Editing Adelaide Airport (section)

==Facilities and developments==
[[File:Adelaide Airport1.jpg|thumb|Check-in hall interior]]
[[File:Adelaide Airport3.jpg|thumb|Airside waiting area]]
In February 2011, a A$100&nbsp;million building program was launched as part of a five-year master plan, including a new road network within the airport, a [[multi-storey car park]], increasing short-term parking spaces from 800 to 1,650 (completed August 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adelaideairport.com.au/air-travel/to-and-from/parking |title=Parking |publisher=Adelaide Airport Limited |access-date=10 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412042326/http://www.adelaideairport.com.au/air-travel/to-and-from/parking |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>); a new plaza frontage for the passenger terminal (completed March 2013{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}); a walkway bridge connecting new car park and existing terminal building (completed March 2013{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}); terminal concourse extension; three new aerobridges; terminal commercial projects and passenger facilities; relocation of regional carrier Rex.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2011/02/adelaide-launches-airport-building-program/|website=Australian Aviation|title=Adelaide launches airport building program|date=9 February 2011|access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>

In July 2013, Adelaide Airport became the first Australian airport and second airport worldwide to have [[Google Street View]] technology, allowing passengers to explore the arrival and departure sections of the airport before travel.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.adelaideairport.com.au/assets/pdfs/media-releases/nr%20-%20Google%20Street%20View%2007%2013%20web%20(2).pdf |title=Google Street View Technology First for Adelaide Airport |date=19 July 2013 |publisher=Adelaide Airport Limited |access-date=10 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321213813/https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/assets/pdfs/media-releases/nr%20-%20Google%20Street%20View%2007%2013%20web%20%282%29.pdf |archive-date=21 March 2015 }}</ref>

A new control tower, at {{convert|44|metres|ft}} high, more than twice the height of the old tower built in 1983 and costing {{AUD|16.9&nbsp;million }}, was completed and commissioned in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2013/08/new-adelaide-airport-control-tower-commissioned/|website=Australian Aviation|title=New Adelaide Airport control tower commissioned|date=23 August 2013|access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>

In January 2015, the ''Adelaide Airport Master Plan 2014'' was approved by the Commonwealth Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/NJ00176Masterplan_FA_WEB.pdf|website=Adelaide Airport|title=Master Plan 2014|author=Adelaide Airport|year= 2015|access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>

In September 2016, a relocation and major upgrade was completed for the base of the central service region of the [[Royal Flying Doctor Service]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/about-the-rfds/our-bases/|title=Flying Doctor bases around Australia|website=[[Royal Flying Doctor Service]]|access-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231626/https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/about-the-rfds/our-bases/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The base houses many [[Pilatus PC-12]] and one [[Pilatus PC-24]], maintenance hangars and ambulance bays.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/about-the-rfds/our-fleet/|title=Flying Doctor aircraft fleet|website=Royal Flying Doctor Service|language=en|access-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228083551/https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/about-the-rfds/our-fleet/|archive-date=28 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Atura Hotel ({{Convert|37|m|disp=sqbr|abbr=on}} tall, nine levels) was completed in September 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Atura Airport Hotel opens at Adelaide Airport |url=https://www.ausbt.com.au/atura-airport-hotel-opens-at-adelaide-airport |work=Australian Business Traveller |date=10 September 2018 |access-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316224729/https://www.ausbt.com.au/atura-airport-hotel-opens-at-adelaide-airport |archive-date=16 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In late 2018 and early 2019, Adelaide Airport commenced a $165&nbsp;million terminal expansion project, increasing the length of the terminal, adding more duty-free and shopping outlets, and increasing international capacity. The upgrades are set to be completed by 2021. The old international terminal was also demolished in 2019, after lying empty for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/adelaide-airports-165m-expansion-approved/|title=Adelaide Airport's $165m expansion approved|website=ArchitectureAU|language=en-AU|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>

In early 2020, Adelaide Airport opened a newly updated concourse which was finished in December 2019,<ref>{{cite web |title=Terminal Expansion Update |url=https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/TEx-Newsletter-Feb-2020.pdf |publisher=Adelaide Airport |issue=6 |date=February 2020}}</ref> New Shops include Penfolds Wine Bar & Kitchen, Precinct Adelaide Kitchen, Soul Origin, Boost Juice, Lego Kaboom and Airport Pharmacy. In October 2023 it was announced that the Penfolds Wine Bar & Kitchen would close and be replaced with the ADL Grounds Bar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glamadelaide.com.au/penfolds-wine-bar-kitchen-at-adelaide-airport-to-be-replaced/|title=Penfolds Wine Bar & Kitchen at Adelaide Airport to be replaced|first=Kelly|last=Mills|date=27 October 2023}}</ref>

===Vickers Vimy museum===
[[File:Vickers-Vimy museum.jpg|thumb|Exterior of the Vickers-Vimy museum, Adelaide Airport]]
In 1919, the Australian government offered £10,000 for the first All-Australian crew to fly an aeroplane from [[England to Australia flight|England to Australia]]. Adelaide brothers [[Keith Macpherson Smith]] and [[Ross Macpherson Smith]], along with mechanics Jim Bennett and Wally Shiers, completed the journey from [[Hounslow Heath Aerodrome]] to [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] via Singapore and [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]] on 10 December 1919. Their [[Vickers Vimy]] aircraft, affectionately known as "God 'Elp All Of Us", is preserved in a purpose-built climate-controlled museum inside the grounds of the airport at {{coord|34|56|29.2|S|138|31|59.5|E|name=Vickers Vimy Museum}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aviation Heritage |publisher=Adelaide Airport Limited |url=https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/environment/aviation-heritage/ |access-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715234723/https://www.adelaideairport.com.au/corporate/environment/aviation-heritage/ |archive-date=15 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to relocation of the terminal buildings, the museum is now situated inside the long-term car park. In 2019, the state and federal government committed $2&nbsp;million each towards a new preservation facility inside the airport's $165&nbsp;million terminal expansion.<ref name="vickershome">{{cite news |title=$4 million pledge for SA historical plane |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/4-million-pledge-for-sa-historical-plane |access-date=26 August 2019 |agency=Australian Associated Press |publisher=SBS News |date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514120348/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/4-million-pledge-for-sa-historical-plane |archive-date=14 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Lucerne to cool runways===
A world-first project that lowers runway temperatures by growing commercial crops irrigated by recycled water was trialled at Adelaide Airport, with the first trial completed in 2019. By planting {{convert|4|ha|acres}} of various crops and testing the effects of each on runway temperature, [[SA Water]] scientists found that [[Alfalfa|lucerne]] was most successful, leading to a reduction of an average 3&nbsp;°C in average ambient air temperatures on warm days, in and around the irrigation areas. Not only was the lucerne the best performer compared with [[tall fescue]], [[couch grass]] and [[Pennisetum clandestinum|kikuyu]], but it can also be cut into [[hay]] and sold as stock feed. The plant growth habit of lucerne also lends itself to deter birds, with research suggesting "if you have a nice thick crop of lucerne over the top of the soil [the birds] can't actually get to the soil and the movement of the crop in the wind also spooks them." Preliminary trial results suggest that lucerne treatments saw no increase in bird species. The Airport is creating a [[business case]] to extend the project to cover {{convert|200|ha|acres}} of airport land.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=InDaily|url=https://indaily.com.au/news/business/2019/11/26/cooling-crops-become-hot-airport-topic/|title=Cooling crops become hot airport topic|date=26 November 2019|first=Andrew|last=Spence|access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>