The GLS Story In 2010, GSL Aviation started with just one aircraft and one pilot in the town of Marree, SA. GSL has always been a tourism business, with those first operations being scenic flights of Lake Eyre. The prospects in South Australia were limited however, with the market only thriving while Lake Eyre was […]
74 ISLANDS. 1 INCREDIBLE AIRPARK
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Australia’s Premier Airpark
Airlie Beach, Whitsundays, Queensland
Whitsunday Airport Shute Harbour is owned by the Armstrong family. Ross and Diane Armstrong are well known at WAVE owning three of the residential lots and in 2013 their magnificent Hanger Home on lot 31 was completed. Ross and Diane also own two helicopters a 407 and a R66, both Ross, Diane and their youngest son Xander are all helicopter pilots with Xander having his commercial licence.
The Airport incorporates a 1,410 metre asphalt runway with dual taxiway with full services of Avgas and Jet A1, as well as ample parking for visiting aircraft.
Fly to the heart of the Whitsundays
Discover for yourself just how amazing the Whitsundays are. The Whitsunday region is home to world renowned natural attractions, many of which are best seen and experienced from the air.
Great Barrier Reef
Discover the largest living structure on earth! The Great Barrier Reef consists of 2900 lagoon systems which stretches for more than 2,300 km along the northeast coast of Australia, from the northern tip of Queensland to just north of Bundaberg. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981.
Heart Reef
Heart Reef is a stunning composition of coral that has naturally been formed in the shape of heart. It is approximately 15 metres wide in diameter and is located within the Hardy Reef Lagoon. It is known as the most photographed piece of reef in the world and can only be seen from above.
Whitehaven Beach
Stretching for over 9kms this pure white silica sand beach has been named one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
