Rottnest Airport is just 800m from the main settlement area of Rottnest, and just 600m from the 'bike hire' place.

 

Rottnest Airport is also serviced by a free courtesy shuttle-bus that runs past every 30 minutes daily during normal business hours, including weekends.

 

Rottnest Air-Taxi flies anytime during daylight hours.  This means that in mid-summer we can fly departures all the way up until 7:30pm, but in the winter it might be no later than 5:30pm.

 

The actual airborne part of the flight direct from Jandakot to Rottnest is 12 minutes.

 

Whilst we fly flexible times, we do have to work around prior bookings.  Once you have made a booking for a particular time, that time is yours.  Please be aware that other bookings will be affected if you are late for your chosen time, and later bookings may then get priority.  We recommend that you arrive at Jandakot Airport for your flight at least 20 minutes in advance of your chosen time.

 

The aircraft we use are called 'light aircraft' for a reason!   As a rule of thumb, the amount of luggage we can carry varies on how many passengers are aboard the aircraft, but the TOTAL weight of passengers AND their luggage is limited to 300kg for the 4-seater, and 490kg for the 6-seater aircraft.  If you are close to these weights, please let us know when booking - as we need to account for that when fuelling the aircraft.

 

We are unable to fit bicycles and surfboards in the aircraft.  Prams and strollers need to be able to fold quite compact to fit.

 

For those staying on the island, groceries and alcohol are readily available there, eskies and bags containing these items are surprisingly heavy and may even be impossible to carry.

 

For those day-tripping to the island, everything you take with you you will need to carry with you all day.  The settlement has various food outlets, ranging from take-away and bakery to cafes and restaurants.

 

Small aircraft baggage compartments are small.  Large eskies and suitcases may be impossible to load.  Luggage should be distributed around a few smaller bags or packs rather than in large cases.

 

Just as with a city cab, the Air-Taxi is there for YOUR booking.  Our flexibility in flight times and reliability is compromised if we try to mix and match separate bookings.

 

Rottnest Air-Taxi reserves the right  to combine separate co-incident bookings in the one flight at no discount, if there is no inconvenience to either booking.

 

Jandakot Airport is accessible close to two major highways, the Roe Highway and the Kwinana Freeway.  It is 15 to 20 minutes from Perth City itself, 20 minutes from Fremantle, 25 minutes from the Perth International Airport Terminal and 35 minutes from the Domestic Terminal.

 

Parking is free at Jandakot Airport.

 

For those on tight timetables flying in to Perth from interstate or overseas we are able to transfer aircraft to the Perth Domestic Terminal.  There is a cost involved, and generally it is cheaper to catch a cab to Jandakot Airport.