A Few Visitors at Mackay and Hamilton Island Airports in Recent Days

I've noted several interesting aircraft to call into Mackay and Hamilton Island Airports over recent days - some familiar aircraft - but also some new and interesting aircraft visiting Central Queensland.

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The Queensland Government (State of Queensland) Raytheon Hawker 850XP bizjet VH-SGY arrived into Mackay Airport on Friday 16 May carrying Queensland Premier Newman and other Ministers to the sugar city for an opening at Mackay Hospital.  It departed back to Brisbane on Saturday 17 May.

Also calling into Mackay on Friday were Gulf Aircraft Raytheon B300 VH-PYN which arrived from Archerfield, while West Wing Aviation Beech 58 Baron VH-ABP twice called into Mackay briefly while on a busy days flying where it called into Bowen while starting and finishing its flying day in Townsville.  Finally, Vanderfield Pilatus PC-12/47 VH-WPH departed Mackay for Bundaberg and Toowoomba on Friday after visiting Mackay and Proserpine / Whitsunday Coast Airport earlier in the week from its Toowoomba base.

Over on Hamilton Island, Friday 16 May was a busy day with Townsville Airlines AeroCommander 500-S VH-UJY and Hinterland Aviation Cessna 404 VH-TFO both calling in from Cairns, while on Thursday 15 May, Shadforth's Plant Hire Raytheon (Beech) C90A (C90B King Air) VH-JEO depared Hamo for the Sunshine Coast after arriving the previous day.  VH-JEO had also visited Hamilton Island earlier in the week.

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Also noted calling in to Hamilton Island this week on Wednesday 14 May were Hawker Beechcraft G58 VH-EZD which called in from Monto and CromAir Cessna 414A VH-CBT which also called in from Townsville.  VH-CBT departed Hamo on Thursday 15 May for its Bundaberg base.