Why go
- Served by Burketown Airport (BUC).
History
Bentinck Island (South Wellesley) is a island in Australia. We do not yet hold a written history for it — the sources below are the best starting points, and this page will be expanded into a full guidebook.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 1 airline, 2 direct destinations
- Aero Condor Peru Q6 (Dash 8-100) · 2 routes: Doomadgee, Mornington Island
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Burketown Airport (BUC); 4 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: BUC has direct flights to 2 destinations on 1 airline (incl. Doomadgee, Mornington Island).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Bentinck Island (South Wellesley). Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.