Warning: Spoilers ahead for Love Is in the Air.
Netflix’s Love Is in the Air features breathtaking views of quaint seaside towns and unspoiled naturalistic beauties, raising questions about the existence of the places mentioned in the Australian rom-com, as well as their filming locations. Debuting in the Top 10 most-watched movies on Netflix in many countries, including the U.S., Love Is in the Air follows chief pilot Dana (Delta Goodrem) as she deals with William (Joshua Sasse), ITCM Financial’s advisor from the UK. William ventures to Fullerton in a bid to shut Dana’s family company down. However, seeing the work Dana, Jeff (Roy Billing), and Nikki (Steph Tisdell) do on the ground serving remote communities changes William’s heart.
Joining the list of Netflix’s best romantic comedy movies, Love Is in the Air makes perfect use of its filming locations, which manage to highlight just how remote the featured islands are. This is precisely why Dana prioritizes air deliveries to remote communities over tours for paying visitors. Love Is in the Air mentions multiple locations, including the quaint town of Fullterton, where Dana and her family live, and various spots like Packers Bay, or Lizard Island. While the filming locations are relatively close to each other and all in the state of Queensland, Australia, the places Love Is in the Air mentions are mostly fictional.
Whitsunday Airport – Shute Harbour, Queensland, Australia
The company at the center of Love Is in the Air‘s story is Fullerton Airways, which according to the Australian rom-com, is based at Fullerton Airport. However, no airport with this name exists in the Whitsunday archipelago, where Love Is in the Air was filmed. Apart from multiple trips around the Whitsundays, Fullerton Airport is the main stage where most of the action happens in Love Is in the Air, making it an important location. It works as an airstrip and also as an accommodation, as it’s where William ends up during his stay in Fullerton. He enjoys a front row seat to the comings and goings of the airport.
Love Is in the Air’s scenes at the airport were filmed at Whitsunday Airport (Shute Harbour) in Queensland, Australia (via Atlas of Wonders). The private airport boasts a modern hangar, a couple of helicopters, and, just like in Love Is in the Air, a residential area for small aircraft owners. Love Is in the Air makes a point of highlighting how everything is close in Fullerton, and Heath’s bar is where Nikki, Jeff, and Dana all hang out. It’s also where William picks up the keys to his apartment. The bar exists in real life under the name The Hangar Cafe and Bar, and it’s mere meters from the runway.
Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia
Jeff makes a point of asking Dana to pick up William and show him the panoramic route as he tries to sort out the company’s books. The town of Fullerton’s real name can be seen right after Dana welcomes William in her car. Airlie Beach, west of the Whitsunday Airport, doubles as Fullerton in Love Is in the Air. Nestled in Pioneer Bay, Airlie Beach offers the perfect arrival spot for visitors of the Whitsunday Islands, which boast naturalistic wilderness both on the ground and the sea, given their vicinity to the Great Barrier Reef.
Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia
On their many visits to remote communities, Dana and William see beautiful white sand beaches from above, and while they rarely specify the places they’re flying over, their flight right before the cyclone shows one of the beaches deemed among the most beautiful in the world. The northern side of Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island can be seen on Dana and William’s flight back to Fullerton Airport. The beach, situated on the largest island of the archipelago, stretches over seven kilometers and can be reached by boat or overseen via helicopters and small aircraft flights (via Queensland’s official website).
Love Is in the Air’s end credits offer another shot of Whitsunday Island as Dana flies over it after the group overcomes the challenges Duncan Mitchell throws at them. The beautiful silica sand can be seen among the island’s green hills with the ocean in the background. With the small-town community being at the center of Love Is in the Air, the Whitsunday Islands offer the perfect backdrop for the Australian romantic comedy, showing off the archipelago’s astounding natural beauty and simultaneously explaining why would William be enticed to stay.
