Torres Strait Air
Australian airline
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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.
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| Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Horn Island, Queensland, Australia | ||||||
| Key people | Daniel Takai (Chief Executive Officer) | ||||||
| Website | torresair | ||||||
Fleet
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Aero Commander 500S | 1 | - | 6 | |
| Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | 7 | 10[1] | 9 | |
| Cessna 206 | 3 | - | 5 | |
| Total | 11 | 10 | ||
Former fleet
Torres Strait Air previously operated the following aircraft.
- Cessna 208 - 1 aircraft (2016–2020)[2]
Destinations
As of 2024, Torres Strait Air offered services to the following destinations:
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.[3]
- 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.
- On 24 March 2010, a Cessna 208 Caravan registered VH-WZJ, was conducting an arrival into Horn Island in cloud. During the arrival, the aircraft passed in very close proximity to another BN-2A registered VH-WRR. It was estimated that the distance between the two aircraft was approximately 50m
