Kingsford Smith International Airport

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Kingsford Smith International Airport
Sydney Airport Logo.svg
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Characteristics
ICAO code YSSY
IATA code SYD
Coordinates

33 ° 56 '46 "  S , 151 ° 10' 38"  O Coordinates: 33 ° 56 '46 "  S , 151 ° 10' 38"  O
Height above MSL 6 m (20  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 9 km south of Sydney , AustraliaAustraliaAustralia 
Street Eastern Distributor, Princes Highway, South Western Motorway
Local transport Airportlink
Basic data
opening 1933
operator Sydney Airports Corporation Limited
surface 1670 ha
Terminals 3
Passengers 40,796,000 (2014)
Air freight 627,027 t (2006)
Flight
movements 		327,190 (2014)
Employees 75,000
Runways
07/25 2530 m × 45 m asphalt
16R / 34L 3962 m × 45 m asphalt
16L / 34R 2438 m × 45 m asphalt

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The Sydney Airport or Sydney Airport ( IATA : SYD , ICAO YSSY ) is the airport of the Australian metropolis Sydney . It is located around nine kilometers south of the city center and has three terminals, two of which are used for national and one for international air traffic. The largest airport in the country is named after the aviation pioneer Charles Kingsford Smith , the fastest connection into the city is provided by the Airportlink train .

location

The Botany Bay
Airport map

SYD is very central for a major airport and is only about ten kilometers from the famous Sydney Opera House , for example . The airport is densely built on three sides, only the southern part borders on Botany Bay . Since no further expansion was possible on the land side, the expansion was made possible by landfills in the bay, so that, in addition to part of the airport site, two of the three runways, 16L / 34R and their parallel runway 16R / 34L, increased by more than two kilometers artificial land surface protrude into Botany Bay.

history

Beginnings

The history of Sydney Airport goes back to 1911, when New Zealand aviation pioneer Captain Joseph Joel Hammond undertook a brief show flight on what is now the airport. On April 18, 1911, he took off at Ascot Racecourse , a horse racing track that gave way to the airport only a few years later and has now been built over by the airport's east-west runway, with a double-decker aircraft made by Bristol for less than ten Minutes long flagship flight. Officially, this date is considered to be the founding day of the airport.

After a few years without flight operations, the site gained new attention: Nigel Love, an Australian military pilot, was stationed in Europe during the First World War . There he was able to conclude a contract with the aircraft manufacturer Avro and Walter Warneford, his squadron's equipment officer . Love became the sole agent for Avro aircraft in Australia and was awarded a three-year contract to supply the Australian Air Force with Avro 504k aircraft. For this purpose, Love founded the first Australian aircraft manufacturer, Australian Aircraft & Engineering Co Ltd. Back in Australia, he still needed a suitable area for his project. After Love had unsuccessfully searched the Sydney area for suitable land, a real estate agency offered him the area in Mascot. This was well suited for an airfield, because on the one hand it was very level and the approaching and departing aircraft did not have to overcome any obstacles in any direction. In addition, the area was only overgrown with grass due to previous use as an agricultural area, which meant that no roots or the like had to be removed.

The first flight from the new location, for which the Ascot Racecourse had to give way, took off on November 19, 1919. However, the official opening did not take place until January 9, 1920. In addition to leisure flight operations, the spartan production facilities of Australian Aircraft & Engineering Co Ltd. In addition to the final assembly of the Avros, the first aircraft developed and built in Australia was manufactured here shortly afterwards, a biplane with five seats. Through a military acquaintance, Love was able to fly aircraft and a. sell to Qantas .

In 1923, Nigel Love's contract for the supply of aircraft to the Australian military and for the use of the land expired. The Australian Aircraft & Engineering Co Ltd. filed for bankruptcy and Love withdrew. The property was immediately taken over by the government, who wanted to build a public airfield for Sydney here. To this end, it had already bought adjacent areas in 1921. Overall, the government investment amounted to 31,000 Australian dollars .

