Leppington Pastoral Co. (NSW) Beech B300 Super King Air 350i VH-JET at Hamilton Island Airport - Plus More!

On Sunday 16 June, Leppington Pastoral Co. (NSW) Beech B300 Super King Air 350i VH-JET departed Hamilton Island Airport for its Camden (NSW) base.  It appears to have arrived at the start of the week from the Gold Coast.

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Oberon Aviation Services Beech B200 King Air VH-MWZ landed at Longreach Airport from Louth and Quilpie.

UPDATE!  On Tuesday 18 June, VH-MWZ departed Longreach Airport for Mount Isa, Tennant Creek and Katherine (RAAF Base Tindal).

Monnett Sonerai VH-LCP was photographed at Gladstone Airport after earlier arriving from Heck Field.  It is due to return there on Monday 17 June.

While Seair Pacific / Istlecote Textron Aviation (Cessna) 208B Caravan VH-TLH arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport.

And LifeFlight (Aeromed) Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 bizjet VH-OFB "Ambulance 624"  arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Brisbane, Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) and Bundaberg Airport.  It then departed to Mount Isa.

Meanwhile, also on Sunday 16 June, American-registered Cirrus SR20 N96706 departed Longreach Airport for Mount Isa and Tennant Creek. It was planned to continue to Emkaytee NT.  It appears that N96706 flew into Longreach Airport from the Gold Coast via Charleville Airport on Saturday 15 June.

Plus a few other Cirrus SR20s and SR22s were around the place.  SR22 VH-WSB arrived into Rockhampton Airport from the Gold Coast and then departed to Townsville.  SR22s VH-MSF and VH-NZR departed Longreach Airport for the North West.  SR22 VH-TOL also departed Longreach Airport but for Archerfield.  All three had arrived on Saturday 15 June from Redcliffe or Goondiwindi.

Finally also on Saturday 15 June, re-registered Metro Holdings Australia (Air Link - Dubbo) Cessna 525A CitationJet2 Bizjet VH-EJT popped into Longreach Airport from Darwin.  It then departed to Bankstown.  VH-EJT had flown up to the Top End the previous day from Bankstown via Birdsville.

Photos taken by Brodie Lawson and Swavek Topolski  ©