Atlas Air B763 departs

GTI2035 N640GT B763 A865E3 Townsville-Singapore

Thanks Dave for the great picture and report.

N640GT B763 at Townsville

Giant 8990 arrives Townsville

GTI8990 N640GT B763 A865E3 Honolulu-Townsville

Convair 580 VH-PDW

ANG2090 VH-PDW CVLT Port Moresby-Cairns

VH-PDW CVLT at Cairns

Pac750 P2-RNA continues North

P2-RNA P750 Cairns-Port Moresby


P2-RNA P750 at Cairns



Virgin VH-VUW with white nose!

VH-VUW B738 noted operating through Cairns today with white nose!


VH-VUW B738 at Cairns



Virgin Australia Inaugural flight BNE-ISA

Virgin Australia commenced flights between Brisbane and Mt Isa today operating flight DJ1267 with E190 VH-ZPT. Flight returned to Brisbane as DJ1268.

Thanks Dave for the picture and report.


File Picture - VH-ZPT E190 at Townsville



Korean Air Charters begin

KAL9127/KAL3128 HL7586 A333 Narita-Cairns-Incheon


File Picture - Korean Air A333 departing Cairns



Challenger 604 A37-001

EVY70 A37-001 CL60 noted at Cairns today.


A37-001 CL60 at Cairns



Niugini Aviation Cresco P2-RNA

P2-RNA P750 Toowoomba-Mackay-Cairns


P2-RNA P750 arriving Cairns



Global Express VH-ICV

VH-ICV GLEX Sydney-Cairns-Sydney


VH-ICV GLEX at Cairns



Townsville Heavies today!

ASY569 A41-209 C17A 7CF86C Departed Townsville
DRGN76 A39-004 A332 7CF867 Amberley-Townsville-Amberley
WNSR11 A39-003 A332 7CF866 Amberley-Townsville
STRK43 P3 Townsville return

Thanks Dave for the picture and report!

A39-003 KC30A arriving Townsville

Virgin E190 famil to the Isa

VOZ9851/9852 VH-ZPR E190 Brisbane-Mt Isa-Brisbane

Virgin Australia operated a famil flight to the Isa today prior to their startup later this month on the 13th.

Thanks Dave for the picture and report.

File Picture - Taken by Dave

Q400 C-GOAO departs

BBA05 C-GOAO DH8D C069AF Cairns-Canberra



C-GOAO DH8D at Cairns

South West Air Bandeirante P2-SWF

P2-SWF E110 Port Moresby-Cairns-Rockhampton-Maroochydore

P2-SWF E110 arriving Cairns

Another Qlink Q400 delivery

BBA05 C-GOAO DH8D C069AF Saipan-Port Moresby-Cairns, to become VH-LQK?

FNQ Yestayear Images - July 1991

 Thanks GAFLIKS for the Yestayear report and pictures!


July 21,  CAA F-28 VH-ATD in the trim of the period, taken from the old tower.  Aircraft went on to POM.

July 17, with just two minutes notice from a helpful tower to this photographer, a modified RAF Canberra took advantage of shooting an ILS and continued to fly down the runway at a respectable height.  This example was WH953 a model B.6 operated by the RAE, Boscombe Down and was wearing what was know as the 'Raspberry Ripple' scheme.  It was on TDY at RAAF Townsville at the time.  The radio c/s was 'Black Box 16'

July 05, PNGDF C-47 P2-004 visited for maintenance before departing for POM but encountered engine problems and returned.  It dep again a few days later.

delivered to POM by AN-22 (yes, not a typo) earlier on, these three KA-32's arr in Cairns from PNG via HID and Weipa on July 28.  They are CCCP 31020, CCCP 31029 and CCCP 31034.  The new Russian identifier RA had not been applied yet.

An early morn wide angle view from the Cairns tower during the dry season in June, showing the domestic terminal as it was then at centre.



07 July, Twin Otter P2-IAA (ex VH-TNM) transitted on delivery to Islands at Rabaul.

July 02, Pelita Air Services operated on behalf of Freeport PK-PJM an F28-4000 for the Timika service in reverse on this day.

Gulfstream G-1159 N10123 heads north

N10123 GLF2 A00B25 Cairns-Port Moresby-Guam

N10123 GLF2 at Cairns

Twin Otter P2-SWE

P2-SWE DHC6 Port Moresby-Cairns-Port Moresby

P2-SWE DHC6 at Cairns

Pilatus PK-UCG departs

PK-UCG PC12 Cairns-Horn Is.-Sentani

Gulfstream G-1159 N10123

N10123 GLF2 Cairns-Rockhampton-Cairns


N10123 GLF2 at Cairns