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Brisbane Airport is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
 and the third busiest in Australia, after Sydney
Sydney Airport

Sydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport , in Sydney, Australia* Sydney Airport , in Nova Scotia, Canada...
 and Melbourne
Melbourne Airport

Melbourne Airport , also known as Tullamarine Airport or the local colloquialism Tulla, is the primary airport List of airports in the Melbourne area and the List of the busiest airports in Australia....
 airports. Located in the suburb with the same name
Brisbane Airport, Queensland

Brisbane Airport is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Brisbane Airport is located approximately 14 kilometres north-east from the Brisbane central business district....
, the airport serves the city of Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
 and the surrounding metropolitan area. It is a hub for Virgin Blue
Virgin Blue

Virgin Blue is an Australian low-cost airline, Australia's second-biggest airline as well as the largest airline with the Virgin branding. It was founded by United Kingdom businessman Richard Branson's Virgin Group....
 and a secondary hub for both Qantas
Qantas

Qantas Airways Limited is the national airline of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services"....
 and its low cost subsidiary, Jetstar. It is also a hub for the newly developed Australian international airline, V Australia
V Australia

Virgin Blue International Airlines Pty Ltd, trading as V Australia, is a long haul international airline owned by Virgin Blue Holdings Limited....
.






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Brisbane Airport is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
 and the third busiest in Australia, after Sydney
Sydney Airport

Sydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport , in Sydney, Australia* Sydney Airport , in Nova Scotia, Canada...
 and Melbourne
Melbourne Airport

Melbourne Airport , also known as Tullamarine Airport or the local colloquialism Tulla, is the primary airport List of airports in the Melbourne area and the List of the busiest airports in Australia....
 airports. Located in the suburb with the same name
Brisbane Airport, Queensland

Brisbane Airport is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Brisbane Airport is located approximately 14 kilometres north-east from the Brisbane central business district....
, the airport serves the city of Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
 and the surrounding metropolitan area. It is a hub for Virgin Blue
Virgin Blue

Virgin Blue is an Australian low-cost airline, Australia's second-biggest airline as well as the largest airline with the Virgin branding. It was founded by United Kingdom businessman Richard Branson's Virgin Group....
 and a secondary hub for both Qantas
Qantas

Qantas Airways Limited is the national airline of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services"....
 and its low cost subsidiary, Jetstar. It is also a hub for the newly developed Australian international airline, V Australia
V Australia

Virgin Blue International Airlines Pty Ltd, trading as V Australia, is a long haul international airline owned by Virgin Blue Holdings Limited....
. It is part of the Brisbane–Sydney
Sydney Airport

Sydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport , in Sydney, Australia* Sydney Airport , in Nova Scotia, Canada...
 air route, which is the eleventh busiest passenger air route in the world
World's busiest passenger air routes

The busiest air routes in the world appear to involve pairs of large cities in close proximity, but which rely more on air transport due to a lack of viable transport infrastructure for other modes....
, and the seventh busiest in the Asia-Pacific region.

The airport has international and domestic passenger terminals, a cargo terminal
Cargo airline

Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines....
, and two runways. Brisbane Airport is accessible from the central business district by the Gateway Motorway
Gateway Motorway

The Gateway Motorway is a major freeway in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Gateway Bridge is owned and operated by Queensland Motorways....
 and the Airtrain
AirTrain (Brisbane)

Airtrain is the privately-owned commuter rail that extends 13.0 km northeast from Brisbane central business district , the state capital of Queensland, Australia, to the Brisbane Airport at both its separate International and Domestic terminals....
 rail service, which is linked to the Citytrain
CityTrain

Citytrain is the brand name of urban, suburban and inter-urban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia. Its network, centering in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, is approximately in route length....
 suburban network. The new Airport Link
Airport Link, Brisbane

The Airport Link is a tunnelled motorway grade road which is planned for the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It will connect the Brisbane central business district and the North-South Bypass Tunnel to the East-West Arterial Road which leads to the Brisbane Airport....
 motorway is planned to connect the Brisbane CBD
Brisbane central business district

The Brisbane central business district , or 'the City' is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River....
 and airport.

