What would be the reason small planes fly above Perth at 2 am?

Sight seeing tour? Do you have smaller airlines that would be taking passengers to more remote locations via small aircraft? Departing or arriving at that hour? And the every popular, just to annoy you.
 
I live in a very small town in the northeastern part of the US. Most nights between 11:30p and 1:30a, a plane flies over. Not a commercial airline and also not flying at 30,000 feet. More like 20,000 or less.
 
Bretrick said:
There is always one or two planes flying at this hour every night.
What would be the purpose?
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Either security surveys... I'm uncertain, however, I'd say that if they were helicopters (as it occurs overhead here, frequently), they're assisting ground police force to pinpoint the bandits...

Also, forgot sorry, it could be more than likely private Cessna or BBJs type aeroplanes. They have freedom of departure/arrival as they wish.

I did loads of research regarding this, when I wrote a portion of my stories.
 
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Flarbalard said:
Sight seeing tour? Do you have smaller airlines that would be taking passengers to more remote locations via small aircraft? Departing or arriving at that hour? And the every popular, just to annoy you.
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Sight seeing at 2am seems strange. The airport is very close by, too high for arriving/departing.
Night flying lessons? Surely not at that hour.
 
Bretrick said:
There is always one or two planes flying at this hour every night.
What would be the purpose?
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Air courier services, doing "overnight deliveries " to distant locations. A single engine Cesena can carry about 400 pounds of cargo . Small but valuable packages, that have to get to their destination, quickly. I used to work for a Canadian based expedite company that owned a number of cargo planes, in addition to a national fleet of vans, 5 ton straight trucks, and tractor trailers.

The company used to fly over night runs from Montreal to various airports in the USA, carrying essential air craft parts, for commercial aircraft that were stuck on the ground because a part was needed but not available locally. In that case, the customer ( the airline company ) doesn't care what it costs, just get it there as soon as possible.

I once "hand carried " a 7 pound package from Toronto to Portland, Oregon, as an onboard courier on a commercial aircraft. It was the fastest and most secure way to get that fuel pump gasket to Portland from Toronto. At the Portland airport I met one of our American drivers, who drove the box sixty miles to the actual location of the AOG ( Aircraft on the ground ). I was paid for all of the hours it took me to get to Portland, stay over night in a motel, then fly back to Toronto. All of my out of pocket expenses were covered and I was being paid $50 an hour. By doing it that way, the package was never out of my sight, and it didn't get lost.
 
When my husband and I worked for a company that made ibm computers, we transported them to the airport and it was usually after dinner time. We both were responsible for getting the products out. My husband managed production and I managed quality control. Many companies transport their products via air, especially after business hours. Its cheaper.
 
PeppermintPatty said:
When my husband and I worked for a company that made ibm computers, we transported them to the airport and it was usually after dinner time. We both were responsible for getting the products out. My husband managed production and I managed quality control. Many companies transport their products via air, especially after business hours. Its cheaper.
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It is possible to get a small item ( less than 20 kg ) shipped as express cargo here in Canada using either Air Canada or West Jet. Bring item to cargo counter at departure airport, fill out waybill, pay for shipment using your credit card, get the waybill number. The item goes on the next passenger flight to the destination. Call your contact at the arrival city, give them the waybill number and the flight number. They go to the cargo building and pick up the item, using the waybill number and their I.D. card.

Using this method it is possible to ship a box from Halifax to Vancouver in under 9 hours or Toronto to Heathrow in 12 hours. BTW Air Canada flies race horses around the world in specially modified cargo jet aircraft. JimB.
 
Express Cargo is a busy place at Toronto airport. I worked almost right next to it. They have people working there 24/7 in the cargo department. I’m not sure how it compares to other airports. All I know is that it’s a busy place but incredibly well managed.
 
PeppermintPatty said:
Express Cargo is a busy place at Toronto airport. I worked almost right next to it. They have people working there 24/7 in the cargo department. I’m not sure how it compares to other airports. All I know is that it’s a busy place but incredibly well managed.
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At one time in the past I was in the live lobster business, buying crawlers from Nova Scotia, and having them shipped as express cargo to Pearson. I could place my order at 8 am Nova Scotia time, and have them in hand by noon at Toronto and delivered to my wholesale customers by 3pm. Captain Jim's Atlantic Lobsters was the business name. My motto was. They were swimming this morning... JimB.
 
Given the world in which we live these days ...... I'm thinking either drugs ? Or the police looking for drugs ? How many planes are we talking about ?
 
jimintoronto said:
At one time in the past I was in the live lobster business, buying crawlers from Nova Scotia, and having them shipped as express cargo to Pearson. I could place my order at 8 am Nova Scotia time, and have them in hand by noon at Toronto and delivered to my wholesale customers by 3pm. Captain Jim's Atlantic Lobsters was the business name. My motto was. They were swimming this morning... JimB.
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Nova Scotia is world known for getting the freshest lobster. 🦞 It’s a big money making business.
 

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