Sydney Airport

Kingsford Smith International Airport
Summary
Airport Type		Commercial
Operator		Sydney Airports Corporation Limited
Owner		Southern Cross Airports Corporation Holdings Limited
Opened		20 January, 1920
City		Sydney, NSW, Australia
Coordinates		33°56′46″S 151°10′38″E
IATA	SYD	ICAO	YSSY
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	Feet	Metres
16R/34L	13,018	3,968	Paved
16L/34R	7,998	2,438	Paved
07/25	8,297	2,529	Paved
Statistics (2005)
Number of Passengers			28,366,000
Number of Takeoffs			266,745
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Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport, or Sydney Airport (IATA: SYD, ICAO: YSSY), is located in the Sydney suburb of Mascot. It is the major airport serving Sydney, and is a major hub for Qantas. It is the world's oldest continually operated commercial airport, and the busiest commercial airport in Australia, handling in excess of 26 million passengers per year, which is expected to rise to over 68 million by 2020.

Situated next to Botany Bay, the aiport is accessible by road and via the Airport line underground rail link. Kingsford Smith has three runways, colloquially known as the "East-West" and two "North-South" runways.

History

Originally declared an aerodrome in 1920 (then known as Sydney Airport), it was renamed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport in 1953, in honour of Charles Kingsford Smith, a pioneering Australian aviator.

In 1933, the first runways were built - all in gravel.

By the 1960s the need for a new international terminal had become apparant, and work commenced in late 1966. The new terminal was officially opened on May 3, 1970, by Queen Elizabeth II.

In the 1970s the north-south runway was expanded to become one of the longest runways in the southern hemisphere.

Since the international terminal's completion, the terminal has undergone two large expansions, and the entire airport is currently undergoing a large expansion stretching over twenty years (2005 - 2025). This expansion will include the addition of a hi-rise office block, the construction of a multi-level car park, the expansion of both the international and domestic terminals, and the addition of a warehouse in the geophysical centre of the airport.

Terminals

Kingsford Smith International Airport has three main terminals, referred to as T1, T2, and T3.

International Terminal 1

• Aerolíneas Argentinas (Auckland, Buenos Aires, São Paulo)
• Aircalin (Noumea)
• Air Canada (Vancouver via Honolulu)
• Air China (Beijing and Guangzhou)
• Air France (Paris CDG)
• Air Mauritius (Mauritius)
• Air New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington)
• Air Niugini (Port Moresby)
• Air Pacific (Nadi)
• Air Paradise (Denpasar)
• Air Tahiti Nui (New York/JFK and Papeete)
• Air Vanuatu (Port Vila)
• Alliance Airlines
• Asiana Airlines (Seoul/Incheon)
• Australian Airlines (Nagoya)
• British Airways (London/Heathrow)
• Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
• China Airlines (Taipai)
• China Eastern Airlines (Chongqing and Shanghai)
• China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou)
• Emirates (Auckland, Christchurch, Dubai)
• EVA Airlines (Taipei)
• Freedom Air
• Garuda Indonesia (Denpasar)
• Gulf Air (Bahrain)
• Hawaiian Airlines (Honululu)
• Japan Airlines (Osaka/Kansai and Tokyo/Narita)
• Korean Air (Seoul/Incheon)
• LAN Airlines (Auckland and Santiago (Chile))
• Lauda Air (Kuala Lumpur and Vienna)
• Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur and Kuching)
• Norfolk Jet Express
• Pacific Blue (Christchurch)
• Philippine Airlines (Manila)
• Polynesian Airlines (Apia and Tonga)
• Qantas (International) (Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Christchurch, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Honululu, Jakarta, Johannesbourg, London/Heathrow - Non-stop or Direct, Los Angeles, Manila, Mumbai, Nadi, New York/JFK, Noumea, Osaka/Kansai, San Francisco (starts March 26, 2006), Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo/Narita, Vancouver (via SFO, starts March 26, 2006), Wellington)
• Royal Brunei Airlines (Brunei)
• Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
• Thai Airways International (Bangkok)
• United Airlines (Chicago O'Hare (via SFO), Los Angeles and San Francisco)
• Vietnam Airlines (Ho Chi Minh City)
• Virgin Atlantic Airways (London/Heathrow via Hong Kong)

A Jetstar Boeing 717-200 at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney, Australia.

Domestic Terminal 2

• Aeropelican Airlines
• Air Link (Dubbo, Mudgee)
• Alliance Airlines
• Big Sky Express (Brisbane, Grafton, Gunnedah, Inverell, Tarree)
• Jetstar (Avalon, Ballina, Cairns, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island, Hobart, Launceston, Maroochydore, Proserpine, Rockhampton)
• QantasLink (Albury, Armidale, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo, Lord Howe Island, Moree, Narrabri, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga)
• REX (Regional Express) (Albury, Armidale, Ballina, Bathurst, Cooma, Dubbo, Griffith, Lismore, Merimbula, Mildura, Moruya, Narrandera, Orange, Parkes, Wagga Wagga)
• Virgin Blue (Adelaide, Ballina, Brisbane, Cairns, Coffs Harbour, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Maroochydore, Melbourne, Perth, Townsville)

Qantas Boeing 767-300 at the Qantas Domestic Terminal on Cityflyer duties

Qantas Terminal 3

• Qantas (Domestic) (Adelaide, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island, Hobart, Launceston, Maroochydore, Melbourne, Perth, Townsville)

See also

• List of Australian airports
• Transport in Australia

External links

• Kingsford Smith International Airport Homepage
• Overview and history from the Sydney Airport Enthusiast WWW site
• Sydney Airport Message Board also from the Sydney Airport Enthusiast WWW site