Avcair (Avgunn) LearJet 60 Bizjet VH-ILJ Calls into a Few CQ Airports Overnight and Today - Plus More!

Late on Thursday 7 July, Avcair (Avgunn) LearJet 60 bizjet VH-ILJ was noted visiting Emerald and Mackay Airports.  It flew up from Brisbane to land at Emerald Airport before flying up to Cairns.  It then popped into Mackay Airport before it then departed back to Brisbane.

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Then on Friday 8 July, VH-ILJ returned to Rockhampton Airport, arriving from and then later returning back to Brisbane.

And at the time of writing, VH-ILJ has visited Bundaberg Airport, again from Brisbane.  Busy!!

Meanwhile, also on Friday 8 July, Singapore-based American-registered Gulfstream Aerospace G-V bizjet N881HS was noted passing back through Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport, arriving back from Sydney and then departing to Cairns.

It had visited and flown South on Wednesday 6 July - see Blog post below.

While over on Hamilton Island, Divair (Air Link) Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 bizjet VH-NNE flew up to Hamilton Island Airport from Orange and Bankstown.  It then departed to Sydney.

VH-NNE is due to returned to Hamo from Sydney on Saturday 9 July.

Homada Pty Ltd Cessna 560XL Citation XLS bizjet VH-XCU looked to arrive into Hamilton Island Airport from Melbourne (Moorabbin) and Melbourne (Essendon) before it later returned directly to Moorabbin.

And Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-BEV of Milbrae Quarries / Pegasus Air flew up to Hamilton Island Airport from Albury before it then flew down to Barwon Heads, Melbourne (Avalon) and then back to Albury. 

And at the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour, a trio of Vectra Holdings' (Basair Australia) Piper PA-28-181 Cherokees, VH-VDN, VH-VOU and VH-VDX were noted arriving for a weekend stay (how nice!) after flying up together from Archerfield via Gladstone Airport. 

UPDATE!  On Sunday 10 July, all three Cherokees departed the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour and returned to Archerfield via Mackay and Bundaberg Airports.

Finally, also on Friday 8 July, Armada Aviation (of Ringwood in Victoria) Pilatus PC-12 VH-NWI departed Winton Airport for the Ballina / Byron Bay Gateway Airport and Melbourne (Moorabbin) at the conclusion of what seems to be another closed tourist charter flight.  It had arrived there the previous day.

Plus Victoria based Piper PA-30 VH-PBH and Piper PA-24-250 VH-CDB both left Winton Airport for the South after arriving there earlier in the week as well.

While the Queensland Police Service (Airwing) (State of Queensland) Raytheon B1900D VH-PSK popped into Rockhampton Airport, arriving from Brisbane and departing to Townsville and then Cairns.

Drury Farming Co Piper PA-28-236 Dakota VH-EDB was noted arriving into Rockhampton Airport from Miles.

UPDATE!  On Saturday 9 July, VH-EDB departed Rockhampton Airport and returned to Miles.

RDO Equipment Co. (ex Vanderfield) Pilatus PC-12/47 VH-WPH visited Bundaberg Airport from Toowoomba.

And Victoria-based Tasfast Air Freight / Southern Airlines Aero Commander 690-A VH-CLT departed Bundaberg Airport for Cairns.  It arrived the previous day from Melbourne (Moorabbin) and Bankstown.

Photo taken by Steve Vit  ©️