This has further been increased to six week-daily services since early 2013 mostly on ATR 72 aircraft with the Embraer 190 and the Boeing 737-800 also making regular appearances in the schedule.

In addition, a small number of flights operate northwards to Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville and Cairns.

[9] In 2011 the late and liquidated Air Australia known as Strategic Airlines at the time began regular flights from Brisbane Airport and back with their Airbus A320 fleet; this only lasted around 4–5 months before ceasing operations to Gladstone due to the low number of passengers on each flight causing the airline to lose money.

In 2017 Cobham Aviation Services Australia Boeing 717 fleet began ceasing daily flights to the regional town due to higher demands in longer domestic route and also due to passenger numbers reducing after the mining boom from 2012 to 2016, because this Sunstate Airlines and QantasLink had to increase operations to Gladstone to 6 daily flights.

Gladstone Airport was ranked 27th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year[1] 2010–2011.