{{Short description|Australian regional airline}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox airline | logo = 300px|alt=Hinterland Aviation logo | IATA = OI | ICAO = HND | callsign = HINTERLAND | founded = {{Start date|1984|05|11|df=yes}} | hubs = {{plainlist| * Cairns Airport * Townsville Airport * Horn Island }} | key_people = {{plainlist| * Andrew Clair – CEO * Tristan Cabello – COO<ref name="AboutUs">{{cite web|title=About Hinterland |url=https://www.hinterlandaviation.com.au/about-us/|publisher=Hinterland Aviation|access-date=14 August 2025}}</ref>}} | fleet_size = 14 | destinations = 20 | headquarters = Cairns, Australia | website = {{URL|http://www.hinterlandaviation.com.au|hinterlandaviation.com.au}} | num_employees = ~100 }} '''Hinterland Aviation''' is a regional airline headquartered at Cairns Airport in Queensland, Australia. The airline operates scheduled passenger services from Cairns, Horn Island, and Townsville, as well as charter services.<ref name="AboutUs" />
==History== Hinterland Aviation was established on 11 May 1984. Since then, it has expanded operations to include both scheduled and charter flights. It operates more than 8,000 flights annually, carrying over 120,000 passengers on its regular public transport network and charter flights per year.<ref name="AboutUs" />
==Fleet== As of November 2025, Hinterland Aviation’s fleet includes the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Fleet|url=https://www.hinterlandaviation.com.au/aircraft/|publisher=Hinterland Aviation|access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;" ! Aircraft ! Total ! Orders ! Passengers ! Notes |- | Cessna C208 Caravan 208B & EX | align=center|14 | align=center|— | align=center|12 | Includes EX models. |- | Cessna 408 SkyCourier | align=center|— | align=center| 2 | align=center| 19 | Hinterland is the first Australian customer, with deliveries expected in 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hinterland orders Cessna SkyCourier|url=https://www.australianflying.com.au/latest/hinterland-orders-cessna-skycourier|publisher=Australian Flying|access-date=14 August 2025}}</ref> |- ! Total ! 14 ! 2 |}{{clear}}
==Destinations== As of August 2025, Hinterland Aviation operates scheduled services to the following destinations:<ref>{{cite web|title=Destinations|url=https://www.hinterlandaviation.com.au/|publisher=Hinterland Aviation|access-date=14 August 2025}}</ref>
===From Cairns Airport=== * Kowanyama * Pormpuraaw * Cooktown * Coen * Lockhart River
===From Townsville Airport=== * Palm Island
===From Horn Island Airport=== * Kubin Village (Moa Island) * Badu Island * Mabuiag Island * Boigu Island * Saibai Island * Murray Island * Darnley Island * Yam Island * Coconut Island * Yorke Island * Warraber Island
Some of the Torres Strait routes were introduced after the withdrawal of Skytrans from several islands, with Hinterland taking over to maintain air connectivity in the region.<ref>{{cite web|title=Skytrans axes 11 Queensland routes|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/153859-australias-skytrans-ends-208b-ops-axes-eleven-routes|publisher=CH-Aviation|access-date=14 August 2025}}</ref>
==See also== * List of airlines of Australia
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.hinterlandaviation.com.au/}}
{{Airlines of Australia}}
Category:Companies based in Queensland Category:Australian companies established in 1984 Category:Airlines established in 1984 Category:Charter airlines of Australia Category:Regional Aviation Association of Australia Category:Airlines of Queensland