The new Sydney Aerodrome opened in 1924. Likewise in 1924, scheduled air traffic, which was still in its infancy, started from the new airport in Sydney. Initially there were regular flights to Adelaide and Melbourne . In the early days, the airport was still very sparsely built. There was no real terminal until 1940, and control towers or the like were not in place in this extremely early period of burgeoning air traffic.

In 1933, the airport's first runway with a gravel surface was put into operation, followed by the status of an international airport for Sydney Airport in 1935, where passenger air traffic was now part of day-to-day business. In 1938 the decision to build a passenger terminal and an expansion of the flight operations facilities followed. Work began in 1939, and a suitable passenger terminal went into operation as early as 1940, replacing the previous Spartan makeshift arrangements. The three-story solid building including the terrace front with a view of the apron housed the tower on the roof. The building still stands today and is integrated into Terminal 1.

New standards

Due to the rapidly increasing number of passengers in the thirties and especially forties, Sydney Airport no longer lived up to its role. The processing was overloaded and uncomfortable. A replacement was needed. In the meantime, the three runways that had crossed each other no longer met the standards of such important airports as Sydney. The government recognized the problem and was also very interested in integrating Sydney firmly into the long-haul network, for which new facilities were essential. Relocation of the airport was also considered during the discussions, as the expansion of the Mascot site was very complex in terms of construction due to the necessary relocation of the Cooks River. An airplane accident in August 1945 spurred those responsible on again. In March 1946 it was finally confirmed that the decision had been made to continue using the Mascot space and to expand it accordingly. It was stated that construction would likely cost five million Australian pounds under current plans.

The following spoke in favor of the construction in Mascot:

  • the very central location (all other locations would have been significantly further away from the city center)
  • the possibility of setting up a flying boat base in Botany Bay (at that time it was not yet finally decided whether flying boats would have a chance in the medium term)
  • the option to re-use flight operations facilities valued at approximately A $ 750,000
  • the already relatively cheap road and rail links
  • the easier navigation for pilots, as the place is directly on the water

However, the main arguments against building in Mascot were the complications of a long river diversion and noise protection issues. For the construction of the river diversion alone, around two million cubic meters of earth had to be moved, and roads and railway lines had to be relocated for the realization. Another preferred area for construction would have been near Bankstown and thus significantly further away from the city center.

Construction work on the new Sydney Airport began on June 4, 1947. In addition to new facilities at the location where the clearance had previously taken place, plans were also made for a new terminal on Botany Bay, south of the previous location. However, this project was changed during the construction phase and not implemented. A gradual expansion of the airport was planned in about ten years, which would have devoured around eleven million Australian pounds. The plans, which provided for numerous cross runways and several runways on heaped areas in Botany Bay, were never implemented and the plans changed.

Airport expansion map

As early as 1949, the plans almost corresponded to the later state: the two crossed runways, which according to the planning at the time should be about 2500 m and about 1700 m long, still exist today, but the latter was later extended into the lagoon. The main difference was that in the planning at the time, the terminal was to be located south of the coast, while the previous terminal and flight operations area was only to be used technically for hangars etc. However, the realization of this much smaller facility should only cost around 3.5 million Australian pounds.

This planning also provided for numerous expansions, so that by the time the final expansion stage was reached, according to the master plan, between nine and 15, a maximum of 20 million Australian pounds would have to be invested. In 1951, the construction work was already well advanced: the new main runway had already been partially built and the river was diverted, but not much of the cross runway was yet to be seen, as only the main runway would initially be needed. In 1951, around one million passengers were handled at the airport. Compared to almost 800,000 in the previous year, the rapid increase in air traffic became clear again, which is why the opening was urgently expected. In 1951, a little more than 4,000 aircraft movements, 1,500 tons of freight and almost 70,000 passengers were counted per month.

The new airport was in operation shortly afterwards. Contrary to the original plans, the terminal and the flight operations facilities were located on the same area northeast of the intersection of the two runways.

In 1960 a radar system with a long range was inaugurated, followed by the installation of an instrument landing system (ILS) in 1965 to enable landings in poor visibility.

