Brisbane Airport

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Brisbane Airport
IATA: BNE - ICAO: YBBN
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Brisbane Airport Corporation Limited
Serves Brisbane
Elevation AMSL 13 ft (4 m)
Coordinates 27°23′03″S, 153°07′03″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 11,709 3,569 Asphalt
14/32 5,784 1,763 Asphalt
"BNE" redirects here. For other uses, see BNE (disambiguation).

Brisbane Airport (IATA: BNE, ICAO: YBBN) is located in the Brisbane suburb of Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia.

Brisbane Airport has an International Terminal, a Domestic Terminal and a cargo terminal. Both of the passenger terminals have a number of shops and cafeterias.

The airport won Best Privatised Airport of 2005 by the International Air Transport Association IATA. Brisbane's $400 million parallel runway project is close to a reality after a dramatic rise in passenger numbers over the last 3 years. Annual passenger numbers in Brisbane are expected to reach more than 22 million by 2012 and more than 35 million by 2023.

Brisbane, along with Kingsford Smith International Airport, Melbourne Airport and Perth Airport, is having terminal modifications to fit the new Airbus A380, The A380 first arrived at Brisbane on November 14, 2005.

Brisbane Airport is accessible by road from Brisbane's Gateway Motorway and from the city, and by rail using the AirTrain service that is linked to the area's commuter system. A new Airport Link motorway is planned to connect the Brisbane CBD and airport.

Brisbane seen from a 777 on approch to runway 1
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Brisbane seen from a 777 on approch to runway 1


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[edit] History

Brisbane's original main airport was Archerfield aerodrome to the south-west of the CBD. A smaller airstrip existed at Eagle Farm, which was where the Southern Cross first landed in Australia after its trans-Pacific flight in 1928.

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 considerably upgraded Eagle Farm airfield to cater for military flights. After the war this became Brisbane's main civilian airport with many of the original hangars used as passenger and freight terminals, up to the 1980s.

By the 1970s it was clear that the facilities at Eagle Farm were inadequate for a city of Brisbane's size and anticipated growth. The Federal Government announced the construction of a new airport to be built immediately north of Eagle Farm.

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.

In 1995 the Australian Federal Government announced it would be selling its airports around Australia. The airport was acquired on a 50 year lease by a consortium of governmental and financial interests led by Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, which now holds the management contract for the facility. In line with Schiphol's overall policy, Brisbane Airport is now at the heart of a master-planned "Airport City" development and a partner in the Australia TradeCoast economic development zone.

Proposals to build a parallel runway eventually (when it is necessary) have been the subject of controversy led by some local politicians. This was a key element of the airport's Master Plan, approved by the Australian Government in 2003. Under federal law, developments at major Australian airports do not require approval by local or state planning authorities. [citation needed]

An Airport Link motorway has been proposed to alleviate congestion on airport approach roads and nearby suburbs.

[edit] Terminal organisation

[edit] Domestic

Virgin Blue airliners at the Brisbane Airport domestic terminal (photo taken in 2005)
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Virgin Blue airliners at the Brisbane Airport domestic terminal (photo taken in 2005)
  • Alliance Airlines
  • Macair Airlines (Toowoomba, St. George, Cannamulla, Thargomindah, Charleville, Quilpie, Windorah, Birdsville, Bedourie, Boulia, Mt. Isa, Morandbah)
  • Qantas (Domestic) (Alice Springs, Cairns, Mt Isa, Townsville, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Darwin)
    • Jetstar Airways (Adelaide, Avalon, Cairns, Darwin, Launceston, Hobart, Hamilton Island, Mackay, Newcastle, Proserpine, Rockhampton, Townsville)
    • QantasLink (Blackall, Blackwater, Barcaldine, Bundaberg, Canberra, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Longreach, Emerald, Roma, Charleville, Lord Howe Island, Newcastle)
  • Sunshine Express Airlines (Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Tamworth, Armidale, Maryborough, Hervery Bay, Biloela)
  • Virgin Blue (Rockhampton, Mackay, Hamilton Island, Proserpine, Townsville, Cairns, Darwin, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle, Hobart)

[edit] International

[edit] Cargo

[edit] International Terminal expansion

Brisbane Airport commenced a $340 million dollar expansion in October, 2006 of the International Terminal, it will be completed by the end of 2008.

The expansion of the terminal will feature:

  • Additional check-in facilities.
  • Additional arrival facilities
  • 2 new aircraft gates, these gates will be capable of handling the Airbus A380 aircraft. The 2 new gates will have the ability to either handle one wide-body aircraft per gate or 2 narrow body-aircraft per gate.
  • Expanded apron area on the northern side of the facility.
  • Will increase the number of retailers to 56.
  • A new multi-level undercover carpark.
  • 2 extra baggage claim carousels to make a total of 7.
  • Increased comfort for passengers throughtout the terminal.

[edit] The "Southern Cross" at the International Terminal

The Southern Cross
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The Southern Cross

The "Southern Cross", which was piloted by Australian aviator, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, and which was the first aircraft to fly across the Pacific Ocean (travelling from San Francisco, California, United States, to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1928), is now preserved and displayed in a special glass "hangar" close to the International Terminal.

[edit] See also

[edit] Reference

[1] Brisbane Airport (2005). Fast Facts: Airport and Travel Statistics

[edit] External links

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