Английская Википедия:Cairns Airport

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Cairns Airport Шаблон:Airport codes is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Formerly operated by the Cairns Port Authority, the airport was sold by the Queensland Government in December 2008 to a private consortium. It is the seventh busiest airport in Australia. The airport is located Шаблон:Convert north northwest of Cairns or Шаблон:Convert north of the Cairns central business district, in the suburb of Aeroglen. The airport lies between Mount Whitfield to the west and Trinity Bay to the east.

The airport has direct flights to 10 international and 35 domestic destinations and many general aviation flights including a number of helicopter operators. Flights are operated to all major Australian cities and tourist destinations, regional communities in Far North Queensland, and a number of international destinations in the Asia-Pacific region with connections to the rest of the world. The airport formed the main base for Australian Airlines prior to its ceasing of operations in June 2006 (the airport remains a major port for parent company Qantas). It is also a base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the search and rescue helicopters of the Queensland Government. In the 12 months ending 30 June 2019, Cairns Airport had just over 5 million passengers.Шаблон:Citation needed

History

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Apron view of the international terminal in 2010.

Cairns Airport goes back to 1928 when Tom McDonald started flying his de Havilland Gipsy Moth off a sand ridge near the present airport. He could only land and take off between high tides. During one emergency, Tom was forced to take off from beer barrels.Шаблон:Citation needed

During World War II, the Australian Government bought the airport for use by the Royal Australian Air Force. In 1943, the main runway was hard surfaced and lengthened to handle military aircraft. It was also used by the United States Army Air Forces as a transport base, with the 33d Troop Carrier Squadron (374th Troop Carrier Group) operating from the base during 1942. In 1949, the main runway was lengthened to Шаблон:Convert to accommodate larger aircraft. During the mid-1960s, the airport was upgraded and the runway further lengthened to Шаблон:Convert and strengthened so jets could land.

During the 1970s, Australia's two domestic airlines Trans Australia Airlines and Ansett provided regular scheduled services to most Australian capital cities and also Papua New Guinea, while in 1975 Air Niugini became the first international airline to commence flights out of Cairns, to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. In 1982, redevelopment of the airport commenced. This involved further lengthening of the runway to Шаблон:Convert (making it the longest runway in Queensland) and construction of a new terminal building. The first stage of the redevelopment was finished in 1984 and a dual International and Domestic Terminal was opened. At the end of the decade the second stage of redevelopment was completed. This included a new separate International Terminal, associated aprons and taxiways, costing an estimated $80 million. The main runway was again extended, to Шаблон:Convert. In 1997, the third stage of redevelopment was completed, during which a three-storey Airport Administration Centre was constructed providing Шаблон:Convert of office space.

A$200 million redevelopment of the Domestic terminal started in August 2007 and was completed in 2010. Check-in facilities were expanded into a common-user facility for all airlines, and the building enlarged. Five new jet bridges replaced the existing three old bridges. In January 2010, Auckland International Airport Limited announced that it had purchased 24.6 per cent of North Queensland Airports (NQA), operator of the airports at Cairns and Mackay, for about $132 million.

A further upgrade of the Domestic terminal was begun in 2019 and completed in August 2020, at a total cost of $55 million. The purpose of the upgrade was to prepare the terminal to handle the domestic portion of the airport's projected 6 million passengers annually from 2027. The floor area of the departure hall was increased to Шаблон:Cvt, and an additional Шаблон:Cvt of dining and retail facilities were added. The upgrade also included expanded seating areas, a new interactive children's play screen, an upgraded Parenting Room, and a new Quiet Room.

Prior to February 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, Cairns Airport's chief aviation officer Luis Perez told the Cairns Post that he was in talks with 22 airlines to connect Cairns to destinations such as North America, Korea, Taipei, Malaysia, the Middle East, India, Vietnam and the Philippines.

In February 2022, Bonza announced that the airport would become one of its 17 destinations with the airline planning to fly to the Sunshine Coast, Rockhampton and Mackay from Cairns. Virgin Australia announced in December of that same year that they would be commencing a daily direct service to Tokyo-Haneda to be launched on 28 June 2023 with the newly arrived Boeing 737 Max 8 fleet.

In early 2023, it was announced that the International Terminal (Terminal 1) would undergo its first major upgrade in April 2023 to a value of AUD$40–50 million. The announced upgrades would be rolled out in stages to 'minimise passenger disruptions', the first of which would feature the installation of four new glass air-bridges and the re-cladding of the exterior of the building.

Facilities

Terminals

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International Terminal

The airport has two passenger terminals on the eastern side of the airport on reclaimed mangrove swamp. They are approximately Шаблон:Convert north of the Cairns Central Shopping Centre and situated on Airport Avenue off Sheridan Street (Captain Cook Highway). The terminals are in two separate buildings Шаблон:Convert from one another. The Domestic terminal is number 2 and it has five jet bridges and 17 gates, while the International Terminal is number 1 and it currently has six jet bridges and ten gates in total.