Now age

KLM aircraft in 1972 at the then very new international terminal. During that time, Sydney became a popular destination for numerous European airlines. Nowadays, however, only two British airlines fly from London to Sydney, while all other European airlines no longer come to Sydney with their own services.

For reasons of capacity, it was decided in the following years, in which air traffic increased rapidly, to further expansions and new buildings. What is particularly striking is the extension of the cross runway, which was shorter than the east-west runway at the inauguration, as both runways were too short for large jet aircraft, while the longer east-west runway at both ends could not be extended either. Since the areas in the north were already built on, there was no possibility of an extension in this direction. For this reason, the runway was extended into Botany Bay on landfills. Construction work began in 1963. The first extension went into operation in 1969. Shortly afterwards it was extended again and has been in use since 1972 with a length of 3962 m as the longest runway at Sydney Airport. It is the same length to this day, making it the longest of all three runways today. In addition to the earthfill, an underpass also had to be built under the extension for a main road running along the airport bank. At the time, the runway was one of the longest in the southern hemisphere and was also designed to accommodate the space shuttle, which is why NASA paid part of the construction costs.

Meanwhile, it was decided to build a building for international traffic. The location chosen was the area opposite the existing passenger facilities on the other side of the north-south runway. After construction began in 1965, the building was officially opened in May 1970. The new systems were designed for the jumbo jet, which was still quite new at the time. The building still stands today, albeit heavily modernized and expanded. Queen Elisabeth II took part in the opening ceremony on May 3, 1970 .

Third runway

With the increasing number of passengers and the resulting increase in the number of flight movements, the airport with its two runways crossed its capacity limit, which is why there was a need for expansion. However, the possibilities for further expansion are very limited, since the airport has been almost completely renovated and one also had to take into account the noise protection of the residents. So there was only one option left: building a new runway on top of embankments in Botany Bay.

It was therefore decided to build a much shorter runway parallel to the existing north-south runway, which was to be built entirely on artificial embankments. The project met with considerable criticism from the residents, as they feared significantly higher noise pollution. The project was announced in 1989 and planning began. After the planning had been completed and government clearance was obtained in 1991, work was quickly started due to the urgency. This turned out to be extremely time-consuming, as 176 hectares of land had to be raised in addition to the normal railway construction.

The new ropeway was thus completed in August 1994 after a few years of construction. The opening finally took place on November 5th of the same year.

As a result of the construction, tens of thousands of people living near the airport were annoyed more than before with noise. Numerous complaints from residents led to the fact that in 1995 the original approach system on the two parallel runways was canceled and replaced by a different approach method, which, however, significantly reduced the capacity of the two runways. The project with its many environmental impacts developed into a small political issue.

Most recently, there had been some construction problems with the embankment, particularly the airport fence, which led to numerous complications due to the corrosion of sand on the embankment. The costs for the rework ran into the high millions.

Olympic games

The 2000 Summer Olympics were held in Sydney from September 15 to October 1, 2000 . As a result, the infrastructure facilities had to be significantly improved. Roads and rail lines were expanded, and Sydney Airport had to be prepared for the steep rise in passenger numbers during the Olympic Games.

An Airbus A320-200 from Ansett Australia in November 1999 with advertising cover for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney

Therefore, there was a lot of investment in the airport. The new rail link to the airport was probably the most important result. It was built between 1995 and 2000. A tunnel had to be dug under the airport grounds for the construction. The route leads from the center to the airport, where there is no airport station, but rather two stations because of the distance from the international to the national terminals. One opens up the two domestic terminals, while a second airport train station is responsible for connecting the international passenger building. The construction of the system called Airport Link cost a total of 900 million Australian dollars, making it the most expensive single infrastructure project at the Olympic Games in Sydney. The new route, for which a total of nine kilometers of tunnels had to be bored, was put into operation on May 21, 2000. Today the airport route is busy. A total of 80 trains per day use the route, while in 2011 a total of nine million passengers used the connection.

