Flights to Rockhampton get operated from the Rockhampton Airport, which is situated in the Queensland region of Australia. The Rockhampton Airport is a major regional airport in Australia and is presently serving the cities of Sydney, Brisbane, Maclay and Gladstone. There are many wide bodied aircrafts like the B747, A340 and B777 that are in operation from the Rockhampton Airport of Australia. The geographical coordinates of the Rockhampton Airport serving the Rockhampton flights are 23º 24' 54 S and 150º 28' 30 E with the runway stretching up to a distance of two thousand six hundred and twenty eight meters.
The major airlines that presently offer their domestic as well as international flights to Rockhampton include the following:
- Air South Charter operating between Rockhampton and Adelaide, Parafield Airport, Whyalla, Port Augusta, Coober Pedy, Woomera, Kingscote, Mount Gambier, Melbourne, Ballarat, Albury, Horsham, Mallacoota, Sydney, Broken Hill, Cobar, Canberra, Alice Springs, Brisbane and Forrest
- Virgin Blue that operates between Brisbane, Sydney and Rockhampton,
- QantasLink between Rockhampton and Brisbane, Mackay and Gladstone,
- Jetstar Airways flying between Rockhampton and Brisbane and
- Tiger Airways Australia between Melbourne and Rockhampton.
Among all these airlines, there are many that are currently offering their cheap flights to Rockhampton.
Some of the major tourist attractions at the Rockhampton city in Queensland include the following:
- Rockhampton Art
- Pilbeam Theatre Gallery
- Rockhampton Botanic Gardens
- Kershaw Gardens
Rockhampton also hosts some of the eminent academic institutions of the world, for example, Rockhampton Grammar School, Rockhampton National School, Rockhampton State High School and the Rockhampton Technical College.
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