Cairns to Brisbane Flight

Well after 8 amazing days in Cairns with my family it was time to go home. Our flight was until 12.45pm but we checked out of the resort around 9am and headed to the airport for a while to do some last minute plane spotting; as I knew Silk Air was coming in and Philippine Airlines was due to go out.

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8FE VH-VUL (CN 36603)

SILK AIR B737-8SA 9V-MGO (CN 44231)

ALLIANCE FOKKER 100 VH-XWS (CN 11314)

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES A320-214 RP-C8618 (CN 5140)

TIGERAIR A320-232 VH-VNO (CN 4053)

CESSNA 207 VH-WAY (CN 207-00226)

Once Philippine departed we went over to the terminal to check in; and after clearing security we went up to the Qantas lounge to do some more plane spotting and waited for our flight.

FRONT: WESTPAC BANK CESSNA 525B VH-NNE (CN 525-B0196)

REAR: CESSNA CITATION 550 P2-EUV (CN 550-0241)

BELFAST CARGO PLANE (UNCOMMISSIONED)

HEAVY LIFT ATR 42-300 P2-AVV (CN 304)

TIGERAIR A320-232 VH-VNB (CN 2906)

QANTAS B737-838 VH-VYK (CN 34183)

AIR NIUGINI FOKKER 100 P2-ANJ (CN 11472)

SILK AIR B737-8SA 9V-MGO (CN 44231)

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8FE (CN 36605)

AIRNORTH EMBRAER 170 VH-SWO (CN 17000081)

At 12.15pm we made our way down to gate 18 where our B737-838 VH-VZS (CN 39358)  had arrived earlier from Brisbane. We began boarding at 12.22pm and we took our seats, 10A & B and 11A & B.

QANTAS LINK DASH 8 Q400 VH-QOR (CN 4241)

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8FE VH-YFG (CN 40999)

The doors were closed at 12.42 and we pushed back at 12.44, we began taxiing at 12.48pm.
We taxied out to runway 33, a runway I have never departed on before, and we had a rolling start getting airborne at 12.51. Taking off to the north we could see Trinity Beach, the suburb were we stayed for the 7 nights.
As we made our way up to our cruising altitude of 370 our track took us over Innisfail - Mission Beach, east of Townsville then inland passing over Proserpine, west of Rockhampton and down to Caboolture. Lunch was served on this flight and my eldest daughter and I had a chicken and leek pie, while my wife and younger daughter in 10A & B had a pizza slice.

Apart from the very rare bump the flight was very smooth and comfortable.  We began our descent 2.21pm and after flying down passed the airport we turned and landed to the north on runway 01 at 2.46pm.

HORNIBROOK BRIDGE NEAR REDCLIFFE

LARGE WHITE SAND AREA IS THE NEW RUNWAY

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

P & O PACIFIC ARIA

SINGAPORE AIRLINES A330-343 9V-STC (CN 986)