Canberra International Airport
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The Canberra International Airport is the airport of the Australian capital Canberra. It is located about five miles east of the city center in the Pialligo district, about halfway to Queanbeyan. He is a hub for flights to eastern Australia and also a replacement airport for flights to Melbourne or Sydney in bad weather.
The airport is divided into three sectors: passenger terminal and general aviation on the west side, the former air force base on the east side and the cargo terminal with industrial zone on the north side. He has two slopes.
History
An airstrip was located since the early 1920s on the site of today's airport, just a few years after Canberra had been designated the capital. 1939 took over the Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF), the terrain, where they leased part surfaces for civil aviation. 1962, the RAAF Base Fairbairn airport was renamed. In 1998 the sale of the land to the company Capital Airport Group. In 1998, the Air Force Command was zurückverpachtet back to the Department of Defense. Finally, the air base was closed in 2003, however a season remains stationed there.
Accidents
On August 13, 1940 Lockheed Hudson RAAF crashed immediately after takeoff from a hill east of the airport, with six passengers and four crew members died. Among the victims were the commander of the armed forces, and three ministers. Air Minister James Fairbairn was one of the victims and the airbase was later named after him.
On 7 May 2003 a hangar collapsed at the VIP terminal. Twelve workers died, it also was damage to several cars
Airlines
Four airlines start of Canberra from:
- Qantas - Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
- Qantas Link - Sydney
- Virgin Australia - Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne
- Brindabella Airlines - Albury, Newcastle, Traralgon
International scheduled flights to Fiji, there were only 2004. In contrast, single fly charter companies, especially during the holiday season abroad.