The airport was awarded the IATA Eagle Award
Eagle Award

There are several distinctions and recognitions known as the Eagle Award.*Eagle Award, the highest rank of the Zambia Scouts Association*Eagle Award, the highest award given to a civilian by the National Guard of the United States...
 in 2005, the second of only two Australian airports to receive such award. In July 2007 Brisbane Airport was voted the best airport in the Australia-Pacific region in the 2008 Skytrax World Airport Awards.

History

Due to its flat surface, Eagle Farm
Eagle Farm, Queensland

Eagle Farm is a largely industrial suburb of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, situated around six kilometres from the Brisbane central business district....
, originally a farming area, was announced as an aerodrome in 1925. Although Qantas
Qantas

Qantas Airways Limited is the national airline of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services"....
 started operations there in 1926, most of the flights in Brisbane operated at the Archerfield Airport
Archerfield Airport

Archerfield Airport is a small airport located 12 kilometres south-west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
, which contained a superior landing surface. While in operation, Charles Kingsford Smith
Charles Kingsford Smith

Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith Military Cross, Air Force Cross , often called Charles Kingsford Smith, or by his nickname Smithy, was a well-known early Australian aviator....
 landed there on June 9, 1928, after completing the first trans-pacific flight in his Fokker F.VII
Fokker F.VII

The Fokker F.VII was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker, Fokker's American subsidiary Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, and other companies under licence....
, the Southern Cross
Southern Cross (aircraft)

Southern Cross is the name of the Fokker Fokker F.VII trimotor monoplane which in 1928 in aviation was flown by Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew in the first ever trans-Pacific Ocean flight, from the mainland United States of America to Australia, about 7,250 miles....
. There is now a museum containing the original aircraft, along with a memorial.

During the Second World War
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, Brisbane was the headquarters of the Supreme Commander of Allied forces
Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers of World War II during the World War II. Within the ranks of the Allies powers, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America were known as "The Big Three"....
 in the South West Pacific Area
South West Pacific theatre of World War II

The South West Pacific was one of two Theater s of World War II in the Pacific region, between 1942 and 1945. The South West Pacific theatre included the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies , Borneo, Australia, the Australian Territory of New Guinea , the western part of the Solomon Islands and some neighbouring territories....
, General Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Order of the Bath was an United States General officer, United Nations general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army....
. 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. The Federal Government
Government of Australia

The Australia is a federation constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 as a result of an agreement between six self-governing British colonies, which became the six states....
 announced the construction of a new airport to be built immediately north of Eagle Farm. The new airport was built by Leighton Holdings
Leighton Holdings

Leighton Holdings is Australia's largest project development and contracting group. It is active in the telecommunications, engineering and infrastructure, building and property, mining and resources, and environmental services industries....
 and opened in 1988. The new airport was built on the former Brisbane residential suburb of Cribb Island
Cribb Island, Queensland

Cribb Island is a former suburb of Brisbane, Queensland Australia which is now part of the site of Brisbane Airport.'Cribbie' as it was known by the locals consisted of two areas which were made up of Cribb Island and Jackson's Estate....
 that was demolished to make way for the airport. Large amounts of sand were pumped from nearby Moreton Bay
Moreton Bay

Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are used by commercial operators who provide seafood to market....
 to bring much of the swampy land above the range of tides.

As part of the privatisation of numerous Australian airports, the airport was acquired from the Federal Airports Corporation
Federal Airports Corporation

The Federal Airports Corporation was a business enterprise of the Government of Australia responsible for the operation of List of airports in Australia in Australia....
 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. In line with Schiphol's overall policy, Brisbane Airport is now at the heart of a master-planned "Airport City" development. The airport is also a partner in the Australia TradeCoast
Australia TradeCoast

Australia TradeCoast is an economic development area of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.The concept of branding and promoting the empty space around Brisbane's port and airport, following many years of Government reports and soul-searching on what might be done with the "Brisbane Gateway Ports Area", was first proposed...
 economic development zone.

