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Canberra International Airport, now trading as Canberra Airport, (IATA: CBR, ICAO: YSCB) is the airport serving Australia's national capital, Canberra. Although there are no current international flight services, Air Pacific briefly offered a service to Fiji in 2004.[2][3] The Airport serves flights to and from domestic destinations, mainly in south eastern Australia. Canberra airport handled 2,853 000 passengers in the year ending 30 June 2008.
[edit] LocationThe Airport is located at the intersection of Canberra's main East-West artery (Parkes Way/Pialligo Avenue) and Eastern Ring Road (Monaro Highway/Majura Road) near the semi-rural suburb of Pialligo about 8–10 minutes drive from the city centre, 15 minutes from Gungahlin and 10 minutes from Queanbeyan at non-peak times; travel times can be much longer at peak times due to traffic congestion. The land is currently divided into five areas:
[edit] History  The airport was built up from an old airstrip that was first laid down in the 1920s, not long after the National Capital site was decided. In 1939 it was taken over by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), with an area leased out for civil aviation. On 13 August 1940, in what became known as the Canberra air disaster, a RAAF Lockheed Hudson flying from Melbourne crashed into a small hill to the east of the airport. Four crew and six passengers, including the Chief of the General Staff and three Federal Government ministers, were killed in the accident. James Fairbairn, Minister for Air and Civil Aviation, was one of those killed and Fairbairn Airbase the eastern component of the airport was subsequently named after him. In 1962 the military side of the Airport was renamed RAAF Base Fairbairn. The North-East quadrant of the Airport still retains the Fairbairn name. The lease to the site was sold to Canberra International Airport Pty Ltd[7] in 1998, and the RAAF area was sub-leased back to the Department of Defence. It was decommissioned as a RAAF base in 2003, (although No. 34 Squadron RAAF remains based there), and the RAAF area was renamed Defence Establishment Fairbairn. In the years since the sale of the lease to Canberra International Airport Pty Ltd, a series of upgrades have taken place at the Airport including major terminal upgrades. In early December 2007, plans were announced to construct a new terminal,[8][9] but these plans were placed on hold in late 2008.[10] Over a dozen office buildings have also been built on Airport land at Brindabella Business Park[4] and Fairbairn[5], and a retail precinct called Majura Park[6], which also contains an outlet centre operated by Brand Depot,[11] has been established along Majura Road. The Canberra Spatial Plan released by the ACT Government in March 2004 identified the airport and surrounding areas as being an important centre for future industrial and related development.[12] Several new hangars and buildings have been erected in both Fairbairn and near the terminal. A 600m extension to the airport's runway and upgrades to runway systems were completed in 2006.[13] In 2008, the management of Canberra International Airport launched an advertising campaign in support of the idea of having Canberra considered as Sydney's Second Airport. The slogan they were using was "Is the solution to Sydney's second airport still 20 years away? Less than 3 hours actually." Their point of view is presented at "Canberra is the Only Serious Solution to Sydney's Air Traffic Problems."[14] The Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese rejected Canberra International Airport's draft master plan in November 2008 on the grounds that it did not provide enough detail on the proposal to develop the airport into a freight hub and the airport's community consultation had been insufficient.[15] The Airport's 2005 master plan was also criticised by the then-Howard Government for not providing enough information.[10] In the second half of 2008, Canberra International Airport Pty Ltd started referring to itself as "Canberra Airport".[16] [edit] Issues [edit] AccessAccess to and from the Canberra airport terminal is primarily by car, hire car or taxi. Canberra Cabs and partner taxi companies provide services to the airport taxi rank, with cabs waiting when flights come in. There are two shuttle buses run by Deane's Buslines - the Airliner[17] service into Civic (route A1), and route 834 to nearby Queanbeyan on the New South Wales side of the NSW/ACT border.[18] Canberra airport terminal is not serviced by the ACT public transport system (ACTION).[19][20] ACTION's website still has the airport listed as a suburb, however the bus route listed next to the airport connects to the Deane's Buslines website.[21] ACTION runs five services to various parts of the airport site (to/from Civic (737), Belconnen (10), Gungahlin (757), Tuggeranong (786), Weston Creek and Woden (28)),[20] but these stop at Brindabella Business Park, Fairbairn and Brand Depot, not at the terminal itself.