North Australian Helicopters

North Australian Helicopters (NAH) is a Northern Territory helicopter operator offering scenic flights, private charters, aerial mustering and airwork. It started in 1993 with one Robinson R22 and grew in 2000 by acquiring the Australian Agricultural Company's helicopter fleet and Mt Isa base. Its bases include Katherine, Darwin (Marrakai) and Jabiru, and the company lists operating locations at Victoria River, Top Springs and Mt Isa.

Services

• Scenic helicopter flights over Kakadu, Katherine Gorge, the Victoria River escarpments and the Darwin to Adelaide River region
• Heli pub crawls, waterfall tours and heli fishing
• Helicopter charters and transfers to Jabiru, Arnhem Land, Litchfield, the Tiwi Islands, Dundee Beach and remote lodges
• Aerial mustering
• Aerial spraying, animal control, and flora, fauna and cultural surveys
• Heli-rescue and medivac
• Mining and exploration support, powerline and pipeline survey, slinging, filming and photography
• Controlled aerial burning and wildfire suppression under contract to Bushfires NT

Fleet

NAH lists a fleet of 12 Robinson R22, 7 Robinson R44, one Robinson R66, four Bell 206 JetRanger and three Bell 206 LongRanger helicopters. The R44, R66, JetRanger and LongRanger are fitted for external loads.

Company facts

• Founded in 1993
• Contracted to the NT government for charter and airwork across all departments
• Staff of 13 pilots, 3 engineers plus a chief engineer, and 5 administration staff, per the company
• Clients listed include NT Parks and Wildlife, Australian Agricultural Company, APA Group and Darwin Energy Group

Contact

Website: northaustralianhelicopters.com.au

Phone: +61 8 8972 5666

Location: Lot 1224 Victoria Highway, Katherine, NT 0850