Torres Strait Air Explained

Airline:	Torres Strait Air
Iata:	-
Icao:	-
Callsign:	-
Founded:	2013
Headquarters:	Horn Island, Queensland, Australia
Key People:	Daniel Takai (Chief Executive Officer)
Fleet Size:	11
Destinations:	21
Website:	torresair.com

Torres Strait Air is an Australian airline based on 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 fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
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 offers services to the following destinations:

• Australia, Queensland
  • 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.^[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.

References

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Notes and References

1. News: Australia's Torres Strait Air to renew fleet with 10 new-build Britten-Norman Islanders. FlightGlobal. 30 August 2023.
2. News: Australia's Torres Strait Air adds maiden Caravan. ch-aviation. 11 August 2016.
3. Web site: Fuel starvation and forced landing involving Pilatus Britten-Norman Islander BN2A, VH-WQA, Moa Island, Queensland on 3 October 2022. Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
4. Web site: 10 June 2015 . Runway overrun involving an Aero Commander 500, VH-WZV, at Badu Island (ALA), Queensland, on 8 March 2015 . 31 October 2024 . Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB).