Editing Adelaide Airport (section)

==History==
An early "Adelaide airport" was an [[Aerodrome#Australian and Canadian usage|aerodrome]] constructed in 1921, allowing a mail service between Adelaide and [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]]. The aerodrome was built on {{convert|24|ha|abbr=on}} of land in [[Albert Park, South Australia|Albert Park]], now part  of the neighbouring suburb of [[Hendon, South Australia|Hendon]], which took over from the [[Northfield, South Australia|Northfield]] Aerodrome. The demand on aviation soon grew substantially, with [[Parafield Airport]] being developed in 1927 to enable the first passenger airline services from Adelaide. With a further growth in aviation, a new site for the current Adelaide Airport was selected in the suburb of [[West Beach, South Australia|West Beach]], which was then split to form the dedicated [[Adelaide Airport, South Australia|Adelaide Airport]] suburb in 1991,<ref name="LMV">{{cite web|title=Search results for 'Adelaide Airport, SUB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'|url=http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=138.52227&y=-34.95416&z=14&uids=19,2,11,20,105&pinx=138.530990&piny=-34.944040&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Adelaide+Airport,+Sub |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=28 June 2019}}</ref> in January 1946.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48688344/2628313|title=West Beach Airport Plan Approved|newspaper=Advertiser |date=26 January 1946 |publisher=The Advertiser 26 January 1946 page 1|access-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813035206/http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48688344/2628313|archive-date=13 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> An alternative airport site was also considered in [[Port Adelaide]], which included a seaplane facility, but was considered inferior and too far from the central business district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43499423/2619483|title=Airport For Adelaide|newspaper=Advertiser |date=27 June 1945 |publisher=The Advertiser 27 June 1945 page 7|access-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813043823/http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43499423/2619483|archive-date=13 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction in the chosen site took place and flights commenced in 1954, with Parafield Airport being turned into a private and military aviation facility, now operating as a public training airport.

An annexe to one of the large [[hangar]]s at the airport served as a passenger terminal until the Commonwealth Government provided funds for the construction of a temporary building.<ref>{{cite web|title=History: 1927–2005 |publisher=Adelaide Airport Limited |url=http://www.aal.com.au/corporate/history.aspx |access-date=14 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061003162004/http://www.aal.com.au/corporate/history.aspx |archive-date=3 October 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Adelaide Airport Tarmac 1967.jpg|thumb|left|Passengers boarding from the tarmac in December 1967; this continued for domestic passengers until 2006.]]
In May 1998, Adelaide Airport Limited purchased the long-term leases of Adelaide Airport and Parafield Airport from the Government of Australia. The consortium comprised [[Manchester Airport]], [[Serco]], [[UniSuper]] and [[Macquarie Group|Macquarie Bank]].<ref>New airport leases announced ''[[Australian Aviation]]'' issue 139 May 1998 page 20</ref> As at December 2023, the shareholders of Adelaide Airport Limited were [[UniSuper]] (51%), [[Hostplus]] (15%), [[IFM Investors]] (15%), [[Igneo Infrastructure Partners]] (15%) and [[Perron Group]] (4%).<ref>[https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/about-us/management-governance/ Ownership] Adelaide Airport</ref>

In July 1998, the runway was extended by 570 metres to 3.1 kilometres.<ref>Adelaide runway extension opened ''Australian Aviation'' issue 143 September 1998 page 16</ref> In October 2005 a dual-use facility replaced both the original domestic and international terminals.<ref>New Adelaide terminal opened ''Australian Aviation'' issue 223 December 2005 page 16</ref> The old domestic terminal was closed shortly after the new terminal was opened to flights and was demolished not long after. A new control tower was built west of the current terminal with the old control tower maintained for additional operations.

In October 2006, the new terminal was named the Capital City Airport of the Year at the Australian Aviation Industry Awards in [[Cairns]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.carnoc.com/list/1/1227.html |title=China Aviation News:Adelaide Airport Rated No. 1 in Australia |publisher=En.carnoc.com |date=18 October 2006|access-date=30 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708121305/http://en.carnoc.com/list/1/1227.html| archive-date= 8 July 2011| url-status= live}}</ref> In March 2007, Adelaide Airport was rated the world's second-best airport in the 5–15&nbsp;million passengers category at the [[Airports Council International]] (ACI) 2006 awards in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.carnoc.com/list/2/2228.html |title=Adelaide Airport Wins International Praise |publisher=En.carnoc.com |date=13 March 2007|access-date=30 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708121310/http://en.carnoc.com/list/2/2228.html| archive-date= 8 July 2011| url-status= live}}</ref>

Plans were announced for an expansion of the terminal in July 2007, including more [[Jet bridge|aerobridges]] and demolition of the old International Terminal.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22067819-5006301,00.html | access-date=13 July 2007 | title=Adelaide Airport boost | first=Stuart | last=Innes | date=12 July 2007 | work=The Advertiser | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813112531/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/adelaide-airport-boost/story-e6frea83-1111113951806 | archive-date=13 August 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref>

