Perth Airport
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Perth Airport ( engl. PER, Perth International Airport ) is an international commercial airport in the city of Perth in Australia. Located to the southeast of the district Guildford and is the busiest airport in Western Australia. For international standards, the airport is only medium in size, but thanks to its position plays a strategically important role as a hub for many destinations in Australia, Asia, Africa and the Pacific.
Overview
The airfield was established in 1944 as Guildford Aerodrome. In 1952, he was renamed Perth International Airport.
There are three terminals together with a small terminal for general aviation. The two national terminals, twelve kilometers away from the city center and the international 17 km.
The two national terminals in the west of the airport are directly accessible from the city by public buses. Between the national terminal and the international terminal in the east there is a shuttle bus. The airport is also accessible by car via the Great Eastern Highway and Tonkin Highway.
Airlines & Destinations
Several airlines, including Qantas, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways and Air Asia offer international destinations like Johannesburg, Mauritius, Dubai, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Auckland ( New Zealand) with direct connections.
In code-share offer airlines like Air France, British Airways, Air Canada, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic and United Airlines their services.
National Perth is connected among other things, Qantas, Air Australia and Virgin Australia to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and other cities and regions of the country.
Airfield characteristics
The Tower ( TWR ) sends and receives on the frequency: 120.5 MHz. The airport has several navigation aids. Both start and runways are equipped with an instrument landing system (ILS ). The non-directional beacon ( NDB ) transmits on the frequency: 352 kHz with code PRL. The omnidirectional radio range (VOR) transmits on frequency: 113.7 MHz with the identifier: PH. A distance measuring equipment (DME ) is available. The local magnetic declination is 1 ° West. ( Stand: 05 /2006)
According to ASN several accidents are known in the vicinity of the airport. On April 19, 1945 Douglas R4D -5 crashed one of the U.S. Navy near the airport. In this case, all 13 occupants were killed.