Virgin 777's performs test flights out of Wellcamp Airport

I was informed from an aviation friend that the two Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300ER sitting out at Wellcamp Airport were doing test flights on Friday before heading off to their new homes next week.  

So being on holidays, I decided to make the 148 km, (one hour forty-five minute), trip out to see these amazing aircraft. The two aircraft registrations are VH-VPD and VH-VPH.

VPD was due out at 8.30am but didn't depart until 9.46.

It taxied out and departed from runway 30, from there it headed southwest and climbed to flight level 20,000 feet. 26 minutes later VPD returned, landing on runway 30 at 10.15

VH-VPD 

Boeing 777-3ZG

Serial Number 37938

First flew 19th January 2009

Engines 2 x GE GE90-115B

Off to Victorville to be scrapped.

VPH was due to leave at 11.am but didn't get away until 1.14pm. 

It taxied out and departed from runway 30, from there it to headed southwest and climbed to flight level 20,000 feet. 32 minutes later, after performing a small holding pattern, VPD returned, landing on runway 30 at 1.46pm

VH-VPH 

Boeing 777-3ZG

Serial Number 37943

First flew 8th November 2010

Engines 2 x GE GE90-115B

Off to Qatar to converted to a freighter

Wellcamp Airport; officially known as Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport (IATA: WTB, ICAO: YBWW) is 15.6 km (9.7 miles) west of the city of Toowoomba. The airport and business park are a privately owned airport and is the brainchild of the Wagner family, a local prominent business family in the Toowoomba region. 
The airport has a single asphalt runway, 12/30, and it is 2,870 metres long and 45 metres wide, it is capable of handling aircraft up B747-8 models.

Wellcamp airport does not have a control tower, so pilots are required to communicate via a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) to safely co-ordinate arrivals and departures on 127.65.