Windorah Airport will be closed to all flights
From 11 October to 15 December 2023, Windorah Airport will be closed to all flights to allow for essential runway improvement works.
The Western 2 flight route will still operate during the closure; however, it won't stop at Windorah Airport. A modified timetable, including coach and air, will operate during the closure, so you can still travel during this time. Please advise the airline if you have any mobility requirements at the time of your booking. Schedule information is available on the Rex Airlines' website.
To ensure that regional and remote Queensland communities have access to essential services such as health, education and employment, we regulate select air services.
We regulate services where demand is too low for the route to be commercially viable for the operators. Through regulation and service contracts with delivery partners, we deliver reliable air services with capped maximum fares to 23 regional Queensland communities.
An extensive, competitive open tender process was held during 2021 and starting 1 January 2022:
- some regional air routes are operated by a new operator
- some timetables have changed.
View the regional air services map.
Regulated air services—effective from January 2022
| Route name |
Route details |
Operator
(from 1 January 2022) |
| Central 1 |
Brisbane–Roma–Charleville |
Regional Express (REX) |
| Central 2 |
Brisbane–Barcaldine/Blackall–Longreach |
QantasLink |
| Western 1 |
Brisbane–Toowoomba–St George–Cunnamulla–Thargomindah |
Regional Express (REX) |
| Western 2 |
Brisbane–Toowoomba–Charleville–Quilpie–Windorah–Birdsville–Bedourie–Boulia–Mount Isa
Important: 11 October to 15 December 2023, Windorah Airport will be closed to all flights. |
Regional Express (REX) |
| Northern 1 |
Townsville–Winton–Longreach |
Regional Express (REX) |
| Northern 2 |
Townsville–Hughenden–Richmond–Julia Creek–Mount Isa |
Regional Express (REX) |
| Gulf* |
Cairns–Normanton–Mornington Island–Burketown–Doomadgee–Mount Isa |
Regional Express (REX) |
*Gulf route may stop at Karumba during the wet season.
Bookings
Contact our service delivery partners for bookings and information:
Our service delivery partners control all operational matters, including check-in, boarding, in-flight services and baggage services.
The maximum price caps are made by agreement between the Department of Transport and Main Roads and the operators. All fares below the maximum fare price are at the discretion of the operator.
Contact us
We are always looking at ways to improve services. You can provide feedback through:
- annual community forums
- customer satisfaction surveys—provided on-board flights
- directly to the operators
- directly to the department.
Contact us with any questions you have about regulated air services in Queensland:
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