Domestic Air Services Domestic Airstrips and Airports Are Located In
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Domestic Air Services Domestic airstrips and airports are located in Nadi, Nausori, Mana Island, Labasa, Savusavu, Taveuni, Cicia, Vanua Balavu, Kadavu, Lakeba and Moala. Most resorts have their own helicopter landing pads and can also be accessed by seaplanes. OPERATION OF LOCAL AIRLINES Passenger per Million Kilometers Performed 3,000 45 40 2,500 35 2,000 30 25 1,500 International Flights 20 1,000 15 Domestic Flights 10 500 5 0 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Revenue Tonne – Million KM Performed 400,000 4000 3500 300,000 3000 2500 200,000 2000 International Flights 1500 100,000 1000 Domestic Flights 500 0 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Principal Operators Pacific Island Air 2 x 8 passenger Britton Norman Islander Twin Engine Aircraft 1 x 6 passenger Aero Commander 500B Shrike Twin Engine Aircraft Pacific Island Seaplanes 1 x 7 place Canadian Dehavilland 1 x 10 place Single Otter Turtle Airways A fleet of seaplanes departing from New Town Beach or Denarau, As well as joyflights, it provides transfer services to the Mamanucas, Yasawas, the Fijian Resort (on the Queens Road), Pacific Harbour, Suva, Toberua Island Resort and other islands as required. Turtle Airways also charters a five-seater Cessna and a seven-seater de Havilland Canadian Beaver. Northern Air Fleet of six planes that connects the whole of Fiji to the Northern Division. 1 x Britten Norman Islander 1 x Britten Norman Trilander BN2 4 x Embraer Banderaintes Island Hoppers Helicopters Fleet comprises of 14 aircraft which are configured for utility operations. • 2 x Eurocopter AS350 BA • 1 x Eurocopter AS350 FX-1 • 1 x Eurocopter AS350 B2 • 2 x MD500D • 4 x Bell 212 • 3 x PAC P-750 • 1 x Bell 407 Pacific Sun On 31 January 2007 Sun Air was sold and handed over to current parent company Air Pacific, which had to fight off legal challenge by the now-defunct rival domestic carrier at the time Air Fiji against the handover. Air Pacific then established the domestic airline as Fiji Airlines Limited, trading as Pacific Sun. Fleet comprises: 2 x ATR 42-500 aircraft 4 x DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft Nadi to Kadavu, 5 x p.w. 50 minutes Kadavu to Nadi 5 p.w 50 m Suva to Kadavu 1 x p.w. 50m Kadavu to Suva 1 x p.w 50 m Nadi to Labasa 7 p.w. 45 m Suva to Labasa to Suva 9 p.w. 1 hr Labasa to Nadi 7 p.w. 45 m Suva to Cicia 2 p.w. Cici to Suva 3 p.w. Nadi to Savusavu, Savusavu to Nadi 12 p.w 1 hr ea way Nadi to Suva, Suva to Nadi 68 p.w. 45 minutes ea way Nadi to Taveuni, Taveuni to Nadi 1 hr 30 minutes Suva to Lakeba, 2 p.w. Lakeba to Suva 2 p.w. Suva to Savusavu, Savusavu to Suva 1 x p.w Nadi to Taveuni to Nadi 12 p.w. Nadi to Rotuma to Nadi 1 p.w. 2 hr 30m ea way Suva to Vanaubalau to Suva 2 p.w. .