Hinterland Aviation Continues to Operate Cessna 208 Caravans from Rockhampton Airport to Labona Station Airstrip at the Carmichael Coal Mine Site - Plus More!

On Friday 11 August, Hinterland Aviation completed a swap of aircraft operating Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) charter flights out of Rockhampton Airport with Cessna 208 Caravan VH-TFS departing to the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site as HND3310 and then Townsville as HND2211.  While fellow Cessna 208 Caravan VH-CVN flew down to Labona from Townsville as HND2210 and then across to Rockhampton Airport as HND3311.

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While the other local operator of FIFO charter flights to Labona, Skytrans Airlines, ferried their Dash-8-300 VH-QQL from Rockhampton Airport to Townsville as SKP522.  It has been based at Rocky for some time.

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Meanwhile, also on Friday 11 August, RDO Equipment Co. Pilatus PC-12/47 VH-WPH landed at Emerald Airport from Archerfield.  It later departed to its Toowoomba base.

Re-registered Poolhurst Aviation Air Charter Services Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-PDE departed Planet Downs for Archerfield.  It had flown up two days earlier.

And Easternwell Group (Avcair) Beech B300 Super King Air VH-EWQ flew down from the North West to Mackay Airport and then Brisbane and Toowoomba.

Finally, also on Friday 11 August, Air Charter Services / Flight Options (Australia) Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 bizjet VH-VKX departed Longreach Airport for Mount Isa.  It had arrived from Brisbane the previous day.

The locally-based Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500 bizjet N142GZ departed Mackay Airport for Port Macquarie before returning to Mackay Airport later in the day.

And Bowenville (near Toowoomba) based Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1+ bizjet VH-JSZ called into Rockhampton Airport from Archerfield and Dalby.  It later returned to Dalby.

Photos taken by John Lee  ©