Hinterland Aviation is a regional

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and charter company based at

Cairns Airport Cairns Airport is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Formerly operated by the Cairns Port Authority, the airport was sold by the Queensland Government in December 2008 to a private consortium. It is the seventh busiest ...

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. The airline operates scheduled flights from Cairns Airport and

Townsville Airport Townsville Airport is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Townsville, Queensland. The airport is also known as Townsville International Airport, and Garbutt Airport, a reference to its location in the Townsville sub ...

History

The airline was established in 1984 as a charter operation servicing the mining industry, Hinterland Aviation Pty Ltd was acquired by retail travel firm Trailfinders in 1992 and developed a firm footing in the tourism charter industry. The engineering division started in 1995 to support the local needs of the Far North aviation industry. The business was sold in mid-2015 to Broome Air Services, whose Chief Executive Peter Christoudias described it as a merger, not a takeover.

Fleet

Hinterland has a fleet of 16 aircraft: Hinterland Aviation: Aircraft
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Destinations

From its

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base, Hinterland Aviation operates scheduled airline services to

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and Coen. From the airline's

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base they operate scheduled flights to Palm Island. The airline also operates numerous charter flights for private clients and Queensland government agencies, as well as international medical evacuation flights into and out of

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* {{Airlines of Australia Airlines of Australia Companies based in Queensland Australian companies established in 1984 Airlines established in 1984 Charter airlines of Australia Regional Aviation Association of Australia

History

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