A Few Other Corporate Bizjets Around CQ and Whitsundays Airports - Plus More!

It was a busy day on Wednesday 20 April with, as mentioned below, multiple movements associated with the upcoming Federal Election plus movements of (possibly?) miners and school kids.  And elsewhere in Central Queensland, there were also multiple corporate bizjet and other movements around the region and especially up in the Whitsundays.

After arriving the previous day, Moorabbin Aviation Services (Victoria) Cessna S550 Citation SII bizjet VH-JLU was noted departing Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport for Melbourne (Essendon).

And after arriving on Saturday 16 April, Special Mining Services / Flight Options (Australia) Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300E bizjet VH-UYX finally departed Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport for Sydney.

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While over at Hamilton Island Airport, Linfox Global Charter / Air National Australia Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 bizjet VH-LEP was noted visiting.  It arrived from Melbourne (Essendon) and then departed to Melbourne (Avalon) before returning to Essendon.

And down the road at Mackay Airport, Navair Flight Operations Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 bizjet VH-LXZ was noted visiting.  It flew up from and then later returned to Bankstown via Maitland.

Meanwhile, also on Wednesday 20 April, Property Maintenance Australia P/L Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-WJA flew into Rockhampton Airport from Duboo.  It then flew up to Bowen Aerodrome and back to Rockhampton Airport where it now looks to be staying for at least the night.

UPDATE!  On Friday 22 April, VH-WJA departed Rockhampton Airport for Brisbane and Dubbo.

Machjet (Machjet International) Beech B200C King Air VH-PUY was noted flying up from the Sunshine Coast to Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport and then Charters Towers Aerodrome where it appears to be staying for the night.

UPDATE!  On Thursday 21 April, VH-PUY departed Charters Towers Aerodrome and returned directly to the Sunshine Coast.

While the Queensland Police Service (Airwing) (State of Queensland) Raytheon B1900D VH-PSK flew down from Cairns and Townsville to land at Rockhampton Airport before it then returned North to those places.

And Brisbane-based Australian Agricultural Company Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-AAC was noted passing through Longreach Airport.  It arrived from Archerfield and then continued to Brunette Downs.

Finally, also on Wednesday 20 April, Skytrans Airlines Dash-8-100 VH-QQC departed Rockhampton Airport for the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site as SKP779 before heading over to Mackay Airport as SKP792.

Of interest, it had arrived into Rockhampton Airport on Monday 18 April direct from Cairns as SKP787 and then completed several flights between Rocky and Labona over the last couple of days.

At Mackay Airport, VH-QQC was joined by fellow Skytrans Dash-8-100 VH-QQI which flew down from Townsville as SKP788, and the pair flew more flights to Labona and back to Mackay Airport.

VH-QQI then flew up to Cairns as SKP782, while VH-QQC looks to be staying for the night at Mackay Airport.

UPDATE!  On Thursday 21 April, VH-QQC departed Mackay Airport and flew to Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) and then Cairns Airports as SKP786/86.

Photos taken by 'AC' and John Lee  ©️