Heli Niugini (Papua New Guinea) Kawasaki BK117B-1 Helicopter P2-HNA Passes Through CQ Airports - Plus More!

On Monday 23 January, Heli Niugini (Papua New Guinea) Kawasaki BK117B-1 helicopter P2-HNA was noted passing through Emerald Airport while heading South.  It looked to start the day at Charters Towers Aerodrome and finish possibly at Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast.

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This is the second Heli Niugini helicopter to be noted passing through the region in recent days with Bell 206L LongRanger helicopter P2-HNJ spending a night at Rockhampton Airport while heading down to Victoria.

Meanwhile, also on Monday 23 January, Brisbane-based Piper PA-31 Navajo VH-DEQ visited Emerald Airport from Archerfield.

After flying West at the end of last week, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan VH-RTC arrived back into Rockhampton Airport from the North-West, flying via stops at Longreach Airport and Red Rock Station near Comet - where it is based.

Brisbane-based Crockett Aviation Group Beech B200 King Air VH-FAQ also visited the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site from Archerfield and the Sunshine Coast.

While Machjet (Machjet International) Beech B200C King Air VH-PUY was noted completing a flight from Townsville to Labona and then back.

And Skytrans Airlines Dash-8-100 VH-QQC arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Cairns and Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport as SKP85/780 to operate the Labona flights this week.

UPDATE!  Late on Monday 23 January, VH-QQC actually flew up to Townsville from Labona and fellow Skytrans Dash-8-100 VH-QQB 'replaced' it by flying down from Townsville to Labona and then across to Rockhampton Airport.