On 5 August 2008 [[Tigerair Australia|Tiger Airways Australia]] confirmed that Adelaide Airport would become the airline's second hub which would base two of the airline's [[Airbus A320]]s by early 2009.<ref name="tigerhub">{{cite news|title=Tiger sets up second home in Adelaide |work=The Age |date=5 August 2008 |url=http://news.theage.com.au/national/tiger-sets-up-second-home-in-adelaide-20080805-3q9s.html |access-date=5 August 2008 |location=Melbourne |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515020444/http://news.theage.com.au/national/tiger-sets-up-second-home-in-adelaide-20080805-3q9s.html |archive-date=15 May 2009 }}</ref> On 29 October 2009 Tiger announced it would be housing its third A320 at Adelaide Airport from early 2010.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,26277005-2682,00.html?from=public_rss | title=Tiger Airways base in Adelaide to grow by 50 per cent | work=The Advertiser | first=Stuart | last=Innes | date=29 October 2009 | access-date=29 October 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713111933/https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/?from=public_rss&nk=e346645c69d94ac83b4b116a99eaa29b-1563016773 | archive-date=13 July 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> Tiger Airways later shut down its operations from Adelaide only to recommence them in 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/tiger-airways-future-aust-look-under-wraps-20110822-1j623.html | title=Tiger Airways future Aust look under wraps | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=22 August 2011 | access-date=9 September 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920111002/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/tiger-airways-future-aust-look-under-wraps-20110822-1j623.html | archive-date=20 September 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2011 the airport encountered major problems during the [[2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption|eruption of Puyehue volcano in Chile]]. The ash cloud caused flights to be cancelled nationwide, with over 40,000 passengers stranded in Adelaide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Plavsa |first=Diana |date=16 August 2011 |title=Clouding the future |work=The Advertiser}}</ref>

On 11 October 2022, it was discovered that at around 10am local time, security screening equipment had failed half an hour earlier, leading to the evacuation of the terminal and re-screening of approximately 2,000 passengers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-11 |title=Chaos at Adelaide Airport as security breach forces re-screening of all passengers |language=en-AU |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-11/adelaide-airport-rescreened-after-security-breach/101521846 |access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref>

In 2023, [[Jetstar]] based two of their [[Airbus A321LR]] at Adelaide.

===International history===
[[File:Qatar Airways at Adelaide Airport in 2023 by Mitch Coad.jpg|left|thumb|250x250px|Qatar Airways has served Adelaide Airport daily since 2016]]
International services became regular from 1982 upon the construction of an international terminal, with airlines such as [[Singapore Airlines]] and [[British Airways]] serving Adelaide Airport in its early years.<ref name="FI1999-60">{{cite journal|title= World Airline Directory{{spaced ndash|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200640.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140416195933/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200640.html| archive-date = 2014-04-16| url-status=live}}British Airways|journal= [[Flight International]]|date= 24–30 March 1999|pages= 59{{spaced ndash}}60|format= PDF|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200640.html|access-date= 30 August 2011|archive-date= 27 February 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120227220510/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200640.html|url-status= live}}</ref>{{rp|60}}

The original international terminal had only two aircraft bays and a single jetbridge, with limited space for passengers. Check-in desks were small and waiting space was limited. It was replaced in 2005, and demolished in 2018 to make way for expanded landside facilities and a future expansion of the main terminal.<ref>{{Cite web
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| work = [[McMahon Services]]
| date = March 2014
| access-date = 4 November 2023
| url = https://www.mcmservices.com.au/projects/adelaide-airport-international-terminal-demolition-works/
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On 18 December 2018, [[Singapore Airlines]] upgraded their Singapore to Adelaide flight from the [[Airbus A330-300]] to the new [[Airbus A350 XWB|Airbus A350-900]] fitted with their dual-class regional configuration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/au/plan-travel/local-promotions/adelaide/book-flights-on-new-a350/|title=The Singapore Airlines A350 {{!}} Book flights from Adelaide|website=www.singaporeair.com|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref>

[[Fiji Airways]] also upgraded their new [[Boeing 737 MAX|Boeing 737-8 MAX]] aircraft on the [[Nadi]] to Adelaide route,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2018/06/fiji-airways-to-serve-adelaide-with-boeing-737-max/|title=Fiji Airways to serve Adelaide with Boeing 737 MAX|date=29 June 2018|website=Australian Aviation|language=en-AU|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318164315/https://australianaviation.com.au/2018/06/fiji-airways-to-serve-adelaide-with-boeing-737-max/|archive-date=18 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> but due to the [[Boeing 737 MAX groundings|grounding of the 737 MAX aircraft]], switched to the [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800]].