[22] These locations are quite a distance from the main terminal building, making them impractical for pedestrians with luggage, and therefore use of these services as airport shuttles is extremely low.  [edit] Noise, noise sharing and curfewsApproach and departure corridors lie over largely rural and industrial areas, although the instrument approach path (from the south) passes near the New South Wales suburb of Jerrabomberra, the city of Queanbeyan, and the Royal Australian Navy base, HMAS Harman, which has some barracks and housing. Proposals have been made to the NSW Planning Minister by various developers to approve housing estates that are under the southern flight paths in New South Wales. Canberra International Airport Pty Ltd[7] has been vigorous in advertising its opposition to these plans on the basis of a general increase in noise levels over a wide corridor which is currently free of aircraft noise,[23] and concern that this will lead to the imposition of a curfew on the hours-of-operation of the airport.[24] Curfew 4 Canberra[25] has been formed in response to the changes proposed in Canberra Airport’s draft 2008 Master Plan, in particular the night time aircraft movements and the impact this will have on the quality of life for all residents of the Canberra region. Its membership draws on the residents associations from around the ACT. One of the key platforms is the introduction of a night time curfew at Canberra Airport. The core objectives of Curfew 4 Canberra include: secure an 11pm-6am curfew; oppose Canberra Airport becoming a 24 hour freight hub; oppose Canberra Airport becoming Sydney’s 2nd Airport; oppose the construction of a parallel (third) runway. [edit] Road traffic and road traffic congestion The road system around Canberra Airport and the road between Civic and Canberra Airport was being duplicated as at July 2008, partly funded by Canberra Airport and the ACT Government. Federal Labor has also committed to further road improvements in the area through the extension of the Monaro Highway.[26][27] The Chief Minister of the ACT Government initially blamed the Commonwealth for the increased traffic congestion around the airport, which he claims has occurred due to the construction of office buildings on airport land[28], however, Mr Stanhope later stated that while he accepted the development of the airport adds to the level of traffic on the roads, it is not the cause of the congestion during peak periods.[29] The ACT Government established a roundtable working group to examine the roads around the Airport and identify solutions to the road congestion through the Majura Valley.[30] The roundtable identified that the cause of the road traffic was increased traffic from Gungahlin, the expansion of the airport and Queanbeyan's growing population.[31][32] The working group recommended a staged approach to solving the traffic congestion, with Stage 1 including the duplication of Pialligo Avenue, Morshead Drive and Fairbairn Avenue.[33] [edit] Possible Expansion[edit] High-speed rail linkOn 10 February 2009, it was announced that a high-speed rail link between Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne was being proposed. The plan has been shortlisted by Infrastructure Australia for further consideration. If completed, it would link Sydney to Canberra in around 50 minutes, making Canberra International Airport a viable second international airport serving Sydney. With Sydney International Airport's capacity set to hit maximum in around two decades, this option (which would cost the NSW Government around $59 billion) would be the cheapest and quickest to implement. It would also boost tourism in Canberra.[34] [edit] Terminal RedevelopmentIn early December 2007, plans were announced to construct a new terminal, with construction commencing in July 2008, and completion set for mid 2010. When completed, the terminal would have 6 aerobridges (an increase of 2), 32 check-in counters, (twice the current number), 2,500 car parking spaces (doubled), three times the baggage belt capacity, and the floor area of the lounge facilities would be quadrupled.[8][9] These plans were placed on hold in late 2008 as a result of the Global economic crisis.[10] In April 2009 Canberra Airport announced that it will spend $350 million on a number of infrastructure projects:[35]
Changes to the terminal will include:[35]
They have placed a 4.5 minute animated video of the planned finished product on their website.[36] The project has been given the go ahead by Canberra International Airport executive chairman Terry Snow, to start late 2009. It was approved by the Australian Government in February 2008. The new terminal will increase space by 65%. There will be 9 airbridges, a 4 level car park and an under-cover taxi rank.[citation needed] Space will be made for the future requirements of International flights.[37] [edit] Statistics[edit] Total passengers
[edit] Busiest Domestic Routes
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