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

Fiji Airways commence services from Fiji to Cairns

10/4/2025

Fiji Airways commenced services today from Nadi to Cairns using a Boeing 737-8 Max.

The service operates 3 days a week with connections to the Pacific Islands and America.

FJI971/970 DQ-FAB B38M Nadi-Cairns-Nadi

File Picture DQ-FAF B38M departing Cairns Airport.

Jetstar Commences a new service to Christchurch

 Jetstar commenced a service today from Cairns to Christchurch, NZ using an Airbus A320.

The service operates 3 days a week.

JST135/136 VH-VQL A320 Cairns-Christchurch-Cairns

File Picture - Jetstar at Cairns Airport.

Cathay Pacific returns to Cairns with seasonal flights

 CPA147 B-LAL A333 Hong Kong-Cairns, CPA146 Cairns-Hong Kong

The seasonal flights will operate 3 days a week until the end of March 2025.

B-LAL A333 landing Rwy 33 at Cairns.

Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II A35-032 arrives

A35-032 F35A at Cairns Airport.

 

Jetstar Commence a new service to the Sunshine Coast

 Jetstar commenced a service today from Cairns to the Sunshine Coast using an Airbus A320.

The service operates 3 days a week.

JST809/808 VH-VFQ A320 Cairns-Maroochydore-Cairns

File Picture - VH-OFQ departing Cairns Airport.

Travel Service Boeing 737-86N OK-TVS

 TVS6607 OK-TVS Sydney-Cairns-Koror

OK-TVS B738 at Cairns

U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon 168998 Talon 801

 TALN801 "Talon 801" P8 168998 Cairns-Pearse, was Andersen AFB-Cairns 17/11

USN 168998 P-8A departing Cairns.

French Navy Dassault Falcon 20G Gardian 48

 FNY5430 48 FA20 Darwin-Cairns-Noumea

48 FNY FA20 at Cairns.

Titan Airways Airbus A321neo G-OATW

 AWC404 G-OATW A21N Cairns-Siem Reap, was Nadi-Cairns 8/11/24.

G-OATW A21N at Cairns.

Omni Air International Boeing 767-33A(ER) N378AX

OAE309 N378AX B763 Bandaranaike-Cairns-Nadi

N378AX B763 arriving at Cairns Airport