Hobart Airport
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Coordinates | 42°50′12″S 147°30′36″E / 42.83667°S 147.51000°E | ||||||||||
Website | hobartairport.com.au | ||||||||||
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Source: AIP[2] passengers from the Department of Infrastructure and Transport Operations from Airservices Australia[3][4] |
Hobart Airport (
The
The airport maintains a conjoined international and domestic terminal. The major airlines servicing the airport are Qantas, Jetstar, Rex Airlines and Virgin Australia operating domestic flights predominantly to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.[5] International flights to Auckland, New Zealand, operate two to three times weekly with Air New Zealand.
Due to the airport's southern location, Skytraders operates regular flights to Antarctica on behalf of the Australian Antarctic Division using an Airbus A319.[7][8]
Hobart International Airport was opened in 1956 and privatised in 1988.[9] Occupying approximately 565 ha (1,400 acres) of land,[7] the airport is situated on a narrow peninsula. Take-offs and landings are inevitably directed over bodies of water regardless of approach or departure direction. The region immediately surrounding the airport remains largely unpopulated, which enables the airport to operate curfew-free services.[7]
In the 2018–19 financial year, the airport handled 2.6m passenger movements, making it the ninth busiest airport in Australia.[5]
History
Prior to the existence of the airport, the region was served by Cambridge Airport,[7] a small airport located close to the existing site. As air travel became more frequent and the number of flights increased, it was clear that Cambridge airport was only suitable for light aircraft. In June 1948, Prime Minister Ben Chifley announced the construction of a new AU£760,000 airport at Llanherne.[10] With Australia's continual interest in Antarctica, it was believed the southernmost airport of Australia would serve as an ideal base for heavy aircraft serving the region.[10] Hobart Airport was commissioned in 1956 as the primary regular public transport airport.[11] It was initially named Llanherne Airport, after the property on which it was built, but the name has since fallen into disuse. In its first full year of operation, the airport processed 120,086 passengers and 11,724 tonnes of freight, ranking fifth in Australia.[12]
By 1957, the airport's infrastructure comprised a small terminal building which remains at the south-eastern end of the current terminal, two freight
Privatisation
On 11 June 1998, Hobart Airport was privatised, with a 99-year lease purchased by Hobart International Airport Pty Ltd, a
In December 2007, the Tasmanian Government sold the Tasmanian Ports Corporation-owned subsidiary for A$350 million to the Tasmanian Gateway Consortium, a private consortium made up of Macquarie Capital (one of Macquarie Group's infrastructure funds) and Tasmania's public sector superannuation fund, the Tasplan.[7] The sale was in line with other state capital airport sell-offs, and Hobart airport was the last capital city airport remaining under government control. In October 2019, Macquarie Capital sold its stake to Queensland Investment Corporation and Schiphol Group.[18][19]
Terminals
Hobart Airport has two passenger
Domestic terminal
The current domestic terminal was opened in 1976 and has been expanded several times since.
International terminal
The international terminal was opened in 1983 to facilitate
Freight
There are two domestic freight areas operating at the airport, catering for Qantas, Toll Air and Virgin Australia.[7] The facility includes two buildings on a total area of approximately 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft), including the freight apron area. Qantas uses dedicated jet freight aircraft.[7] In January 2007, Virgin Blue (now Virgin Australia) and Toll Air opened a 1,000 m2 (10,764 sq ft) dedicated freight facility to the north of the international terminal. This new freight area has no dedicated apron of its own, but rather makes use of the cargo holds of the passenger aircraft already serving the airport.[7]
General aviation
The majority of Hobart's general aviation traffic makes use of the nearby Cambridge Aerodrome, which was sold in 1992 on the condition that it remain an airport until 2004.[7] Since that date, Hobart Airport has made plans for a large expansion catering for general aviation should the owners of Cambridge Aerodrome decide to use the land for other purposes.[7] This expansion would include a new runway and a general aviation apron located south of the existing Domestic Terminal.[7]
Runway
Hobart Airport has one runway, 12/30, which is aligned north–west to south–east and is 2,727 by 45 m (8,947 by 148 ft).
