More Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) Charter Flights to Barcaldine Aerodrome

We've mentioned a couple of times recently that we are starting to see some Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) charter flights starting to touch down at Barcaldine Aerodrome.  On Monday 18 March, Skytrans Dash-8-300 VH-QQP operated as SKP1224/1225 and flew into Barcaldine from Brisbane before later departing to Longreach and then back to Brisbane.  Also on Monday, Hinterland Aviation Beech B200 King Air VH-HLJ flew into Barcaldine, arriving as HND760 from Townsville.  It later departed to Cairns.

Hinterland B200 King Air VH-HLJ at Clermont Aerodrome (file photo)

These charters came after similar 'outbound' charters were noted passing through Barcaldine last week on Thursday 14 March, when Skytrans Dash-8-300 VH-QQN operated as SKP1226/1227 flying Brisbane to Longreach to Barcaldine to Brisbane; while Hinterland King Air VH-HLJ flew Cairns to Barcaldine to Townsville.

It's also worth noting that on Tuesday 12 March, Henty Aviation Cessna 425 VH-BSM visited from Archerfield, while on Friday 8 March, Adelaide-owned but seemingly Toowoomba-based Light Jets Australia Cessna 525 Citation CJ1 VH-TFW was noted arriving into Barcaldine from Longreach, before departing later to the Sunshine Coast.

Citation CJ1 VH-TFW at Clermont Aerodrome (file photo)

I'll have to take the drive out to Barcaldine and Longreach again some time!