Terminals


Brisbane Airport has two passenger terminals.

International terminal

The International Terminal has 12/14 (2 A380's or 4 A320's) parking bays served by aerobridges. Overall, with the expansion of the international terminal, there are 12 parking bays through-out the terminal .

The International Terminal has 4 levels: Level 1 houses airlines, baggage handlers and tourism operator, Level 2 handles arrivals, Level 3 houses the departure lounge, and Level 4 houses departure Check-in.

The airport also contains an Emirates Airline
Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . In 2008 the airline was the World's largest airlines#Scheduled international passengers carried airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried, and World's largest airlines#Scheduled international passenger-kilometres flown in th...
 first class lounge, the first outside Dubai
Dubai

Dubai is one of the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates and the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates . It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula....
 that has direct access to the A380 aerobridges albeit with no A380s commercially serving the airport. The terminal also features an Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to over 40 destinations worldwide, and is currently the only airline to fly round the world....
, Qantas
Qantas

Qantas Airways Limited is the national airline of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services"....
 and Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines Limited is the Flag carrier of Singapore. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Singapore Changi Airport and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and "Kangaroo Route" markets....
 lounge.

The terminal also has a 5 storey, $35m long term carpark and a smaller short term carpark.

Domestic Terminal

The Domestic Terminal has three distinct areas serving Qantas
Qantas

Qantas Airways Limited is the national airline of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services"....
 and Qantaslink
QantasLink

QantasLink is a regional brand of Australian airline Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. It is a major competitor to Regional Express Airlines....
 at the northern end of the building, Virgin Blue
Virgin Blue

Virgin Blue is an Australian low-cost airline, Australia's second-biggest airline as well as the largest airline with the Virgin branding. It was founded by United Kingdom businessman Richard Branson's Virgin Group....
 at the southern end of the building, and other carriers such as Jetstar are located in the centre at the common user section.

The Qantas
Qantas

Qantas Airways Limited is the national airline of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services"....
 concourse has 9 bays served by aerobridges including 1 served by a dual bridge. The Virgin Blue
Virgin Blue

Virgin Blue is an Australian low-cost airline, Australia's second-biggest airline as well as the largest airline with the Virgin branding. It was founded by United Kingdom businessman Richard Branson's Virgin Group....
 concourse has 7 parking bays served by aerobridges (all single bridges). The central part of the terminal has no aerobridges.

Remote bays are located to the north and south of the building (serving non-jet aircraft), and in the central area (serving jet aircraft).

Development projects


Domestic terminal expansion

Brisbane Airport will commence a $350 million dollar expansion of the domestic terminal late in 2008. Highlights include the introduction of a new check-in hall on the upper level (as what is featured in Sydney and Melbourne domestic terminals), an expansion of the common user satellite which will result in an extra 7 gates, an expansion of the terminal to the north (which will provide more gate and lounge space), construction of another multi-level carpark and a central energy plant. The expansion of the terminal is scheduled for completion by late 2010.

New parallel runway


On 18 September 2007, the federal government granted approval for the construction of a new runway at Brisbane airport. The proposed $1 billion new runway would take approximately eight years to construct and would generate about 2,700 jobs. The 3,600-metre runway would operate parallel to the existing north/south runway.

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 privatised Australian airports do not require approval by local or state planning authorities.

The business case for new parallel runway was based on the premise of continuing growth in air traffic demand and assumed low fuel prices into the future. Criticisms of these assumptions have already been been vindicated by cutbacks on the part of numerous airlines in response to increasing fuel prices. Despite approval from the Federal Government, Brisbane Airport Corporation has not announced when construction will commence and the future of the project remains in doubt.

