Rawnsley Park Station (on the South side of Wilpena Pound, in the heart of the Flinders Ranges)

You’ll find Chinta Air at Rawnsley Park Station – located on the South side of Ikara / Wilpena Pound, and 430 kilometres north of Adelaide along sealed roads. The nearest service town is Hawker, approximately 30 kilometres south. A working sheep station, Rawnsley Park Station offers accommodation ranging from basic cabins to award-winning eco villas, all within landscapes that has inspired painters and poets for generations.
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A scenic flight over Ikara / Wilpena Pound, and the Flinders Ranges, from Rawnsley Park Station can be extended to include Kati Thanda / Lake Eyre, or to the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary.

Available Flights:

20 min Ikara / Wilpena Pound scenic flight

$210 per adult 
Children aged 3 – 13 years travel for half price when flying with two adults.

Highlights:

  • Ikara / Wilpena Pound: Scenic Flight over and through Ikara / Wilpena Pound only

Flights depart with a minimum of 2 people.

All flights are weight limited.  As such, we are unable to welcome any individual who weighs 130kgs or more on board.

Rate valid from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

30 min Ikara / Wilpena Pound scenic flight

$240 per adult
Children aged 3 – 13 years fly for half price with two adults.

Highlights:

  • Ikara / Wilpena Pound
  • Heysen Range including Bunyeroo and Brachina Gorges

Please note:
Flights depart with a minimum of 2 people.

All flights are weight limited.  As such, we are unable to welcome any individual who weighs 130kgs or more on board.

Rate valid from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

45 min Ikara / Wilpena Pound scenic flight

$335 per adult
Children aged 3 – 13 years fly for half price with two adults.

Highlights:

  • Ikara / Wilpena Pound
  • Heysen Range including Bunyeroo, Brachina and Parachilna Gorges

Please note:
Flights depart with a minimum of 2 people.

All flights are weight limited.  As such, we are unable to welcome any individual who weighs 130kgs or more on board.

Rate valid from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

60 min Ikara / Wilpena Pound scenic flight

$440 per adult
Children aged 3 – 13 years fly for half price with two adults.

Highlights:

  • Ikara / Wilpena Pound
  • Heysen Range including Bunyeroo, Brachina and Parachilna Gorges
  • Angorichina Village: Blinman township and former copper mine

Please note:
Flights depart with a minimum of 2 people.

All flights are weight limited.  As such, we are unable to welcome any individual who weighs 130kgs or more on board.

Rate valid from 1 April, 2025 to 31 March, 2026.

Other Flights:

Wilpena Pound scenic flight, departs from Rawnsley Park Station

Arkaroola Flyover (No landings)

$440 per person for 4 passengers.
$590 per person for 3 passengers.
$880 per person for 2 passengers.

Includes:

  • Flights from Rawnsley Park Station to Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary and the Northern Flinders Ranges. 

Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary is located at the Northern end of the Flinders Ranges in rugged landscapes.  Fly over the Love Mine Range, the Grindstone Range and the Bunkers Ranges to overfly the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary.  The flight will continue North to the Mawson Plateau before turning South for the Gammon Ranges then onwards to Blinman.  After Blinman the flight will head West to the Heysen Range and fly over Parachilna Gorge, Brachina Gorge, and Bunyeroo Gorge before flying over Ikara / Wilpena Pound and returning to Rawnsley Park Station.

Please note:

Flights depart with a minimum of 2 people.
This flight does not include landing at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary for the Ridgetop 4WD tour and lunch. 

All flights are weight limited.  As such, we are unable to welcome any individual who weighs 130kgs or more.

Rate valid from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

Sillers Peak, on the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary's Ridgetop Tour

Arkaroola Adventure (with Ridgetop 4WD Tour)

$815 per person for 4 passengers.
$860 per person for 3 passengers.
$1125 per person for 2 passengers.

Child:  $685 per child.  Children must be aged 3 – 13 years, and travelling with 2 or more adults.

Family special:
2 adults & 2 children (age 3 years to 13 years): $2580 (includes flights, 4WD tour & lunch)

  • Includes flights from Rawnsley Park Station to Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary.
  • Bus transfer from airstrip to Sanctuary.
  • Seats on the Ridgetop Tour, a shared, 4WD tour of the Arkaroola Wilderness with guide.
  • 4WD tour includes morning tea.
  • Light lunch at Arkaroola.

