Category: Airports

Sydney’s Bankstown Airport is placing new restrictions on aircraft circuit times in an effort to settle local resident noise concerns in the area. Sydney Metro Airport Bankstown CEO Colin Grove advised in a statement that the new “noise abatement procedures” would take effect from March 7, “bringing forward the finishing time for circuits from 11pm

Adelaide Airport Ltd has launched a $100 million building program, the first major development in its new five year master plan, reports Chris Milne. The initial works include a new road network within the airport to improve traffic flow, a multi-storey car park – which will increase short-term parking spaces from about 800 to about

Newcastle Airport set a new passenger traffic record in 2010, with a total of 1,181,261 passengers passing through its terminal last year. The 2010 figure represents an increase of four per cent or 45,700 when compared with 2009, and comes despite a sluggish first six months period. In the second half of the year total

Melbourne Airport has reported that a record 27.7 million passengers passed through its terminals last year, thanks in part to a strong December. The 27.7 million passenger figure represents a 10 per cent increase over 2009 passenger numbers, bolstered partly by a 14 per cent increase in international arrivals in 2010, to 5.9 million international