Road infrastructure

To help relieve congestion between Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
 and the Airport, the Queensland Government, Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
 City Council, and a Theiss/John Holland/Macquarie Bank
Macquarie Bank

----Macquarie Group Limited is a global investment banking and diversified financial services group, providing banking, financial, advisory and investment services to investors, corporations and governments....
 consortium (Brisconnections) are building the Airport Link
Airport Link, Brisbane

The Airport Link is a tunnelled motorway grade road which is planned for the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It will connect the Brisbane central business district and the North-South Bypass Tunnel to the East-West Arterial Road which leads to the Brisbane Airport....
 project. It will include the longest tunnel in Australia (over 8 km; 6 lanes) from the interchange between the ICB and North South Bypass Tunnel (the 2nd longest tunnel in Australia) to an improved Gateway Overpass which will lead on to Airport Drive, cutting 16 sets of traffic lights.

BAC is also constructing a five kilometre, multi-lane road which will provide airport users and tenants with a second major access route to the terminals and on-airport businesses. The road is intended to be a secondary link to and from airport and is to relieve congestion on Airport Drive. It is due to be completed in mid-2009.

Airport Drive congestion

Recently, traffic congestion has increased on the link known as Airport Drive. At the current stage, motorists may have to wait in traffic for up to 45 minutes to just enter the Airport Arterial Road.

A government endorsed rat run
Rat run

Rat running or cut-through driving refer to the use of secondary roads or residential side streets as opposed to the intended main roads in urban or suburban areas in order to avoid traffic congestion, lengthy traffic light, or other obstacles lengthening a travel....
 has been used to aid the congestion at the Airport Drive/Gateway Motorway during peak traffic periods by giving an alternative route to Airport Drive via Sugarmill Road and Lomandra Drive. $2 million dollars has been put aside to upgrade the Lomandra Drive end of Sugarmill Road, and is due for completion in 2010.

Due to the installation of traffic lights on the Airport Drive/Gateway roundabout, travel times from the airport to the city have now been increased by 30 minutes, and added approx AU$15 to the cost of a taxi fare.

Operations

Brisbane, along with Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport

Sydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport , in Sydney, Australia* Sydney Airport , in Nova Scotia, Canada...
, Melbourne Airport
Melbourne Airport

Melbourne Airport , also known as Tullamarine Airport or the local colloquialism Tulla, is the primary airport List of airports in the Melbourne area and the List of the busiest airports in Australia....
 and Perth Airport
Perth Airport

Perth Airport is an Australian domestic and international airport located south of Guildford, Western Australia, and is the major commercial airport servicing Western Australia's capital city, Perth, Western Australia....
, are having terminal modifications to accommodate the new Airbus A380
Airbus A380

The Airbus A380 is a Double-deck aircraft, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS....
, The A380 first arrived at Brisbane on November 14, 2005. Brisbane Airport's annual passenger numbers are expected to reach more than 25.6 million by 2015 and around 50 million by 2035.

Brisbane Centre

The Brisbane FIR
Australian air traffic control

Air traffic control in Australia is provided by two different agencies, one civilian and one military. The civilian provider is Airservices Australia, which controls civilian airfields and airspace....
 consists of New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
 north of Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
, all of Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, most of the Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
 and the northern half of Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
. It also contains the Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
n Tasman Sea
Tasman Sea

The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately 2000 kilometres across. It extends 2800 km from north to south....
 airspace. Brisbane Centre is located adjacent to Brisbane Tower at Brisbane Airport. It also contains Brisbane Approach.

Due to the nature of the airspace it controls most international flights in and out of Australia (except Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
 flights), and domestic flights operating to airports within the FIR. From Brisbane Centre, Airservices Australia manages the airspace over the northern half of Australia, representing 5 per cent of the world’s total airspace. As only two of eight capitals are located in the Brisbane FIR, it handles a lesser volume of traffic than Melbourne Centre. However, Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 is on the border of the two FIRs, and thus Brisbane Centre has control of flights arriving or departing in Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 from the North.

