A Few Other Corporate Bizjets Around Central Queensland Airports Over Recent Days

As well as the Royal Australian Australian Air Force (RAAF) 34 Squadron VIP bizjets - Boeing B737-700(BBJ) and Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 - there has yet again been a wide range of other interesting bizjet visitors to Central Queensland Airports over the last week or so.

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RAAF BBJ's A36-001 and A36-002 were spotted at Rockhampton Airport during this week, along with RAAF Challenger 604 A37-002, which was also spotted at Gladstone Airport.

File photo taken by Don Williams  ©

Coinciding with some of the Federal Government leaders' visits to Central Queensland, the Queensland Government (State of Queensland) Raytheon Hawker 850XP bizjet VH-SGY popped into Mackay Airport on Wednesday 17 July.

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Also on Wednesday 17 July, the Queensland Police Service (Airwing) Cessna 560 Citation Ultra VH-PSU had a busy day of flying, noted at Rockhampton, Mackay and Bundaberg Airports (amongst others) during the day.

Earlier in the week at Mackay Airport, Cessna 560 Citation VII bizjet VH-ING touched down from Melbourne (Essendon) on Monday 15 July.  It departed later to Cobar and Essendon.  And locally-based Raytheon 390 Premier 1 bizjet N7088S arrived back into Mackay from Bankstown and Archerfield, after flying to there on Saturday 13 July.  Also, Careflight Queensland (Aeromed) LearJet 45 VH-VVI arrived into Mackay Airport from Brisbane late last Wednesday 10 July.  It departed to Townsville.

Up the road at the Whitsunday Coast Airport at Proserpine, Hermes Executive Aviation Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) bizjet M-JIGG departed there for Sydney on Sunday 14 July.

G-V-SP (G550) M-JIGG at Proserpine / Whitsunday Coast Airport  (File photo taken by Tanya Puntti ©) 

And further out at the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour/Airlie Beach, Jetstream Aviation's bright and colourful Cessna 550 Citation II bizjet VH-VDF popped in briefly on Monday 15 July from the Sunshine Coast.

Across the Whitsunday's at Hamilton Island Airport, Flight Options Cessna 510 Citation Mustang VH-PWX.  VH-PWX arrived from Sydney last Monday 8 July, and departed back to Sydney on Thursday 11 July.

Lastly, out at Emerald Airport, Aeromil Pacific / Flight Options (Australia) Cessna 560 Citation Ultra VH-SJP arrived from the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday 17 July.  On Friday 19 July, VH-SJP returned to the Sunshine Coast.

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Certainly a great week (or so)!