Brisbane Airport
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Brisbane Airport (IATA: BNE, ICAO: YBBN) is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane and the third busiest in Australia, after Melbourne and Sydney Airports. Brisbane Airport has won many awards. Located in the suburb with the same name, the
airport serves the city of Brisbane and the surrounding metropolitan area. Brisbane is currently served with 46 domestic destinations in all States and Territories and 32 international destinations. For the 12 months ending May 2011, total passengers were 20,056,416.
It is a major hub for Virgin Australia, and a secondary hub for both Qantas and its low cost subsidiary Jetstar. It is part of the Brisbane–Sydney air route, which is the twelfth busiest passenger air route in the world, and the seventh busiest in the Asia-Pacific region. It also serves the Brisbane–Melbourne air route, which is the 34th busiest passenger air route in the world. Brisbane Airport also has the most domestic connections following Sydney Airport.
Brisbane Airport is home to Qantas' 767-300 and A330 heavy maintenance facility. Virgin Australia has a smaller maintenance facility at the Airport, where line-maintenance on the Airline's 737 fleet is performed. Other airlines, namely QantasLink, Air Australia and Alliance Airlines also conduct maintenance at their respective facilities at the Airport.
The airport has international and domestic passenger terminals, a cargo terminal, a General Aviation terminal and apron as well as two runways. Brisbane Airport is accessible from the central business district by the Gateway Motorway and the Airtrain rail service, which is linked to the Citytrain suburban network. The new Airport Link motorway is planned to connect the Brisbane CBD and airport.
The airport was awarded the IATA Eagle Award in 2005, the second of only two Australian airports to receive such award. Brisbane Airport was voted the best airport in the Australia-Pacific region and the airport with the friendliest staff in the world in the 2008 Skytrax World Airport Awards. In 2009 it was voted the best airport in Australia and again won the friendliest staff award for the Asia Pacific region. The International terminal has also won the Queensland architecture award. In 2010 it was again voted the "Best Australian Airport" by Skytrax and made the worlds top 20 airports.
Due to its flat surface, Eagle Farm, originally a farming area, was announced as an aerodrome in 1925. Although Qantas started operations there in 1926, most of
the flights in Brisbane operated at the Archerfield Airport, which contained a superior landing surface. While in operation, Charles Kingsford Smith landed there on 9 June
1928, after completing the first trans-pacific flight in his Fokker F.VII, the Southern Cross. There is now a museum containing the original aircraft, along with a memorial located within the Brisbane Airport precinct.
During the Second World War, Brisbane was the headquarters of the Supreme Commander of Allied forces in the South West Pacific Area, General Douglas MacArthur. The United States armed forces upgraded the airfield to cater for military flights, bringing it to such a standard that it became the main civilian airport for the city.
By the 1970s it was clear that the facilities at Eagle Farm were inadequate for a city of Brisbane's size and anticipated growth. Many long-haul international services to Asia were required to make an enroute stop (i.e. Darwin), disadvantaging the city to lure prospective carriers and business opportunities. The Federal Government announced the construction of a new airport to be built immediately north of Eagle Farm. The new airport was built by Leighton Holdings and opened in 1988. The new airport was built on the former Brisbane residential suburb of Cribb Island that was demolished to make way for the airport. Large amounts of sand were pumped from nearby Moreton Bay to bring much of the swampy land above the range of tides.
The new facilities included: two new independent terminals; new state-of-the-art maintenance facilities; new freight apron at the existing passenger terminal; two runways with parallel taxiway systems (cater for Code F+ aircraft); new access roads and parking facilities; and as well as a new 75m tall ATC tower.
As part of the privatisation of numerous Australian airports, the airport was acquired from the Federal Airports Corporation on a 99 year lease by a consortium of governmental and financial interests led by Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, which now holds the management contract for the facility. The airport is also a partner in the Australia TradeCoast economic development zone.
The International Terminal was built in 1995 and has 12/14 (2 A380s or 4 A320s) parking bays served by aerobridges. Overall, with the expansion of the international terminal, there are 12 parking bays through-out the terminal, 2 being A380 ready, the rest single.The International Terminal has 4 levels: Level 1 houses airlines, baggage handlers and tourism operators, Level 2 handles arrivals, Level 3 houses the departure lounge, and Level 4 houses departure Check-in.
The airport also contains an Emirates Airline first class lounge, the first outside Dubai that has direct access to the A380 aerobridges (A380s do not at this point in time operate on scheduled services to Brisbane). The terminal also features Air New Zealand, Qantas and Singapore Airlines lounges. The terminal also has a 5 storey, $35m long term carpark and a smaller short term carpark.
The Domestic Terminal has three distinct areas serving Qantas and Qantaslink at the northern end of the building, Virgin Australia at the southern end of the building, and other carriers such as Jetstar, Tiger and Skytrans are located in the centre at the common user section.
The Qantas concourse has 9 bays served by aerobridges including 1 served by a dual bridge. It has three lounges – the Qantas Club, Business Class and Chairman's
Lounge. Virgin Australia occupies what was the former Ansett Australia end of the terminal. Its concourse has 11 parking bays, six of which are served by aerobridges (all
single bridges). It has one lounge – The Lounge which is located in the former Golden Wing Club opposite Gate 41.
