Taken from a Super King Air on finals to runway 28. Rwy 10/28 has been extended since this picture to accommodate Dash 8s. The airport was built by the Australian Army in 1974. Until then the island depended on two Shorts flying boats (VH-BRC and BRF) that operated to Sydney off the lagoon at the far end of Runway 28. Tides and weather made the service unreliable, as did the age of the aircraft.

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