Private American-registered Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 N35GA Arrives into Rockhampton Airport - Plus More!

On Tuesday 3 June, an interesting arrival into Rockhampton Airport in the form of American-registered Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 N35GA which touched down from Darwin.  It is believed that the Super King Air is operating aerial survey flights in the Top End on behalf of the United States Department of Defence - United States Army.

N35GA at Darwin Airport  (File photo)

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 4 June, N35GA departed Rockhampton Airport and flew up into the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA) where it completed aerial survey work.  It looked to then return to Rockhampton Airport.

While before dawn, the Queensland Government (State of Queensland) Beech B300 King Air 350i VH-8TT operated an aerial survey flight to the South-East of Rockhampton. 

American Registered but Australian based Pilatus PC-12/47E N81DW flew up from Archerfield to a property west of Thangool and a bit later flew across to Rockhampton Airport. 

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 4 June, N81DW departed Rockhampton Airport for a property near Thangool and then another near Middlemount and then onwards to Isisford and Longreach Airport.

And Kelsall P/L (Aeronautics and Technology Holdings) Pilatus PC-12/45 VH-PID, which yesterday flew up from Archerfield to Longreach Airport and then into the Northern Territory, flew back from the West, landing at a property half way between border and Boulia before it was then noted heading back towards Archerfield. 

Meanwhile, also on Tuesday 3 June, McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 bizjet VH-SUY as "Machflight 86" arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Brisbane and a bit later it departed to Winton, Longreach and Cairns Airports.  Of interest, fellow Machjet International Beech B200 King Air VH-ZSY as "Machflight 55" visited Rockhampton Airport on Monday 2 June from Cairns via Townsville.

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 4 June, VH-SUY "Machflight 86" departed Cairns for Townsville and Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport.  It then flew down to Brisbane and then the Sunshine Coast.

Australian Country Choice Properties / Aero Corporate Charters P/L (Brisbane) Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 bizjet VH-ACC visited Hamilton Island Airport from Archerfield.

And Robindale Group / Air Link Cessna 510 Citation Mustang bizjet VH-CMK flew into Emerald Airport from Orange, the Sunshine Coast and Bundaberg Airport.

UPDATE!  On Thursday 5 June, VH-CMK departed Emerald Airport for Bundaberg Airport and then the Sunshine Coast and Orange.

Photo taken by Mary Marshall  ©