DescriptionNoosa Air began operating in December 1975. It ran flights between Noosa and Brisbane using a Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. Noosa Air was managed by Bevan Whitaker as a subsidiary of Whitaker Pty Ltd.
The aerodrome is located at the end of Lake Weyba Drive in Noosaville. In December 1981, Whitaker set up a second airline, Sunstate Airlines. The new airline commenced operations serving intrastate routes in Queensland that had been vacated by Trans Australia Airlines (TAA), flying Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante aircraft.
Initially, both airlines used separate airline codes. In 1983, Sunstate changed its code to that of Noosa Air, and by the end of 1983 the two airlines had merged fully. From 1 January 1984, all flights were conducted under the Sunstate name as part of TAA's Queensland network. The fleet consisted of a collection of aircraft including - two Islanders, two Bandeirantes, three de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters and a Short 330. Within a few months, the Islanders and the Short 330 were replaced by a GAF N.24A Nomad and a Short 360. The Islanders were re-assigned to the associated company of Whitaker Air Services.
In the 1980s, Air Services Australia closed the aerodrome to commercial flights due to its proximity to Maroochydore Airport and it became a private fly-in Aerodrome.
Sunstate Airlines was rebranded QantasLink in 2001.
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