Cargo Charter Townsville: NQ Freighter & Mining Cargo

Townsville is the cargo gateway for north Queensland and a natural launch point for the NQ minerals province, the Townsville defence garrison and the Coral Sea. Aviall arranges freighter charter from Townsville Airport (TSV/YBTL) into and out of the region.

Aircraft are sourced against the shipment. Regional 737F for short-haul NQ work, A330F or 777F for intercontinental general cargo, 747F for nose-loaded long pieces, and AN-124 or IL-76 for genuine outsize project moves into mining, defence and Coral Sea sites.

Townsville cargo charter demand is dominated by mining, defence and Coral Sea missions.

• Mining and energy spares and equipment into Mount Isa, Cloncurry, Cannington and the NQ minerals province
• Defence sustainment, AOG and exercise-support cargo for the Townsville garrison
• Coral Sea humanitarian and project cargo into the Pacific and PNG
• Outsize project pieces requiring nose-loading or AN-124 ramp loading
• Dangerous goods under full IATA DG protocols
• Cool-chain charter for NQ sugar, beef, horticulture and aquaculture exports

Cargo charter pricing follows aircraft type, route and turnaround. Aviall sources from a global pool, so the right aircraft is matched to the mission rather than the other way around.

• 737-400F / 737-800F, up to ~22 t, regional NQ and short-haul Australian routes
• A330-200F / 777F: 60-100 t, intercontinental and Coral Sea general cargo
• 747-400F / 747-8F: 110-130 t, nose-loadable long pieces
• IL-76TD, outsize, heavy and rugged-strip capable for remote NQ and Pacific sites
• AN-124-100: 100-120 t single piece, true outsize project cargo

Use the pages below to plan multi-modal or multi-mission programmes across north Queensland and the Coral Sea.

• Air Charter Townsville, passenger, group, defence and medevac out of TSV
• Mining Air Charter Australia: FIFO and project cargo for the resources sector
• Cargo Charter Asia-Pacific, regional freighter coverage including the Coral Sea