While no new terminals were built at Sydney Airport compared to other Olympic airports, there were significant modernizations to the existing passenger handling. However, since mainly international guests were expected and here too the capacity would not have been sufficient, this expansion program for the passenger buildings was limited to the international terminal. One of the most important construction measures here is the new baggage handling system in the international terminal. The project devoured 46 of the roughly 600 million Australian dollars used for the refreshment. However, it was also one of the biggest problems at the airport as the system wasn't working properly. After it went into operation in May 2000, there were numerous complications and downtimes of the system for hours before the Olympic Games, which led to several thousand passengers being delayed and several thousand suitcases arriving too late. Overall, the rate of late baggage was around twenty times higher than international standards. Considerable doubts have been expressed about this given the impending stress during the Olympics. So it was expected that on the weekend of 14./15. In September 2000, with the numerous guests arriving, around 75,000 pieces of luggage would have to be handled in the international area, compared to 18,000 on normal weekends. During the weekend of arrival and departure, however, the feared total collapse of the baggage facility did not occur. During the day after the closing ceremony, the international terminal once again achieved maximum performance when 45,500 passengers left the country via the airport in one day, carrying 40,000 pieces of luggage with them.

Another problem was the customs clearance and border guard, as the numerous passengers had to be checked for prohibited items. This led to the establishment of additional customs and border controls as well as numerous measures on baggage. Numerous forbidden items were found in luggage during the games, including numerous groceries.

Privatization and further development

privatization

In the 1990s, the Australian government began selling its airports to private investors, as it did or would do with numerous other companies at the time. With the Airport Act 1996 , the sale of all major civil airports was sealed in 1996. With the income they wanted to both pay off debts and pave the way for modernization and expansion. Most of the airports, in addition to Sydney, for example, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Launceston and Hobart, were sold shortly after the campaign began. Matters dragged on much longer at Sydney Airport. On the one hand, because Sydney Airport is the most important airport in Australia and therefore something special, but probably more because the 2000 Olympic Games would take place in Sydney. In summer 2001 negotiations for the sale of Sydney Airport took shape. However, the plans were postponed due to the consequences of September 11th and the resulting problematic time for air traffic.

In June 2002 the sale of the state-owned Sydney Airport Corporation (SAC), which had arisen in preparation for the sale in 1998 and from then on managed and operated the airport in a leasing process, was finally completed. The buyer would operate the SAC and thus also the airport for the next 99 years before the airport then, in 2101, reverted to Australia. The Southern Cross consortium , which was determined by the Australian finance company Macquarie, was finally able to prevail from several interested parties . She owned a total of 53 percent of the consortium, 40 percent of which went to Macquarie Airports (MAp) and the remaining shares to other group-owned companies. Further shares in the consortium were held by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Hochtief Airport, and further parts of Southern Cross were listed on the stock exchange. In total, Southern Cross had offered 5.588 billion for the leasing agreement for the airport, about 3.19 billion US dollars. This made the takeover of SAC the largest takeover in Australian economic history to date. In addition to Southern Cross, two other bidders for the airport were in the running at the end: The Sydney Gateway consortium, led by Deutsche Bank and AMP, which had however offered 640 million Australian dollars less for the airport, and a consortium called Connect, that of ABN Amro was listed and had made the smallest bid. The bid went to the highest bidder and thus to Southern Cross.

Southern Cross used private-sector methods and was able to significantly increase the airport's EBITDA in an extremely short time. In 2000 it was still at A $ 286 million, but shortly after the acquisition in 2004 it had risen to A $ 423 million. In 2001, however, the not yet privatized airport fell to AUD 226.459 million and in 2002 it had risen to AUD 316.270 million.

developments

In 2007 Terminal 1 was modernized.

After three years and costs of 500 million Australian dollars, the renovation of the departure terminal was completed in 2010, which now houses 20 boutiques, additional shops, bars and restaurants.

April 18, 2011 marked the anniversary of the first flight on the airport grounds. The first flight, which lasted less than 10 minutes and came to an altitude of about 40 meters above ground, was completed by Captain Joseph Joel Hammond with a Bristol biplane.