Traffic and statistics


Brisbane, along with Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport

Sydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport , in Sydney, Australia* Sydney Airport , in Nova Scotia, Canada...
, Melbourne Airport
Melbourne Airport

Melbourne Airport , also known as Tullamarine Airport or the local colloquialism Tulla, is the primary airport List of airports in the Melbourne area and the List of the busiest airports in Australia....
 and Perth Airport
Perth Airport

Perth Airport is an Australian domestic and international airport located south of Guildford, Western Australia, and is the major commercial airport servicing Western Australia's capital city, Perth, Western Australia....
, are having terminal modifications to accommodate the new Airbus A380
Airbus A380

The Airbus A380 is a Double-deck aircraft, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS....
, The A380 first arrived at Brisbane on November 14, 2005. Brisbane Airport's annual passenger numbers are expected to reach more than 25.6 million by 2015 and around 50 million by 2035

Busiest International Routes - Brisbane Airport (FY 2008)
Rank Airport Passengers Handled % Change
1828,7463.9
2Singapore Changi Airport
Singapore Changi Airport

Singapore Changi Airport or simply Changi Airport, is a major aviation hub in Asia, particularly in the Southeast Asian region, and is the main airport in Singapore....
694,0530.2
3Christchurch International Airport
Christchurch International Airport

Christchurch International Airport is the main airport that serves Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 12 kilometres to the northwest of the city centre, in the suburb of Christchurch#Outer suburbs, and was opened in 1953....
353,5548.6
4Narita International Airport
Narita International Airport

is an international airport located in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area. It is located 60 kilometers from downtown Tokyo....
253,6572.3
5Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , because it was built on the Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong#Islands of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from the old Hong Kong Airport ....
233,4081.6
6Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving Los Angeles, California, California, the United States metropolitan area of the United States....
181,9166.0
7Nadi International Airport
Nadi International Airport

Nadi International Airport is the main international gateway for the islands of Fiji. It serves about 1.2 million people per year. It is also the main hub of Air Pacific....
163,77714.2
8Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport

Dubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation airline hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport in Dubai....
158,3140.8
9Wellington International Airport
Wellington International Airport

Wellington International Airport is on the Rongotai isthmus, 7 kilometre southeast of central Wellington, New Zealand's capital city.It is a major domestic hub, and has links to the major cities of Australia....
143,8341.0
10Suvarnabhumi Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport

BKK redirects here. For the Norwegian power company see Bergenshalv?ens Kommunale Kraftselskap.'For other uses see BKK .Suvarnabhumi Airport , also known as Bangkok International Airport, is the international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand....
138,06514.4
 Busiest Domestic Routes - Brisbane Airport (YE December 2008)
Rank Airport Passengers Handled % Change
1Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport

Sydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport , in Sydney, Australia* Sydney Airport , in Nova Scotia, Canada...
4,306,5005.6
2Melbourne Airport
Melbourne Airport

Melbourne Airport , also known as Tullamarine Airport or the local colloquialism Tulla, is the primary airport List of airports in the Melbourne area and the List of the busiest airports in Australia....
2,688.5000.4
3Cairns International Airport
Cairns International Airport

Cairns Airport is an Australian domestic and international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Formerly operated by the Cairns Port Authority, the airport was sold by the Queensland Government in December 2008 to a private consortium....
1,196,5000.3
4968,70010.8
5Mackay Airport
Mackay Airport

Mackay Airport is located in Mackay, Queensland, Queensland, Australia....
727,10012.1
6Perth Airport
Perth Airport

Perth Airport is an Australian domestic and international airport located south of Guildford, Western Australia, and is the major commercial airport servicing Western Australia's capital city, Perth, Western Australia....
683,40013.3
7660,3000.3
8Canberra International Airport
Canberra International Airport

The Canberra International Airport is the airport serving Australia's national capital, Canberra. Although there are no current international flight services, Air Pacific briefly offered a service to Fiji in 2004....
609,5001.3
9Rockhampton Airport
Rockhampton Airport

Rockhampton Airport is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Rockhampton, Queensland, with flights to the cites of Brisbane, Queensland, Sydney, New South Wales, Gladstone, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Townsville, Queensland and Mackay, Queensland and Melbourne, Victoria....
569,6001.2
10Newcastle Airport
Newcastle Airport (Williamtown)

Newcastle Airport is located north of Newcastle, New South Wales, New South Wales in Port Stephens Council, with flights operated by Jetstar, Virgin Blue, QantasLink, Aeropelican Air Services, Brindabella Airlines and Norfolk Air....
529,3007.8


