Hinterland Aviation

Hinterland Aviation is a regional airline based at Cairns Airport in Far North Queensland. It runs scheduled passenger and freight flights to communities in Cape York, the Torres Strait and Palm Island, and offers scheduled and charter services out of its Cairns and Townsville bases. The company describes a history of three decades in regional aviation.

Services

• Scheduled flights from Cairns to Cooktown, Coen, Lockhart River, Aurukun, Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw
• Flights between Townsville and Palm Island
• Torres Strait services from Horn Island to islands including Badu, Mabuiag, Yam, Boigu, Saibai, Darnley, Murray, Warraber, Coconut and Yorke, plus Kubin
• Charter flights from Cairns and Townsville
• Air freight across its network, priced per kilogram
• In-house aircraft maintenance and continuing airworthiness management

Fleet

The fleet page lists 14 Cessna C208 Caravans, each seating up to 12 passengers, with a cruise speed of 285 km/h and a range of 1,900 km. Two Cessna C408 SkyCourier twin turboprops with 19 seats are listed as coming soon.

Company facts

• Air Operator's Certificate N225472
• CASR Part 42 Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation certificate 1-RHQ31
• CASR Part 145 Maintenance Organisation certificate 1-RHQ79
• In-house check and training department approved by CASA
• More than 8,000 flights and about 120,000 passengers a year, as stated by the company
• Bases: Cairns, Townsville (Garbutt) and Horn Island
• Owners: John and Peter Christoudias; CEO Andrew Clair

Contact

Website: hinterlandaviation.com.au

Phone: 1300 359 428 (international +61 7 4040 1333)

Location: General Aviation, Hangar 7, Tom McDonald Drive, Cairns QLD 4870, Australia