-OOBCB752APW-CNSThomson AirwaysCharter
4/01/2017VH-PDWCV580CNS-MXH-CNSPionair
5/01/2017OE-IPWFA7XSYD-CNS
5/01/2017JNA659/660HL7743B772ICN-CNS-ICNJin Air
6/01/2017TOM915G-OOBCB752CNS-REPThomson AirwaysCharter
7/01/2017P2-MEHC25BUNG-CNS-POMTropicairMedivac
7/01/2017F-ONYYC25ADPS-DRW-CNS
8/01/2017BWJ968B-LRHGL5T(SYD)-CNS-SHAarr'd 2355 7/1
8/01/2017OE-IPWFA7XCNS-NAN
8/01/2017JNA659/660HL7750B772ICN-CNS-ICNJin Air
8/01/2017F-ONYYC25ACNS-NOU
9/01/2017N271CBE55PMEB-CTNPhenom 300
10/01/2017VH-LAAF406POM-CNS-OOLBayswater Road Pty Ltd
12/01/2017JNA659/660HL7750B772ICN-CNS-ICNJin Air
14/01/2017P2-NTZKODIPOM-CNS New Tribes Mission Av
14/01/2017QFA7300/1VH-XMRB73FBNE-HIR-INU-HIR-CNSQantas Freight
15/01/2017JNA659/660HL7743B772ICN-CNS-ICNJin Air
16/01/2017P2-NTZKODICNS-POMNew Tribes Mission Av
16/01/2017P2-ALCBE20POM-CNS
16/01/2017PAL218RP-C9905A321MNL-DVO-CNS-AKLPhilippines AirlinesFirst ops by A321 in lieu of 320
18/01/2017B-5273B737MEL-CNS
19/01/2017JNA659/660HL7734B772ICN-CNS-ICNJin Air
20/01/2017P2-NTZKODIPOM-CNSNew Tribes Mission Av
20/01/2017B-4011CRJ2MEB-CNS-DRW
21/01/2017N163JMC650OOL-CNS
21/01/2017B-5273B737CNS-SZXDeer Jet
22/01/2017JNA659/660HL7733B772ICN-CNS-ICNJin Air
22/01/2017N163JMC650CNS-OOL
23/01/2017P2-NTZKODICNS-POMNew Tribes Mission Av
24/01/2017B-5266B737HKG-CNS-AKL
26/01/2017JNA659/660HL7734B772ICN-CNS-ICNJin Air
28/01/2017N933MLGLEXXSP-CNS
29/01/2017P2-ALCBE20CNS-POM
29/01/2017N933MLGLEXCNS-SUV
29/01/2017JNA659/660HL7750B772ICN-CNS-ICNJin Air
30/01/2017TOM916G-OOBCB752APW-CNSThomson Airways
30/01/2017P2-NAXDH8ACNS-BBL-ADL


Wednesday 1 February 2017

Tigerair commence operating Boeing 737-800's domestically

Today Tigerair operated one of its first Boeing 737-800's on domestic services MEL-CNS as below:

TGW582/3 VH-VUB B738 Melbourne-Cairns-Melbourne

VH-VUB B738 at Cairns.

Thomson Airways Boeing 757-200 G-OOBC departs

TOM916 G-OOBC B752 Cairns-Siem Reap, was Apia-Cairns 30/1/2017

G-OOBC B752 at Cairns.



Bayswater Road Pty Ltd GAF N22C Nomad VH-ATO

VH-ATO N22C Cairns-Port Moresby

VH-ATO N22C at Cairns.