In 2009, Hobart International Airport Pty Ltd announced detailed plans for the airport with a new 20-year master plan.[7][25] Currently aircraft have to taxi along the runway and proceed to the parking apron via taxiways in the middle of the runway.[7] This has both capacity and safety implications for the airport, as the runway cannot be used whilst an aircraft is taxiing.[7] The plans provide for a parallel taxiway to the full length of runway.[7] When complete, aircraft landing on the runway would proceed to the end of the runway and exit via the parallel taxiway. This would allow for greater utilisation of the existing runway.[7]
The airport purchased land from the Tasmanian Government in the southern part of the airport for future development of operational facilities.[16][11] This additional area would allow for a short runway for general aviation aircraft, either parallel to the main runway along the southern end of the eastern boundary of the airport, or a cross runway[16] towards the southern end of the main runway. The alternative second runway would provide an opportunity to improve the operational management of the lighter categories of aircraft. However, the second runway is not likely to be developed any time soon, because the existing runway is under-utilised.[11]
Other facilities
Hotel
In December 2005, prominent Hobart developer Ali Sultan proposed a four star, 60-room hotel/motel for the airport.[26] The hotel, named the Quality Hotel Hobart Airport, was opened on 1 December 2008. The hotel comprises 78 rooms, a restaurant/café and a number of conference and meeting spaces.[27] The hotel employs 25 people.
Big box development
Early in 2006, the airport announced plans to build a
While the Tasmanian Government supported the project, believing the Direct Factory Outlet would drive retail trade growth, the
Cold Storage & Warehousing
In December 2018 Link Logistics International started a Cold Storage & Warehousing, at the Hobart Airport. The cool rooms have a height of 8 metres floor to ceiling, which is ideal for block stacking pallets. Since opening the cold store, Link Logistics International Pty Ltd has provided temperature-controlled storage solutions for customers wanting short-term seasonal storage to long term storage. Storage has been provided to the industry from various sectors, including Seafood, Viticulture, stone fruit, berries, Vegetable processors, craft beer, poultry, wine, ice cream, and restaurateurs wanting a larger storage alternative.[34]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air New Zealand | Seasonal: Auckland[35][36] |
Jetstar | Adelaide,[37] Brisbane, Gold Coast,[38] Melbourne, Sydney |
Link Airways | Canberra[39] |
Qantas | Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney Seasonal: Perth[39] |
QantasLink | Brisbane, Canberra,[40] Melbourne, Sydney Seasonal: Adelaide[41] |
Rex Airlines | Melbourne[42] |
Sharp Airlines | Burnie, Flinders Island, King Island, Launceston |
Skytraders | Seasonal Charter: Wilkins Runway |
Virgin Australia | Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney Seasonal: Adelaide[43] |
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines | Perth[43] |
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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Cathay Cargo | Seasonal Charter: Hong Kong,[44] Melbourne,[citation needed] Sydney[citation needed] |
Qantas Freight | Launceston,[citation needed] Melbourne [citation needed] |
Pionair Australia | Seasonal charter: Sydney[citation needed] |
Traffic and statistics
Rank | Airport | Passengers (thousands) |
% change |
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1 | Melbourne | 1,130,767 | 146.2% |
2 | Sydney | 649,771 | 153.3% |
3 | Brisbane | 291,200 | 13.1% |
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Year | Domestic | International | Total | Change |
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1998 | 855,934 | 2,690 | 858,624 | 2.7% |
1999 | 877,992 | - | 877,992 | 2.3% |
2000 | 927,957 | - | 927,957 | 5.7% |
2001 | 996,179 | - | 996,179 | 7.4% |
2002 | 947,682 | - | 947,682 | -4.9% |
2003 | 1,101,555 | - | 1,101,555 | 16.2% |
2004 | 1,380,849 | - | 1,380,849 | 25.4% |
2005 | 1,600,185 | - | 1,600,185 | 15.9% |
2006 | 1,617,810 | - | 1,617,810 | 1.1% |
2007 | 1,663,596 | - | 1,663,596 | 2.8% |
2008 | 1,830,870 | - | 1,830,870 | 10.1% |
2009 | 1,874,459 | - | 1,874,459 | 2.4% |
2010 | 1,882,092 | - | 1,882,092 | 0.4% |
2011 | 1,844,681 | - | 1,844,681 | -2.0% |
2012 | 1,919,026 | - | 1,919,026 | 4.0% |
2013 | 2,091,706 | - | 2,091,706 | 9.0% |
2014 | 2,127,981 | - | 2,127,981 | 1.7% |
2015 | 2,238,432 | - | 2,238,432 | 5.2% |
2016 | 2,378,137 | - | 2,378,137 | 6.2% |
2017 | 2,510,343 | - | 2,510,343 | 5.6% |
2018 | 2,676,628 | - | 2,676,628 | 6.6% |
2019 | 2,781,739 | - | 2,781,739 | 3.9% |
2020 | 879,663 | - | 879,663 | -68.4% |
2021 | 1,261,289 | 4,480 | 1,265,769 | 43.9% |
2022 | 2,289,011 | 14,527 | 2,303,538 | 82.0% |
Ground transport
Hobart Airport has a car park that caters for short, medium and long term parking. There is also a well-serviced
Public transport has not been a high use alternative to private transport for those travelling to and from the airport.
See also
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