Remote bays are located to the north and south of the building (serving non-jet aircraft), and in the central area (serving jet aircraft).
airport serves the city of Brisbane and the surrounding metropolitan area. Brisbane is currently served with 46 domestic destinations in all States and Territories and 32 international destinations. For the 12 months ending May 2011, total passengers were 20,056,416.
It is a major hub for Virgin Australia, and a secondary hub for both Qantas and its low cost subsidiary Jetstar. It is part of the Brisbane–Sydney air route, which is the twelfth busiest passenger air route in the world, and the seventh busiest in the Asia-Pacific region. It also serves the Brisbane–Melbourne air route, which is the 34th busiest passenger air route in the world. Brisbane Airport also has the most domestic connections following Sydney Airport.
Brisbane Airport is home to Qantas' 767-300 and A330 heavy maintenance facility. Virgin Australia has a smaller maintenance facility at the Airport, where line-maintenance on the Airline's 737 fleet is performed. Other airlines, namely QantasLink, Air Australia and Alliance Airlines also conduct maintenance at their respective facilities at the Airport.
The airport has international and domestic passenger terminals, a cargo terminal, a General Aviation terminal and apron as well as two runways. Brisbane Airport is accessible from the central business district by the Gateway Motorway and the Airtrain rail service, which is linked to the Citytrain suburban network. The new Airport Link motorway is planned to connect the Brisbane CBD and airport.
The airport was awarded the IATA Eagle Award in 2005, the second of only two Australian airports to receive such award. Brisbane Airport was voted the best airport in the Australia-Pacific region and the airport with the friendliest staff in the world in the 2008 Skytrax World Airport Awards. In 2009 it was voted the best airport in Australia and again won the friendliest staff award for the Asia Pacific region. The International terminal has also won the Queensland architecture award. In 2010 it was again voted the "Best Australian Airport" by Skytrax and made the worlds top 20 airports.
Due to its flat surface, Eagle Farm, originally a farming area, was announced as an aerodrome in 1925. Although Qantas started operations there in 1926, most of
the flights in Brisbane operated at the Archerfield Airport, which contained a superior landing surface. While in operation, Charles Kingsford Smith landed there on 9 June
1928, after completing the first trans-pacific flight in his Fokker F.VII, the Southern Cross. There is now a museum containing the original aircraft, along with a memorial located within the Brisbane Airport precinct.
During the Second World War, Brisbane was the headquarters of the Supreme Commander of Allied forces in the South West Pacific Area, General Douglas MacArthur. The United States armed forces upgraded the airfield to cater for military flights, bringing it to such a standard that it became the main civilian airport for the city.
By the 1970s it was clear that the facilities at Eagle Farm were inadequate for a city of Brisbane's size and anticipated growth. Many long-haul international services to Asia were required to make an enroute stop (i.e. Darwin), disadvantaging the city to lure prospective carriers and business opportunities. The Federal Government announced the construction of a new airport to be built immediately north of Eagle Farm. The new airport was built by Leighton Holdings and opened in 1988. The new airport was built on the former Brisbane residential suburb of Cribb Island that was demolished to make way for the airport. Large amounts of sand were pumped from nearby Moreton Bay to bring much of the swampy land above the range of tides.
The new facilities included: two new independent terminals; new state-of-the-art maintenance facilities; new freight apron at the existing passenger terminal; two runways with parallel taxiway systems (cater for Code F+ aircraft); new access roads and parking facilities; and as well as a new 75m tall ATC tower.
As part of the privatisation of numerous Australian airports, the airport was acquired from the Federal Airports Corporation on a 99 year lease by a consortium of governmental and financial interests led by Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, which now holds the management contract for the facility. The airport is also a partner in the Australia TradeCoast economic development zone.
The International Terminal was built in 1995 and has 12/14 (2 A380s or 4 A320s) parking bays served by aerobridges. Overall, with the expansion of the international terminal, there are 12 parking bays through-out the terminal, 2 being A380 ready, the rest single.The International Terminal has 4 levels: Level 1 houses airlines, baggage handlers and tourism operators, Level 2 handles arrivals, Level 3 houses the departure lounge, and Level 4 houses departure Check-in.
The airport also contains an Emirates Airline first class lounge, the first outside Dubai that has direct access to the A380 aerobridges (A380s do not at this point in time operate on scheduled services to Brisbane). The terminal also features Air New Zealand, Qantas and Singapore Airlines lounges. The terminal also has a 5 storey, $35m long term carpark and a smaller short term carpark.
The Domestic Terminal has three distinct areas serving Qantas and Qantaslink at the northern end of the building, Virgin Australia at the southern end of the building, and other carriers such as Jetstar, Tiger and Skytrans are located in the centre at the common user section.
The Qantas concourse has 9 bays served by aerobridges including 1 served by a dual bridge. It has three lounges – the Qantas Club, Business Class and Chairman's
Lounge. Virgin Australia occupies what was the former Ansett Australia end of the terminal. Its concourse has 11 parking bays, six of which are served by aerobridges (all
single bridges). It has one lounge – The Lounge which is located in the former Golden Wing Club opposite Gate 41.
Remote bays are located to the north and south of the building (serving non-jet aircraft), and in the central area (serving jet aircraft).