Kirkhope Aviation (Victoria) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan VH-PRK and Piper PA-31 Navajos VH-ZUM and VH-HXN All Arrive into the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour - Plus More!

On Thursday 7 September, a trio of Kirkhope Aviation (Victoria) aircraft in the form of Cessna 208B Grand Caravan VH-PRK and Piper PA-31 Navajos VH-ZUM and VH-HXN, all flew down to the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour from Cooktown.  They had flown up the inland to Horn Island last week.

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UPDATE!  On Friday 8 September, all three aircraft departed the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour for Bundaberg Airport with VH-ZUM popping into Rockhampton Airport while on the way.

UPDATE!  On Sunday 10 September, all three aircraft departed Bundaberg Airport and returned to Melbourne (Moorabbin) base.

Meanwhile, also on Thursday 7 September, Brisbane-based Crockett Aviation Group Beech B200 King Air VH-FAQ as "Navair 170" visited the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site from Archerfield.

Flight One (Services) Beech B200 King Air VH-FON also visited Labona but from the Sunshine Coast.

Hughes Aviation (Hughes Pastoral Group) (Gympie) Pilatus PC-12//47E NGX VH-8HP departed Mackay Airport to the South-West.

While MacKellar Mining Equipment Pty Ltd (Revesco Aviation) Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign bizjet VH-MMC flew up to Mackay Airport from the Sunshine Coast before later returning back to there.

And Bowenville (near Toowoomba) based Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1+ bizjet VH-JSZ arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Archerfield before it then departed to Dalby and back to Archerfield.  

Finally, also on Thursday 7 September, Regional Express (REX) SAAB 340B VH-ZLC 'RXA9392' arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Brisbane and later departed back to there as 'RXA9393'.  This seems to be a now weekly flight.

Photo taken by John Maloney  ©