Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

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Sunday 10 November 2019

Volga Dnepr Antonov An124 RA-82044 departs

VDA2397 RA82044 A124 Cairns-Rockhampton-(Darwin-Paya Lebar), was Rockhampton-Cairns 19/9/2019 as VDA2205.

RA82044 A124 at Cairns, Photo supplied.

RA82044 A124 at Cairns, Photo supplied.

RA82044 A124 at Cairns.

Thomson Airways Boeing 757-200 G-OOBD

TOM941 G-OOBD B752 Cairns-Siem Reap, was Apia-Cairns 8/11/2019

G-OOBD B752 at Cairns.

G-OOBD B752 at Cairns, Photo supplied.

Wednesday 6 November 2019

Air Belgium (Safrans Du Monde) Airbus A340-300 OO-ABB

ABB2019 OO-ABB A343 Papeete-Cairns

OO-ABB A343 at Cairns, Photo supplied.

OO-ABB A343 at Cairns, Photo supplied.

Sunday 27 October 2019

Cairns farewells Cathay Pacific CX2146 B-LAQ

CPA2146 B-LAQ A333 Cairns-Hong Kong, last service

Cathay Pacific commenced services into Cairns in 1993 and their last service was on the 27th of October 2019.

B-LAQ A333 last service from Cairns, Photo supplied.

Cathay Collection, B-HOX B744 - 27 July 2003

Cathay Collection at Cairns.

Cathay Collection at Cairns.

Cathay Collection at Cairns.

Cathay Collection at Cairns.

Air Baltic Airbus A220-300 (BCS3) YL-AAS at Cairns

BTI9801 YL-AAS BCS3 Cairns-Port Vila, was Kuala Lumpur-Cairns 26/10/2019

YL-AAS A220 at Cairns, Picture supplied.

Monday 21 October 2019

Indonesian Air Force (TNI Angkatan Udara) Boeing 737-400 A-7305

KCN4 A-7305 B734 Williamtown-Cairns-Kupang

A-7305 B734 at Cairns.

A7305 B734 at Cairns.

Friday 30 August 2019

Pan Pacific Airlines Airbus A320 RP-C7937 delivery flight

Ex-Air New Zealand Airbus A320 ZK-OJC delivery flight to Pan Pacific Airlines in the Philippines.

AAV7937 RP-C7937 A320 Christchurch-Cairns

RP-C7937 A320 at Cairns.

RP-C7937 A320 at Cairns.

Sunday 11 August 2019

Air New Zealand Boeing 777-200 ZK-OKH CNS-AKL service

Operating today's AKL-CNS-AKL service ANZ166 B772 ZK-OKH.

ZK-OKH B772 at Cairns.

ZK-OKH B772 at Cairns.

ZK-OKH B772 at Cairns.



Friday 19 July 2019

Air Tahiti ATR 72-500 F-OIQV

F-OIQV AT75 Cairns-Kupang, was Port Vila-Cairns 18/7/2019

F-OIQV AT75 at Cairns Airport, Photo by Jon Williams.

F-OIQV AT75 at Cairns Airport, Photo by Jon Williams.

Thursday 18 July 2019

Air New Zealand Airbus A321 NEO ZK-NNF delivery flight

ANZ6099 ZK-NNF A21N Cairns-Christchurch, was Kuala Lumpur-Cairns 17/7/2019


ZK-NNF A21N at Cairns Airport.

ZK-NNF A21N at Cairns Airport.

ZK-NNF A21N at Cairns Airport, Photo by Jon Williams.

Monday 17 June 2019

New Royal Australian Air Force Falcon 7X A56-001

RGNT94 A56-001 FA7X Cairns-Sydney-Canberra, was Sydney-Cairns 16/6/2019

A56-001 FA7X at Cairns, Photo by Jonathan Williams

Saturday 15 June 2019

Bank of Utah Trustee Gulfstream GV-SP (G550) N616RK

N616RK GLF5 Honolulu-Cairns-Townsville

N616RK G550 at Cairns, Photo by Jonathan Williams.



Thursday 13 June 2019

Emirates Boeing 777-300 diverts to Cairns

UAE451 A6-ECJ B77W Auckland-Denpasar diverted to Cairns due medical, aircraft continued onto Denpasar a short time after. This appears to be the first Emirates aircraft that has landed at Cairns.


Saturday 8 June 2019

Cebu Pacific Air Airbus A330-300 RP-C3346 diverts

CEB041 RP-C3346 A333 Manila-Sydney diverted to Cairns due fog at SYD.
The flight continued on a short while later onto Sydney as CEB041D.

RP-C3346 A333 at Cairns.

RP-C3346 A333 at Cairns.

RP-C3346 A333 at Cairns.

RP-C3346 A333 at Cairns.

Tuesday 28 May 2019

Twin Otter International Ltd. DHC-6 N331AR

N331AR DHC6 Cairns-Honiara, Rockhampton-Cairns 27/5/2019

N331AR DHC6 at Cairns.

N331AR DHC6 at Cairns.

N331AR DHC6 at Cairns.

N331AR DHC6 at Cairns.

N331AR DHC6 at Cairns.

N331AR DHC6 at Cairns.

N331AR DHC6 at Cairns.

Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Kingair Beech 200 N280RA departs

N280RA BE20 Cairns-Honiara

N280RA BE20 at Cairns.

N280RA BE20 at Cairns.

Saturday 18 May 2019

Mission Aviation Fellowship aircraft at Mareeba

Pictures below of some of the Mission Aviation Fellowship aircraft at Mareeba aerodrome 18/5/19 with a few new arrivals.

N616MF C208 was Koror-Cairns 10/4/2019 and onto Mareeba on the 11th April.
N617MF C208 was Honiara-Cairns-Mareeba 22/2/2019
N618MF C208 was Honiara-Cairns-Mareeba 22/2/2019

N618MF C208 at Mareeba.

N616MF and N617MF C208's at Mareeba.

N616MF C208 at Mareeba.

N617MF C208 at Mareeba.

N617MF C208 at Mareeba.

N618MF C208 at Mareeba.

VH-WOS GA8 at Mareeba.

VH-MTR GA8 at Mareeba.

VH-MIS C172 at Mareeba.

VH-MZL C172 at Mareeba.

VH-WMC C172 at Mareeba.
P2-MEW GA8 at Mareeba.

P2-MFL GA8 at Mareeba.

P2-MFG GA8 at Mareeba.