In mid-April 2011 there was a problem with the security checks in Terminal 2 after 16 passengers had gone through the security checks but had not been properly examined because of a technical defect in the system before the malfunction was noticed. That is why all passengers were sent out of the security area for a follow-up check, and in some cases even aircraft were cleared again. Chaos was looming, causing delays and flight cancellations for hours. A total of 29 flights were canceled. Since not all passengers could leave the airport during the day, several thousand passengers were stranded at the airport overnight. The next day, however, the stranded passengers could all be transported with additional flights. The airline Jetstar, which had to cancel 15 flights, was hit particularly hard, along with Virgin Blue , Tiger Airways and QantasLink.

In 2011, the handling of arriving and departing passengers was redesigned.

Western Sydney Airport

On May 2, 2017, the Australian government announced the decision to build a second international airport around 50 km west of Sydney to relieve Kingsford Smith. With a construction cost of around 3.45 billion euros, the new Western Sydney Airport is scheduled to open in 2026.

Airlines and Destinations

Sydney is the home airport of the Australian Qantas Airways . International flights from a number of airlines are handled at Terminal 1. There are many connections to Asia in particular . Terminals 2 and 3 are used for domestic flights, with Qantas exclusively using Terminal 3 and all other national airlines sharing Terminal 2. The A380 airport is also suitable ( Singapore Airlines , Qatar Airways, Qantas Airways, Etihad Airways, Emirates and China Southern Airlines). Furthermore, Sydney Airport is also one of the destinations on the Kangaroo route (via Singapore or Dubai).

National

The domestic market, which is particularly important in Australia, plays a particularly important role for Sydney Airport. Most of all departing passengers are domestic passengers. The domestic market is largely dominated by the Australian flag carrier Qantas and its cheap subsidiary Jetstar as well as the Qantas regional subsidiary QantasLink, which fly to major cities from here. Virgin Australia also plays a more important role on domestic routes from Sydney. Lastly, the low-cost airline Tiger Airways Australia should be mentioned, which offers low-cost flight connections on some of the most important routes from Sydney.

In the last few decades there had been considerable upheavals in the domestic market after the government relaxed its two-airline strategy, which consisted of having the two companies Ansett Australia and Trans Australian Airlines on the market at the same time, in the late 1980s and thus also opened the market for new airlines. Trans Australian Airlines disappeared from the market by being swallowed up by Qantas, while Ansett Australia filed for bankruptcy in 2001 and ceased operations. During this time, numerous new airlines came onto the market, but most of them disappeared shortly afterwards. Only Virgin Australia and Tiger Airways Australia have managed to assert themselves in the market.

In addition to the important city connections, the small regional connections to small towns in the region play a particularly important role in Sydney as at the other larger Australian airports. The regional airline Regional Express Airlines and the Qantas subsidiary QantasLink , which offer several destinations from Sydney, are particularly active in this market . In addition, other regional airlines such as Aeropelican Air Services , Skytrans Airlines or Brindabella Airlines are also involved on the branch routes.

Continental

Flights to Oceania are also important to Sydney Airport. By far the most important are the connections to New Zealand. Air New Zealand comes to Sydney several times a day and connects Sydney with Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown , Rotorua, Wellington and Dunedin, among others . Air New Zealand maintains a partnership with Virgin Australia for cooperation on the routes between the two countries, including the respective domestic destinations of the other airline partner. The cooperation runs under the name Trans-Tasman Alliance . In return, Virgin Australia also flies to New Zealand, where it serves Auckland or Queenstown, for example.

Qantas and their daughter Jetstar, who work closely together, also fly heavily to New Zealand. They also fly to several cities and also offer domestic flights within New Zealand themselves.

Most of the oceanic island states can also be reached directly from Sydney. In addition to flights from Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia to the region, numerous airlines from the island states themselves come to Sydney. Fiji Airways from Fiji comes from Nadi to Sydney, Aircalin from Nouméa on New Caledonia, Air Vanuatu regularly connects Sydney with Port Vila on the Vanuatu Islands and, for example, Air Niugini offers a connection from Sydney to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.

