Norfolk Island Airlines Limited was a
regional airline based on
Norfolk Island which operated services to the
Australian mainland from Norfolk and
Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island (; formerly Lord Howe's Island) is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, part of the Australian state of New South Wales. It lies directly east of mainland P ...
s.
The airline commenced operations in 1973 with a
Beech Baron
The Beechcraft Baron is a light twin-engined piston aircraft designed and produced by Beechcraft. The aircraft was introduced in 1961. A low-wing monoplane developed from the Travel Air, it remains in production.
Design and development
The di ...
on services from
Norfolk Island Airport
Norfolk Island Airport , also referred to as Norfolk Island International Airport, is the only airport on Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia. The island is located in the Pacific Ocean between Australia, New Zealand, and New ...
to
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
. A Beechcraft Super King Air, Beech King Air 200 was acquired by the airline in 1975 and services began from Lord Howe Island Airport in 1976.
In 1988 it was renamed to Norfolk Airlines and operated Beech Queen Air and BN Islander and ceased the operations in 1991.
The route between Norfolk Island and Brisbane is some , making it one of the longest commuter airline routes in the world.
Norfolk Island Airlines (2017)
A later airline of the same name briefly existed during 2017 and 2018, linking Norfolk with Brisbane and even more briefly Auckland.
The airline used Nauru Airlines aircraft.
See also
* List of defunct airlines of Australia
* Aviation in Australia
References
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Defunct airlines of Norfolk Island
Airlines established in 1973
Organisations based in Norfolk Island
Companies based in Norfolk Island
Australian companies established in 1973