Runways

The airport has a single runway which is Шаблон:Convert long. The flight path to the north of the main runway is located directly overhead Cairns' northern beach suburbs. The flight path to the south is located directly over central Cairns. A smaller (Шаблон:Convert) runway 12/30 that was used for general aviation lies to the east; its final approach crossed the main runway. As of April 2011 this runway is closed and has been converted to a helipad area.

Other tenants

There are operators of emergency medical retrieval and rescue services based at the airport, including Emergency Management Queensland and the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics for Cairns Airport

Year	Domestic	International	Total	Change
1998	1,915,717	688,058	2,603,775	Шаблон:Decrease -2.2%
1999	2,022,908	660,659	2,683,567	Шаблон:Increase 3.1%
2000	2,132,713	680,133	2,812,846	Шаблон:Increase 4.8%
2001	2,025,193	665,118	2,690,311	Шаблон:Decrease -4.4%
2002	2,087,643	766,256	2,853,899	Шаблон:Increase 6.1%
2003	2,246,566	746,561	2,993,127	Шаблон:Increase 4.9%
2004	2,582,591	846,846	3,429,437	Шаблон:Increase 14.6%
2005	2,842,947	862,184	3,705,131	Шаблон:Increase 8.0%
2006	2,967,077	791,709	3,758,786	Шаблон:Increase 1.4%
2007	3,066,414	702,048	3,768,462	Шаблон:Increase 0.3%
2008	3,153,171	595,461	3,748,632	Шаблон:Decrease -0.5%
2009	3,133,393	404,803	3,538,196	Шаблон:Decrease -5.6%
2010	3,254,097	495,873	3,749,970	Шаблон:Increase 6.0%
2011	3,361,097	504,072	3,865,169	Шаблон:Increase 3.1%
2012	3,569,195	511,359	4,080,554	Шаблон:Increase 5.6%
2013	3,754,331	492,091	4,246,422	Шаблон:Increase 4.1%
2014	3,857,399	460,910	4,318,309	Шаблон:Increase 1.7%
2015	3,975,309	545,733	4,521,042	Шаблон:Increase 4.7%
2016	4,208,221	642,293	4,850,514	Шаблон:Increase 7.3%
2017	4,278,311	662,173	4,940,484	Шаблон:Increase 1.9%
2018	4,283,247	662,551	4,945,798	Шаблон:Increase 0.1%
2019	4,126,357	651,824	4,778,181	Шаблон:Decrease -3.4%
2020	1,587,304	119,221	1,706,525	Шаблон:Decrease -64.3%
2021	2,312,189	2,490	2,314,679	Шаблон:Increase 35.6%
2022	3,672,627	135,262	3,807,889	Шаблон:Increase 64.5%

Domestic aviation activity into and out of Cairns Airport 2022

Rank	Airport	Number of passengers	% change
1	Brisbane	1,136,610	Шаблон:Increase Шаблон:Sort
2	Sydney	844,909	Шаблон:Increase Шаблон:Sort
3	Melbourne	814,524	Шаблон:Increase Шаблон:Sort

Busiest international routes – Cairns Airport (Year Ending 30 June 2023)

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	% change
1	Tokyo	108,484	Шаблон:Increase Шаблон:Sort
2	Osaka	69,105	Шаблон:Increase Шаблон:Sort
3	Singapore	52,937	Шаблон:Increase Шаблон:Sort
4	Denpasar	32,110	Шаблон:Increase Шаблон:Sort
5	Port Moresby	28,467	Шаблон:Increase Шаблон:Sort
6	Auckland	23,479	Шаблон:Increase Шаблон:Sort

Busiest international freight routes into and out of Cairns Airport (* route suspended) (FY 2011)

Rank	Airport	Freight handled	% change
1*	Шаблон:Sort	1,679.2	Шаблон:Decrease Шаблон:Sort
2	Шаблон:Sort	1,155	Шаблон:Decrease Шаблон:Sort
3	Шаблон:Sort	270.1	Шаблон:Decrease Шаблон:Sort
4	Шаблон:Sort	252.3	Шаблон:Decrease Шаблон:Sort
5	Шаблон:Sort	145.4	Шаблон:Increase Шаблон:Sort
6*	Шаблон:Sort	108.2	Шаблон:Increase Шаблон:Sort
7	Шаблон:Sort	67.9	Шаблон:Decrease Шаблон:Sort
8	Шаблон:Sort	33.4	Шаблон:Increase Шаблон:Sort

Ground transport

Taxi

Ranks are located near both the International and Domestic Terminals. Cairns Taxis taxi ranks are located immediately outside the International and Domestic Terminals.

Bus

Airport shuttle bus services to hotels, city centre, Northern Beaches, Palm Cove, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation are available.

Parking

Short-term and long-term parking, including a covered car park and parking for people with a disability are located within the public carparks adjacent to both the Domestic and International Terminals.

See also

• United States Army Air Forces in Australia (World War II)
• Transportation in Australia
• List of airports in Queensland

External links

• Шаблон:Official website