Operated by Asia Pacific Airlines of Papua New Guinea and used for FIFO operations for Ok Tedi Mining in PNG. The airline sends their Dash-8s to Adelaide for major servicing and on this occasion the aircraft was completing a morning Adelaide to Adelaide circuit, shown on short final for Rw 05.

First delivered to Norfolk Air as VH-NID in 1989 then with National Jet Express as VH-NJD and VH-JSJ, acquired by Asia Pacific Airlines of Tabubil, PNG from Cobham Aviation in 2013

Photographed shortly before delivery to Papua New Guinea in February 2012 as P2-IRM. This aircraft also carries small "Aircraft Owned by the CMCA Communities" titles. Ok Tedi Mining and the CMCA Communities (Community Mine Continuation Agreement) are both located in Papua New Guinea.

Photographed shortly after painting and before delivery to Papua New Guinea in August 2012. It became P2-IRN in November 2012. This aircraft also carries small "Aircraft Owned by the CMCA Communities" titles. Ok Tedi Mining and the CMCA Communities (Community Mine Continuation Agreement) are both located in Papua New Guinea.