Intercontinental

Asia in particular plays an important role in intercontinental air traffic. There are numerous scheduled flight connections to various cities in China. In addition to a broad network of Qantas and some of Jetstar's Asian destinations, numerous Asian airlines come to Sydney. For example, Air China from Beijing and Shanghai, China Eastern Airlines from Shanghai, Cathay Pacific from Hong Kong come from China , while China Southern Airlines , for example, also regularly flies to Sydney. The South Korean airlines Korean Air and Asiana Airlines also offer regular flight connections to Seoul-Incheon in addition to Qantas. Japan Airlines also flies to Sydney from Tokyo. One of the most frequented routes is to Singapore, where in addition to Qantas and Jetstar, the two airlines Scoot and Singapore Airlines, which cooperates with Virgin Australia , offer flights. Other airlines that come from the Asian region are, for example, Air Asia X , Malaysia Airlines or Garuda Indonesia .

Terminals

National

Domestic air traffic is handled in Terminals 2 and 3, which are close to each other in the northeast of the airport site.

International

International air traffic is handled in Terminal 1. It is located in the north-west of the airport site.

Control tower

The control tower of Sydney Airport

The first control tower at Sydney Airport was built in 1937. It only consisted of a small shelter on the roof, from where one usually communicated with light signals.

As early as 1941 the shelter was replaced by a real solid building. The three-story solid house, which next to it represented the terminal, with numerous antennas and a viewing platform on the roof, was in use until 1956. The building still stands today and is connected to the inland terminal.

The control tower in use from 1956 was already a real tower. The tower was connected to the fire station. From the high-level and modern control booth one had a good view of the airport area.

In 1972 a fourth control tower was put into operation, which in turn replaced the existing one. The brick building was erected just a few meters from Botany Bay. The building offered a suboptimal view that was caused by bad planning.

In 1996 the current control tower was finally opened. The modern building, which is far higher than its predecessor, offers a very striking image with its spiral staircase wrapped around the tower. It is state-of-the-art.

statistics

Total statistics

In the past few years, Sydney Airport has seen significant passenger growth. The number of handled passengers multiplied within only about 20 years. It should also be noted that the growth of Sydney Airport was often slowed down by crises, but not lost in passengers. For example, while almost all commercial airports around the world lost a lot of passengers during the global economic crisis of 2008/2009, Sydney Airport even achieved minimal growth. However, like many other airports, the airport was hit hard by the aftermath of September 11, 2001, when passenger numbers plummeted worldwide. Shortly thereafter, the already financially stricken airline Ansett Australia , which until then had been the driving force in domestic traffic, which was very important for Australia, collapsed. The other airlines could not fill the resulting capacity gap so quickly, which is why all Australian airports suffered greatly from the consequences.

The following shows the development of passengers and flight movements from 1985 to the present day. The data comes from the Australian authority Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) .

The 2001 collapse of Ansett Australia led to a low in passenger numbers at Sydney and other Australian airports
Airbus A320-200 of Freedom Air 2007, which has now been dissolved
Airbus A330-200 of the now defunct Strategic Airlines 2010 in Sydney
Period Passengers Changes in % Flight movements Changes in %
1985 9.150.154 135.294
1986 9,899,551   8.2% 141,563   4.6%
1987 10,833,025   9.4% 148.030   4.6%
1988 12,254,388   13.1% 160,300   8.3%
1989 10.156.956   −17.1% 141,891   −11.5%
1990 11,795,236   16.1% 161.109   13.5%
1991 14,085,635   19.4% 173.255   7.5%
1992 14,958,288   6.2% 193.245   11.5%
1993 15,867,408   6.1% 204,456   5.8%
1994 17,701,590   11.6% 213,412   4.4%
1995 19.052.003   7.6% 228,100   6.9%
1996 20,379,424   7.0% 241,868   6.0%
1997 20,910,830   2.6% 245,693   1.6%
1998 21,208,628   1.4% 251.104   2.2%
1999 22,266,054   5.0% 250.024   −0.4%
2000 24,477,533   9.9% 269,456   7.8%
2001 24,792,269   1.3% 262,371   −2.6%
2002 23,194,683   −6.4% 221,526   −15.6%
2003 24,478,163   5.5% 229,622   3.7%
2004 27.198.074   11.1% 253.508   10.4%
2005 28.456.150   4.6% 257.744   1.7%
2006 29,984. 970   5.4% 261.049   1.3%
2007 31,847,295   6.2% 267.921   2.6%
2008 32.901.127   3.3% 279.048   4.2%
2009 32,998,042   0.3% 268,743   −3.7%
2010 35.650.219   8.0% 287,650   7.0%
2011 35,624,452   −0.1% 289.006   0.5%

