Evacuation flights to BNE from CNS,TSV

[lloyd fox]

List of flight evacuations to BNE from 1600 hrs yesterday to 0900 am today around 40 flights
JQ 7105 hti 1610 VH-VQQ
DJ 8500 HTI 1627 VH-???
VH-PPV CNS 1740 DO 328
QQ 991 TSV 1825 VH-XWN
DJ 8118 PPP 1930 VH-VUA
CFH 452 CNS MEDIVAC VH-VVI
RFDS VH-FDG 2315 B200 CNS
QF 1343 CNS 2050 VH-TJF
QQ 993 CNS 2045 VH-XWQ
QQ 994 TSV 2210 VH-XWM
QF 1341 CNS 2150 VH-VYD
QF 977 TSV 2135 VH-OGM (UPGRADED FLIGHT TO 763)
VH-PSK CNS B1900 QLD GOVT 2130
VH-KEX PELAIR METRO TSV 2145
REX 9928 TSV 2210 VH-ZLC SF340
REX TSV 2130 VH-ZLQ SF340
VH-KDO PELAIR METRO TSV 2215
QQ 992 TSV 2300 VH-FWH
QF6705 CNS,MKY D8 2300 VH-SBV
JQ 7107 CNS 2327 VH-VGY
QF 2595 CNS 0005 VH-SBG
SKP 1040 CNS 0015 D8 VH-QQJ
SKP 1044 CNS 0050 D8 VH-???
QF 2594 CNS 0005 Q400 VH-???
QF 8401 TSV 0025 738 VH-VYK
QF 8403 CNS 0040 738 VH-VXC
QF 8405 CNS 0050 738 VH-VXM
SKP 1048 CNS 0110 D8 VH-QQL
DJ 8798 CNS 0115 738 VH-VUA
VC 2003 TSV 0120 320 VH-YQB
SKP 1046 CNS 0130 D8 VH-QQK
QQ 727 TSV 0200 100 VH-FKA
TROJAN 56 CNS 0240 C130
SKP 1042 CNS 0400 D8 VH-???
TROJAN 001 CNS 0300 C130 A97-468
JQ 7115 CNS 0300 320 VH-VGZ
JQ 7111 CNS 0230 320 VH-VQM
QF 8407 CNS 0400 ????????????????
STAL 53 CNS 0745 C17 A41-207
STAL 54 CNS 0820 C17 A41-206

As well as that SGY the Qld Govt jet made 2 flights to BNE from Nth Qld .
This list is subj to some errors

Today VH-XMO AAE 733F is here
Westwing B1900 VH-XDY arrived at noon.

Lloyd

[Jaryd stock]

Lloyd were the C-17's and Herc's just ferering hospital patients or other equipment?

[Paul Waters]

Also noticed VH-FDR, FDZ and FDT all inbound from what appeared to be Cairns.

The C-17's were all for hospital transfers. Also a couple of Hercs.

Paul

[Kelvin R]

Has the GA and freight area of CNS airport been cleared out or does everything just get tied down? Where do the scenic flight companies fly to if they move the aircraft?

[Mark Grima]

OK, so if you are in hospital and need to be evacuated due a storm, I guess you have lucked out twice. However, once you get back home and then get better and out of hospital, you'll have a pretty awesome story about being evacuted on a military aircraft.

Not to many other ways to hitch a ride on a C17!!!

In all seriousness though, hope everyone is OK and survives that thing, Yasi looks rather nasty!

Cheers

M

[Sarah C]

Have all the aircraft from QF, JQ, DJ and TT been relocated to Brisbane or other ports?

[Daniel M]

Definitely no DJ aircraft at any North Queensland airports...all have been moved

[Luke A]

Safe to say all jet and larger props would have all departed, with maybe only a small number of unlucky Cessnas etc, still on the ground.

I've spent many happy hours at Cairns airport and we are all thinking of you. Good luck.

[Zac M]

Have all the aircraft from QF, JQ, DJ and TT been relocated to Brisbane or other ports?

Not sure if it has anything to do with Yasi, but both VH-ZHD and VH-TJG have been on the ground at Canberra all day today.

[lloyd fox]

AAE VH-XMO was displaced to BNE
The old ITB precinct at BNE yesterday had 2 x C17's,2 x c130 ,Aviation Australia F28 and 727 and 146,Heavylift 734F,5 Alliance F100's and 4 x Skytrans Dash 8's.It would have even been busier but both MD-82's and Hi Fly 343 were out of town.

It was interesting to see a Jetstar 320 parked between the 2 Toll 733 freighters at the Virgin freight ramp.

GA apron had 2 REX saabs and 2 pelair metros,Westwing B1900 as well as all the other stuff including Skytrans RFDS ,AAE 146 etc .

All up 7 Skytrans dash 8's at the field.

Yes i believe all Hinterland aircraft went to WEI.