Approved/Proposed Service Increases

  • Air New Zealand
    Air New Zealand

    Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to over 40 destinations worldwide, and is currently the only airline to fly round the world....
     - as a result of strong demand, the airline will introduce a third-weekly seasonal Brisbane - Queenstown service
  • Etihad Airways
    Etihad Airways

    Established in 2003, Etihad Airways is the flag carrier airline of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Etihad is based in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE....
     - plans to increase Brisbane services to daily, timeframe indeterminate
  • Qantas
    Qantas

    Qantas Airways Limited is the national airline of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services"....
     - A330-300 to Singapore will continue onto Mumbai from 2 July.


Prospective Airlines and/or Routes

  • Air Canada
    Air Canada

    Air Canada is Canada's largest airline and flag carrier. The airline, founded in 1936, provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to 160 destinations worldwide....
     - considering commencing services to Brisbane, timeframe indeterminate
  • Viva Macau
    Viva Macau

    Viva Macau is a budget airline covering both regional and long-haul routes. It focuses on providing a network of air services from its home base, Macau, and the Pearl River Delta of Southern China....
     - expressed interest in operating services to Brisbane or Melbourne
  • Jetstar Airways
    Jetstar Airways

    Jetstar Airways is a Low-cost carrier based in Melbourne, Australia. It is a subsidiary of Qantas, created in response to the threat posed by low-cost airline Virgin Blue Airlines....
     - shown interest in operating a service from Brisbane to Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur

    Kuala Lumpur , is the largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million....
     
  • Vietnam Airlines
    Vietnam Airlines

    Vietnam Airlines Corporation , operating as Vietnam Airlines , is the national flag carrier of Vietnam, and was established as a state enterprise in April 1989....
     - plans to commence services to Brisbane from H? Chí Minh City by the end of 2010
  • QantasLink
    QantasLink

    QantasLink is a regional brand of Australian airline Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. It is a major competitor to Regional Express Airlines....
     - indicates it is interested in a operating flights linking Tamworth and Brisbane
  • Air China
    Air China

    Air China Ltd is the People's Republic of China's state owned and Largest airlines#Asia commercial airline after China Southern Airlines. It is the flag carrier and the only airline in the world to fly the Flag of the People's Republic of China on its entire fleet....
     - considering beginning services to Brisbane, Perth or Auckland within 18 months
  • China Southern - planning to expand International destinations, with Brisbane under consideration
  • Garuda Indonesia
    Garuda Indonesia

    PT Garuda Indonesia is the national airline of Indonesia. It is named after the mythical bird Garuda. In Indian Historical Vedic religion tradition, Garuda is the carrier of the Hinduism god Vishnu; a representation of Garuda appears in the coat of arms of Indonesia....
     - plans to relaunch services to Brisbane when market conditions improve


Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate services to Brisbane Airport using their own aircraft. Many others operate services as codeshares.



Passenger and Cargo Airlines servicing Brisbane Airport

Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines is the flag carrier of Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines operates flights from its home base, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and its secondary hub in Kota Kinabalu International Airport....
 and Thai Airways
Thai Airways

Thai Airways Company was the national domestic air carrier of Thailand. Its main base was the Domestic airport Airport terminal at Don Mueang International Airport: DMK ....
 flights travel from Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 while selected Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific Airways is the flag carrier of Hong Kong. Based at Hong Kong International Airport, the airline's operations include scheduled passenger and cargo services to 115 destinations worldwide....
 services stop via Cairns to Hong Kong
Hong Kong

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. However, these airlines do not convey domestic passengers.

See also

  • List of Australian airports
  • Transport in Australia
    Transport in Australia

    Transport in Australia is a highly significant part of the infrastructure of the Australian economy, since the distances are large and the country has a low population density....
  • United States Army Air Forces in Australia
    United States Army Air Forces in Australia

    During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established a series of airfields in Australia for the collective defense of the country, as well as for conducting offensive operations against the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy....
     (World War II
    World War II

    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
    )


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