In late 2018 and early 2019, [[China Southern Airlines|China Southern]], [[Cathay Pacific]] and [[Malaysia Airlines]] increased their services to Adelaide Airport to accommodate the increase in demand.<ref name="Adelaide Airport-2018">{{Cite web |date=14 March 2018 |title=Q2 FY19 Passenger Stats Adelaide Airport |url=https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2.-AAP_Quarterly-report_-Dec-18_v1.2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318152554/https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2.-AAP_Quarterly-report_-Dec-18_v1.2.pdf |archive-date=18 March 2019 |website=Adelaide Airport}}</ref>
[[File:Adelaide International Airport freight - Atlas Air.jpg|thumb|[[Antonov An-225 Mriya|Antonov]] and [[Atlas Air]] freighters make yearly appearances at Adelaide Airport, despite not being a major cargo hub]]
The airport is also a heavy cargo destination for [[Volga-Dnepr Airlines]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}, who require {{Cvt|2500|m}} of runway for the [[Antonov An-124 Ruslan|Antonov cargo plane]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}

Over the financial year 2018–2019, Adelaide Airport experienced passenger growth of 7% internationally and 1.3% for domestic and regional passengers<ref name="Adelaide Airport-2018" /> from 2017's quarterly report;<ref name="Adelaide Airport" /> this added up to a new record number of passengers who passed through Adelaide Airport at 8,090,000 over the financial year. Adelaide Airport also experienced the greatest international growth out of any Australian port.<ref name="Adelaide Airport" />

In July 2020, [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]], China Southern and Cathay Pacific announced their suspension of services to Adelaide Airport due to travel restrictions caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Emirates announced they would return to Adelaide on 28 October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Major airline to resume daily international flights to Adelaide - InDaily |url=https://www.indaily.com.au/business/2024/02/06/major-airline-to-resume-daily-international-flights-to-adelaide |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.indaily.com.au |date=6 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Batik Air and Garuda Indonesia had also previously terminated or suspended flights to Adelaide for the same reason.

In December 2021, [[Qantas]] launched a direct non-stop service from Adelaide to [[New Delhi]], mainly as a stopover for flights to [[Sydney]] and [[Melbourne]] due to a shortage of [[Boeing 787]] aircraft at the time. This was the first time Qantas had flown a non-stop international flight from Adelaide since the discontinuation of their Singapore to Adelaide route in 2013.<ref name="networkthoughts.com">{{Cite web |title=India – Australia market becomes competitive as Qantas lands in Delhi today |url=https://networkthoughts.com/2021/12/06/india-australia-market-becomes-competitive-as-qantas-lands-in-delhi-today/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.indaily.com.au |date=6 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Repatriation flights from Delhi to Adelaide had also taken place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, flown with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by [[Air India]], registered as VT-ANY.

In October 2023, Adelaide Airport released its 2050 Network Vision, in which the airport hopes to have direct flight connection to 39 global cities, with some notable destinations including [[Los Angeles]] and [[Johannesburg]], as well as the return of [[London]] among others.
In order to achieve this the airport is planning a significant expansion of its current facilities to cater for more international flights.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adelaide Airport's Network Vision 2050 |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/adelaide-airports-network-vision-2050 |website=Aviation Week}}</ref>

On 28 October 2024, it was reported that [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] had resumed their popular non-stop route between [[Dubai]] and Adelaide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-06 |title=Emirates to make highly anticipated return to Adelaide in October 2024 |url=https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-to-make-highly-anticipated-return-to-adelaide-in-october-2024/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Premier of South Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref> Additionally, [[China Southern Airlines]] also resumed their direct route between [[Guangzhou]] and Adelaide. Both routes were initially launched in 2012 and 2016 respectively, but were ceased in 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Australia |first=Premier of South |date=2024-12-12 |title=China Southern returns to Adelaide |url=https://www.premier.sa.gov.au/media-releases/news-items/china-southern-returns-to-adelaide |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Premier of South Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>

On 2 April 2025, [[United Airlines]] announced a new seasonal non-stop route between Adelaide and [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], scheduled to be launched on 11 December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New routes and new views|url=https://www.united.com/en-us/new-winter-routes-2025 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=United Airlines|language=en-us}}</ref> The route will also become United's third longest flight<ref name="UnitedAdelaide">{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Blake |date=April 3, 2025 |title=United to fly direct between Adelaide and San Francisco in a major win for South Australians |url=https://7news.com.au/travel/air-aviation/united-to-fly-direct-between-adelaide-and-san-francisco-in-a-major-win-for-south-australians-c-18249400 |access-date=April 3, 2025 |publisher=[[Seven News]]}}</ref> and place within the top [[Longest flights#Scheduled services|30 longest flights globally]], with a distance of {{cvt|13069|km|mi nmi|0}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Direct flights from San Francisco to Adelaide |url=https://www.directflights.com/SFO-ADL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Direct (non-stop) flights from San Francisco to Adelaide |url=https://www.flightsfrom.com/SFO-ADL}}</ref> It will also establish the first direct connection by air between South Australia and North America.

On 28 April 2025, [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] announced that their first [[Airbus A350-900ULR]] would be designated to the Adelaide to Dubai route operated by Emirates. This will also mean that Emirates will become the only operator out of Adelaide Airport to have a Premium Economy cabin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=David |date=28 April 2025 |title=Emirates brings A350, premium economy to Adelaide |url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/emirates-a350-adelaide |website=Executive Traveler}}</ref>