Monday 30 November 2015

Cairns Airport

Today I headed to the airport once again (I am sure my car can drive here automatically now) as I was heading off to Cairns for a few days of plane spotting. Tomorrow Philippine Airlines flies into Cairns for the first time and I want to be there to this inaugural flight.
I arrived at the airport at 6am for my 7am flight, my Jetstar flight 928 was leaving from gate 27 so I headed for the gate where our Airbus A320-232 was waiting. The aircraft for this trip was VH-VQE (CN 3495) we pushed back 20 minutes late at 7.19 and commenced taxiing at 7.23, we taxied out for runway 01 becoming airborne at 7.28am. For this flight I was in 6E, a middle seat so I couldn't get any photos from the plane. We climbed to 350 and our track this morning took us up over the Sunshine Coast; west of Rockhampton, over Hamilton Island and then into Cairns. We started our descent at 9.07 and landed on runway 15 at 9.30am. The flight up was bumpy in certain areas, and apart from the sleeping passenger next to me who hit is head hard on my shoulder three times, the flight was quite enjoyable 
I was meet at the airport by one of my customers, who has over the last 8 years become a very close friend. We went back to her business where I picked up their delivery van and ladder and then headed back to the airport for a day of spotting.

CESSNA 402 VH-THX (CN 402C0250)

AIRFAST INDONESIA MD 83 PK-OCS (CN 53124)


FRONT: QANTAS B 737-838 VH-VYA (CN 33762)
REAR: SILK AIR B 737-86A (CN 44228)

SILK AIR B 737-86A (CN 44228)

OK TEDI DASH 8 P2-NAZ (CN 316)



AIR NIUGINI FOKKER 70 P2-ANS (CN 11580)



JETSTAR B 787-8 VH-VKA (CN 36227)



HINTERLAND CESSNA 208B VH-MRZ (CN 208B1048)

JETSTAR B 787-8 VH-VKG (CN 36232)



SILK AIR B 737-86A (CN 44228)



ROYAL FLYING DOCTORS BEECHCRAFT B200 VH-FDL (CN BB-2021)

HINTERLAND CESSNA 208B VH-ETF (CN 208B1175)

AIR NORTH ERJ 170 VH-ANV (CN 17000280)


HEAVY LIFT ATR 42 P2-KSR (CN 194)



CESSNA 208B CH-CZF (CN 5056)

AIRFAST INDONESIA MD 83 PK-OCS (CN 53124)



CESSNA 207 VH-WOT (CN 00267)

NORTH QUEENSLAND AERO CLUB
CESSNA 172 VH-LHI (CN 17270101)

ROYAL FLYING DOCTORS BEECHCRAFT B200 VH-FDT (CN BB-1990)

BEECHCRAFT BARON 58 N2449M (CN TH-2449)




BEECHCRAFT BARON 58 N2450J (CN TH-2450)





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