Norfolk Island Airlines
| |||||||
Commenced operations | 1973 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceased operations | 1991 | ||||||
Operating bases | Norfolk Island Airport | ||||||
Destinations | Brisbane Lord Howe Island Airport | ||||||
Headquarters | Norfolk Island, Australia |
Norfolk Island Airlines Limited was a regional airline based on Norfolk Island which operated services to the Australian mainland from Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands.
The airline commenced operations in 1973 with a Beech Baron on services from Norfolk Island Airport to Brisbane. A Beech King Air 200 was acquired by the airline in 1975 and services began from Lord Howe Island Airport in 1976.[1]
In 1988 it was renamed to Norfolk Airlines and operated Beech Queen Air[2] and BN Islander[3] and ceased the operations in 1991.
The route between Norfolk Island and Brisbane is some 800 nautical miles (1,500 km), making it one of the longest commuter airline routes in the world.[1]
Norfolk Island Airlines (2017)
| |||||||
Founded | 2017 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceased operations | 2018 | ||||||
Destinations | Brisbane, Auckland | ||||||
Headquarters | Norfolk Island Airport, Australia |
A later airline of the same name briefly existed during 2017 and 2018, linking Norfolk with Brisbane and even more briefly Auckland.[4]
The airline used Nauru Airlines aircraft.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Commuter airlines directory". Flight International. 7 November 1981. p. 1412. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ "Norfolk Airlines Beech 65 Queen Air". Air History. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Norfolk Airlines Britten Norman BN-2 Islander". Air History. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Norfolk Airlines shuts down just a year after launch". RNZ. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Chong, Jordan. "NORFOLK ISLAND AIRLINES TO BEGIN FLYING FROM JUNE". Australian Aviation. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- v
- t
- e
Major | |
---|---|
Minor |
- Aboriginal Air Services
- Ad Astral Aviation
- Advance Airlines
- Aero-Tropics Air Services
- Aeropelican Air Services
- Air Australia
- Air Queensland
- Airlines of Australia
- Airlines of New South Wales
- Airlines of South Australia
- Airtex Aviation
- Ansett Australia
- Aus-Air
- Australia Asia Airlines
- Australian airExpress
- Australian Airlines
- Australian National Airways (1930)
- Australian National Airways
- Brindabella Airlines
- British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines
- Bonza
- Butler Air Transport
- Compass Airlines
- Connellan Airways
- East-West Airlines
- Eastland Air
- Emu Airways
- Flight West Airlines
- Global Air
- Golden Eagle Airlines
- Hart Aircraft Service
- Hazelton Airlines
- Horizon Airlines
- Impulse Airlines
- Ipec
- JetGo
- Kendell Airlines
- Lloyd Aviation
- MacAir Airlines
- MacRobertson Miller Airlines
- North Queensland Airways
- O'Connor Airlines
- OzJet
- Pacific Air Express
- Queensland Pacific Airlines
- Queensland Regional Airlines
- Regional Pacific Airlines
- Rossair
- SkyAirWorld
- Sunshine Express Airlines
- Tasair
- Tigerair Australia
- Trans Australia Airlines
- Transair
- Transwest Airlines
- V Australia
- West Australian Airways
- Yanda Airlines