Air Whitsunday pioneered seaplane services to the Great Barrier Reef and the Whitsunday Islands in April 1973. The company quickly grew to the largest seaplane operator in the Southern Hemisphere and it retains that position today. Air Whitsunday operates a fleet of famous De Havilland Beaver DHC-2 and Cessna 208 Caravan amphibious floatplanes.

Air Whitsunday is renowned for their seaplane services that rendezvous with their privately operated glass bottom boat, moored at an exclusive snorkelling location inside the coral suspended lagoon of Hardy Reef. Along with snorkelling tours to this exclusive reef location; they provide day trips to the five-star resorts of Hayman Island and Peppers Palm Bay, private picnics at Whitehaven Beach and the most comprehensive scenic flights on offer in the region - encompassing all the famous Whitsunday sights. Their fleet is also available for private chartered tours and for transfers between mainland and island destinations, providing an efficient and picturesque means of transfer amongst the Whitsunday Islands and mainland.

All tours and private charters are available from Whitsunday Airport on the mainland (approximately 10 minute drive from Airlie Beach central), Peppers Palm Bay on Long Island, Hayman Island Resort and Brampton Island Resort.