Highlights:

Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary is located at the Northern end of the Flinders Ranges in rugged landscapes. Fly over the Love Mine Range, the Grindstone Range and the Bunkers Ranges land at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary. Once on the ground, join a shared Ridgetop Tour – so steep that only Arkaroola guides are permitted to drive it – but you will enjoy spectacular views over the Flinders Ranges. Complete the experience with a light lunch at Arkaroola. The return flight will depart Arkaroola and head North over the Mawson Plateau, before turning South for the Gammon Ranges, then onwards to Blinman. After Blinman the flight will head West to the Heysen Range and fly over Parachilna Gorge, Brachina Gorge, and Bunyeroo Gorge before flying over Ikara / Wilpena Pound and returning to Rawnsley Park Station.

Please note:

This is a full day tour.
Flights depart with a minimum of 2 people.

All flights are weight limited.  As such, we are unable to welcome any individual who weighs 130kgs or more on board.

Rate valid from 1 April 2025 to 31 March, 2026

Wilpena Pound scenic flight, from Rawnsley Park Station

Ikara / Wilpena Pound and Kata Thanda / Lake Eyre Flightseeing tour

$1045 per person, for 4 passengers.
$1140 per person, for 3 passengers.
$1515 per person, for 2 passengers.

Family special: 2 adults & 2 children (age 3 years to 13 years): $3420.
Private tour: For a private tour, with just the members of your group on board, the cost is $2035 per person for two people / $1370 per person for three people.

  • Includes scenic flights over Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda, and lunch at the William Creek Hotel.

Optional extras:

  • Before lunch, fly to the Northern tip of the Lake for views of birdlife, and water flowing in from the Warburton. Extra – $160 per person. 
  • After lunch, fly over the Painted Hills on Anna Creek Station (the Hills are not accessible by road). Extra – $220 per person.

Depart from Rawnsley Park Station, and head North, over Ikara / Wilpena Pound, and the Heysen Range – including Bunyeroo, Brachina and Parachilna Gorges.  From the Ranges fly over the former coal mining town of Leigh Creek, before tracking North over the Marree Man.  You will continue North over Lake Eyre South and Lake Eyre North / Kati Thanda National Park before turning West to land at William Creek for lunch at the iconic William Creek Hotel.  After lunch, when ready, the flight will head South East for the opal mining town of Andamooka and Lake Torrens / Ngarndamukia (the second largest salt lake in Australia).  The final highlight is a flight over Ikara / Wilpena Pound before landing at Rawnsley Park Station.

Please note:

This is a full day tour.
Flights depart with a minimum of 2 people

All flights are weight limited.  As such, we are unable to welcome any individual who weighs 130kgs or more on board.

Rate valid from 1 April 2025 to 31 March, 2026.

Lake Torrens / Ngarndamukanha with lunch at the Prairie Hotel

Available: Wednesday to Sunday

2025 rates:

$660 per person, for 4 people
$840 per person, for 3 people
$1190 per person, for 2 people

Highlights:

Meet at the Rawnsley Park Station airstrip at 10am for a 10.30am departure.

Depart Rawnsley Park Station, and fly over Wilpena Pound to:

Bunyeroo, Brachina, Parachilna Gorge.

Leigh Creek (township and coalfields)

before tracking over Lake Torrens / Ngarndamukanha – the second largest salt lake in Australia (after Kati Thanda / Lake Eyre) to the opal mining town of Andamooka, then return over Lake Torrens / Ngarndamukanha for lunch at the Prairie Hotel.

Includes:  lunch at the Prairie Hotel from menu, with a choice of tea / coffee, water / juice / soft drinks.

After lunch, re-board the aircraft to fly over Wilpena Pound, to return to Rawnsley Park Station at approximately 3pm..

Please note:

This flight does not include any landings or tours at Leigh Creek or Andamooka.
Flights depart with a minimum of 2 people.

All flights are weight limited.  As such, we are unable to welcome any individual who weighs 130kgs or more on board.

Rate valid from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026:

Flinders Ranges scenic flight

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