Coconut Island Airport

Coconut Island Airport (IATA: CNC[2], ICAO: YCCT) is an airport located on Coconut Island (Poruma Island) in Queensland, Australia.

Coconut Island
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorTorres Strait Island Regional Council
LocationCoconut Island, Queensland, Australia
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates10°03′00.5″S 143°04′16.5″E
Map
YCCT
Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 720 2,362 Paved
Sources: Australian AIP[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Skytrans Airlines Horn Island, Warraber Island, Yam Island, Yorke Island

Accident and incident

On 16 January 1999, Uzu Air Britten-Norman Islander VH-XFF was operating a passenger and cargo flight from Horn Island, NT with three passengers and one pilot, when on final approach the pilot noticed a vehicle was parked on the runway with nobody attending to it. The pilot initiated a go-around. Witnesses reported the aircraft entered a shallow climb before pitching sharply right and crashing into a tidal flat. The pilot and two passengers were killed. The surviving passenger was seriously injured.[3]

See also

References
  1. YCCT – Coconut Island (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 05 Nov 2020
  2. Accident history for CNC at Aviation Safety Network
  3. "Britten Norman Ltd BN-2A-26, VH-XFF". ATSB. 16 January 1999. Retrieved 7 May 2013.


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