Busiest routes

Below is a table of the main domestic routes from Sydney. The passenger numbers include the values ​​for both directions. The numbers give March as an example.

national
rank Destination from Sydney Passengers
March 2012
1 Melbourne 694.105
2 Brisbane 366.029
3 Gold coast 192.364
4th Perth 155.793
5 Adelaide 152.778
6th Canberra 97,990
7th Cairns 67,794
8th Hobart 41,155
9 Sunshine Coast 35,421
10 Coffs Harbor 27,664

The following are the most important international flight routes. The figures here refer to the Australian fiscal year, which ends in June. There has also been considerable growth on international routes in recent years.

international
rank Destination from Sydney Passengers
June 2010- May 2011
1 Auckland 1,403,284
2 Singapore 1,115,710
3 los Angeles 967.996
4th Hong Kong 947.680
5 Bangkok 552,438
6th Christchurch 493,672
7th London 461,300
8th Nadi (Fiji) 451,826
9 Dubai 404.770
10 Kuala Lumpur 345,516
11 Shanghai 331.710
12 Seoul Incheon Airport 324,407
13 Tokyo -Narita 322,552
14th San Francisco 299.011
15th Abu Dhabi 295,303

Airport company

Sydney Airport is operated by the private Sydney Airport Corporation Limited, SACL for short.

Ownership

Sydney Airport Corporation Limited , privatized in 2002, is 12 percent owned by Hochtief AirPort and 3 percent by Australian super funds, while the remaining 85 are held by MAp Airports, a subsidiary of Australian financial giant Macquarie Bank . Sydney Airport Corporation Limited is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.

After the Privatision, the consortium consisted of MAp Airport and Macquarie, who together controlled more than half of the shares. In addition, Hochtief AirPort and Australian super funds were involved from the start. Further shares were sold on the stock exchange, where numerous investors took hold. In the following years, MAp Airports concentrated on increasing its shares. The last major deal was signed in 2011 when MAp Airports with the Canadian pension fund Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP). The deal included MAp Airports transferring its stake in Brussels and Copenhagen Airports valued at $ 1.65 billion to the Ontario Teachers 'Pension Plan, while in exchange it took an 11 percent stake in Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Sydney Airport, valued at approximately $ 803 million and above that would receive a payment of $ 850 million. As a result of the deal, MAp Airports' stake rose from 74 to 85 percent.

criticism

In a survey of Australian passengers and the evaluation of other facts by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Sydney Airport was once again voted the worst airport in Australia in 2011. One point of criticism in the survey in which Brisbane Airport won was the high parking fees. The high costs for the transfer by train into the city are also considered not very visitor-friendly. In other surveys, however, the airport is rated significantly better in some cases. In another survey, for example, in which 32,000 Australians took part, Sydney Airport was in second place after Melbourne, while the bottom places went to Hobart and Darwin. Bloomberg, for example, named it the best Australian airport, but it only came 63rd in the worldwide Bloomberg ranking.

Incidents

  • On November 30, 1961, a Vickers Viscount 720 of the Australian Ansett ANA ( aircraft registration VH-TVC ) broke in the air in strong turbulence and high speed shortly after taking off from Sydney-Kingsford Smith Airport 5 kilometers south of it. All 15 people on board died.

See also

Web links

Commons : Sydney Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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