Comlux Malta Limited Airbus ACJ319 9H-LIV

MLM567 9H-LIV A319 (Haneda)-Cairns-(Dunedin) ✈

Above Photo Credit to "JB".

Parked at Cairns Airport today.

U.S. Marines Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey 168659

A late flight this evening into Cairns, using callsign "ODIN21" 168659 an Osprey V-22 off the USS America LHA 6. Typically, these flights are crew transfers of some type.

Osprey V-22 168659 EP-07 is from Squadron 265 (VMM-265) a United States Marine Corp assault support transport squadron known as the "Dragons", which is based in Futenma, Japan.

ODIN21 168659 (EP-07) V22 USS America ship transfer-Cairns-Ship

Photo Credits to Jonathan Williams.

Talisman Sabre 2025 Cairns Movements wrap-up!

 Summary of Talisman Sabre 2025 Cairns Movements - JULY 2025:  ✈

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AerCap Ireland Gulfstream G650ER EI-AER departs

AerCap Ireland Gulfstream G650ER 🛪departed Cairns Airport today. 

EI-AER GLF6 Cairns-Sydney, was Melbourne-Cairns 28/7/2025

Royal New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757-2K2 NZ7572

 KIW287 NZ7572 B752 ✈ Whenuapai-Cairns-Rockhampton

Pionair Australia / ASL Airlines Boeing 737-85R VH-CYK

 PH9126/9802/9801/9127 VH-CYK B738F Brisbane-Mackay-Cairns-Mackay-Brisbane

Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J NZ7013

KIW300 NZ7013 C30J Cairns-Richmond AB 🛪, was Andersen AFB-Cairns 29/7/2025

Royal Air Force C-17A ZZ175 Globemaster III returns

 RRR6161 ZZ175 C17 Darwin-Cairns-Amberley

Photo Credit to Jonathan Williams.

U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III's depart Cairns

Today saw the conclusion of Talisman Sabre 2025 exercise with the remaining three U.S.A.F. C-17A Globemaster III departing Cairns Airport.

RCH617 07-7178 C17 Cairns-Honolulu-(Charleston)

RCH622 09-9208 C17 Cairns-Honolulu-(Charleston)

RCH621 10-0214 C17 Cairns-Honolulu-(Charleston)

Royal Air Force C-17A ZZ175 Globemaster III

Royal Air Force C-17A Globemaster III arrived at Cairns Airport last night and departed today. 

Details of movement:

RRR6160 ZZ175 C17 Honolulu-Cairns 26/7/2025 and

RRR6160 ZZ175 C17 Cairns-Darwin 27/7/2025

Photographed with another C17 from the USAF.

U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker 59-1448 departs

 WOODN81 59-1448 K135 Cairns-Andersen AB

U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III 09-9206 departs

 RCH789 09-9206 C17 Cairns-Honolulu

Pionair Australia / ASL Airlines Boeing 737-85R VH-CYK

PHA834 VH-CYK B738 Cairns-Brisbane,

25/7/2025 was Brisbane-Richmond AB-Cairns-Port Moresby-Cairns, PH830,831,832,833.

Forum Fisheries Agency Kingair N625BW

 N625BW BE20 Cairns-Honiara

USAF Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 movements today

SHAKA16 10-0214 C17 CNS-TSV-ROK-CNS

WOODN61 58-0120 K35R CNS-UAM

LAVA21 09-9208 C17 CNS-AMB-TSV-CNS

SHAKA17 09-9206 C17 CNS-AMB-(CNS)

10-0214 C17 taxiing for departure.

Clic Air from Columbia ATR-72 HK-5461

Ex Air Tahiti ATR-72 F-ORVP now registered HK-5461 Clic Air from Columbia passed through Cairns today.
Operating Port Vila-Cairns-Darwin, (departed Tahiti on the 21st).

Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Cairns Airport

Cairns Airport this morning had quite a line-up of U.S.A.F. aircraft. The below picture shows 2 x USAF KC135R Stratotankers and 4 x C17A Globemaster III. Aircraft have been active for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 which is been held over northern Australia in July.

C-17A Globemaster III:

92-9208 AE49C4, 10-0214 AE4D67, 09-9206 AE49C2 and 07-7178 AE1470.

KC-135R Stratotankers:

59-1448 AE047C and 58-0120 AE04E1

U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III "Shaka 16" departs

 SHAKA16 09-9208 AE49C4 C17 Cairns-Townsville

U.S. Air Force KC135's arrive

 2 x USAF KC135's arrived in Cairns 21/7/25 from Andersen.

21/7 WOODN81 59-1448 and WOODN61 58-0120 UAM-CNS