Torres Strait Air is an Australian airline based in Horn Island, Queensland, Australia, offering charter services between to the Torres Strait Islands and Cape York Peninsula islands. It also provides charter services between the region and Papua New Guinea.
Fleet
+ Torres Strait Air fleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes Aero Commander 500S 1 - 6 Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander 7 10 9 Cessna 206 3 - 5Total1110
Former fleet Torres Strait Air previously operated the following aircraft. Cessna 208 - 1 aircraft (2016–2020)
Destinations As of 2024, Torres Strait Air offered services to the following destinations:
Queensland, Australia Aurukun Badu Island Bamaga Boigu Island Cairns Coconut Island Darnley Island Horn Island Kowanyama Mabuiag Island Moa Island Lockhart River Murray Island Pormpuraaw Saibai Island Warraber Island Weipa Yam Island Yorke Island Papua New Guinea Daru
Incidents On 3 October 2022, a Britten-Norman Islander BN-2A VH-WQA made a forced landing on a road near Kubin Airport on Moa Island due to fuel starvation. On 8 March 2015, an Aero Commander 500 aircraft registered VH-WZV over-ran the runway at Badu Island Airport during an attempted take-off attempt, following an aborted take-off.
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