More Corporate Bizjet and Turboprop Action at Longreach and Winton Airports

On Monday 9 October, the Queensland Government Airwing (State of Queensland) Raytheon Hawker 850XP bizjet VH-SGY was noted arriving into Winton Airport from Brisbane.  It later departed Winton and landed at Longreach Airport to refuel before returning to Winton.  It then returned to Brisbane.

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Another nice corporate bizjet to visit Winton Airport was Falconair (New South Wales) Dassault Mystere-Falcon 50 bizjet VH-FOL which also arrived from Brisbane.  It departed back to Brisbane during the afternoon on Monday 9 October.

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And as reported below, on Saturday 7 October, a pair of Brescon P/L Beech B200 King Airs VH-WXN and VH-WXB were noted arriving into Longreach Airport from the Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport.  They both later departed to Winton where they spent the night and returned to Wellcamp on Sunday 8 October.

While Hawker Beechcraft C90GTi King Air VH-JJU also looked to fly into Winton from and then back to its Cloncurry base on Saturday 7 October.

It appears the influx of corporate traffic flying into Winton Airport was for the funeral of Winton trucking identity Alan 'Buddo' Grant.

Meanwhile, on Sunday 8 October, the familiar sight of Gulf Coast Aviation Cessna 510 Citation Mustang bizjet VH-KXM was back in CQ passing through Longreach Airport while flying from Vanrook Station near Normanton 'home' to Bankstown.

Photos taken by ‘AC’ and Kayanne Hardsman  ©