Inland Pacific Air
Encyclopedia
Inland Pacific Air is an airline
based in Garbutt
, Queensland
, Australia
. It was established and started operations in 1993 and operated passenger services from Townsville, Queensland
. Its main base is Townsville International Airport
. Regular passenger operations were operated to Palm Island, Queensland
. This route is now operated by sister company Skytrans Airlines
.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Garbutt
Garbutt, Queensland
Garbutt is a residential and industrial suburb in the city of Townsville, in northern Queensland, Australia. Townsville International Airport is located there....
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was established and started operations in 1993 and operated passenger services from Townsville, Queensland
Townsville, Queensland
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland. Adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef, it is in the dry tropics region of Queensland. Townsville is Australia's largest urban centre north of the Sunshine Coast, with a 2006 census...
. Its main base is Townsville International Airport
Townsville International Airport
Townsville Airport is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Townsville. The airport is also known as Townsville International Airport, and Garbutt Airport, a reference to its location in the Townsville suburb of Garbutt...
. Regular passenger operations were operated to Palm Island, Queensland
Palm Island, Queensland
Palm Island is an Aboriginal community located on Great Palm Island, also called by the Aboriginal name "Bwgcolman", an island on the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland, Australia The settlement is also known by a variety of other names including "the Mission", Palm Island Settlement or Palm...
. This route is now operated by sister company Skytrans Airlines
Skytrans Airlines
Skytrans is an Australian airline and air charter business with bases in Cairns, Townsville, Darwin, Brisbane and Perth. The airline flies regularly from Cairns to Cooktown, Lockhart River, Coen, Aurukun, and from Townsville to Palm Island.-History:...
.
Fleet
As of March 2007 the Inland Pacific Air fleet includes :- 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterThe DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC...
- 1 Cessna 402C IICessna 402The Cessna 401 and 402 are series of 6 to 10 place, light twin, piston engine aircraft. This line was manufactured by Cessna from 1966 to 1985 under the name Utiliner and Businessliner...