Master Plan Chapter 2 – Adelaide Airport Today
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2 Adelaide Airport Today ADELAIDE AIRPORT / MASTER PLAN 2019 25 2.1. Background Adelaide Airport is the aviation gateway to Adelaide Adelaide Airport is operated by Adelaide Airport Ltd and South Australia and processed 8.5 million (AAL). Adelaide and Parafield Airports were transferred passengers in 2018. Passenger numbers have more from the Commonwealth Government to AAL in May than doubled since privatisation of the airport in 1998, 1998, with a 50-year lease for both airports and an with international passenger numbers more than option to extend the lease for a further 49 years. The quadrupling over this period to one million. lease requires AAL to operate the site as an airport, as well as allowing for other developments to support the With this growth in passenger movements, Adelaide economic viability of the airport. Airport’s significance to both Adelaide and South Australia continues to increase; not only in terms of As a significant private company in South Australia, being an essential passenger and freight hub situated AAL helps create vibrant communities and appreciates only six kilometres from the Adelaide CBD, but also as that commercial success is inseparable from the a major employment and business centre. responsibility to make a significant and positive contribution to the community and the State. Nearly Adelaide Airport’s location provides significant and 84 per cent of AAL shares are held by superannuation unique advantages: funds for the benefit of Australian citizens. AAL makes • Within six kilometres of the Adelaide CBD important contributions to organisations that benefit • Centrally located within the Adelaide the local and wider community, and the Adelaide metropolitan area Airport Community Investment Initiatives incorporates partnerships across various sectors including the • Well linked to nearby major sea and rail ports arts, business development, people empowerment • Well connected to major road corridors, connecting enterprises and remote emergency services. to local, metropolitan and regional areas Since privatisation, Adelaide Airport has grown • Sufficient land to accommodate a growing to serve as an important transport hub, moving aviation market passengers and freight to and from destinations in The airport’s proximity to the city and its suburbs South Australia, nationally and internationally. It is also means that careful planning and consultation is also the State’s largest employment site outside of the required to ensure that the aviation considerations Adelaide CBD, with more than 130 businesses and of the airport are protected, while also ensuring more than 7,100 employees onsite. that operational requirements are balanced with the community’s needs. 26 ADELAIDE AIRPORT / MASTER PLAN 2019 Snapshot of Adelaide Airport in 2018 785 hectare site passengers8.5m in 2018 130businesses on site 300+ C2 Overseas destinations (directly or via one-stop 58,500 tonnes of freight connections) 11pm to 6am curfew $2.98b added to SA economy in 2018 (3.1%of GSP) 106,075 aircraft movements in 2018 2 runways 1 terminal 12% Jobs Carbon emission reduction 10,100+ in 2018 direct jobs 5th largest airport in Australia 12,600+ induced jobs Renewable energy generation in 2018 9% Airport4.2/5 Service Quality score Figure 2-1: Snapshot of Adelaide Airport Today ADELAIDE AIRPORT / MASTER PLAN 2019 27 2.2. Airport Site Adelaide Airport is located approximately six Adelaide Airport is the largest of three airports within kilometres west of Adelaide’s CBD with its the Adelaide metropolitan area. Parafield Airport, western boundary one kilometre from the shores used for general aviation and pilot training, and Royal of Gulf St Vincent. Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Edinburgh are located 17 and 27 kilometres to the north of Adelaide The airport occupies a site of approximately Airport, respectively (see Figure 2-2). 785 hectares and is well connected to the CBD, surrounding suburbs and other major locations in the The entire Adelaide Airport site is designated as Adelaide metropolitan area and throughout the State the Adelaide Airport Business District which aligns (see Figure 2-2). with the State Government’s approach to land use planning. The Adelaide Airport Business District The airport site is bordered by Sir Donald Bradman is divided into seven precincts, akin to a suburb Drive to the north; Tapleys Hill Road to the west; and and each with specific development intent. These James Melrose Road to the south; with sections of the precincts are shown in Figure 2-4 and comprise: airport to the west of Tapleys Hill Road: north-west to Burbridge Road; and south-west to Military Road. • Runways Precinct The airport site is located within the Local Government • Terminals & Business Precinct Area of the City of West Torrens; with a small portion • Airport East Precinct of approximately three hectares being in the City of • Morphett Precinct Charles Sturt. The southern boundary of the airport • Tapleys Precinct is adjacent to the City of Holdfast Bay. Figure 2-3 shows the boundaries of the Local Government Areas • West Beach Precinct surrounding the airport site. • Torrens Precinct Since the establishment of the airport site in the 1940s, AAL also owns residential properties that are outside urban uses in surrounding areas have increased in of the airport boundary. These properties have been intensity. The airport is surrounded by a mix of open purchased by AAL to ensure the long-term protection space, in the form of recreational facilities such as of current and future runway approach lighting sports fields, golf courses and recreational reserves, requirements. The freehold land is not subject low and medium density residential areas, and light to the airport lease arrangements or Airports Act to heavy industrial complexes. The West Beach Parks regulatory framework. Complex (formerly known as Adelaide Shores), a significant holiday and recreational area, is located immediately to the west of the site. South Road is located two kilometres to the east of the airport, accessed via Sir Donald Bradman Drive and Richmond Road. The South Australian Government has committed to a 10-year plan to convert the remaining sections of South Road into a high capacity motorway as part of the North-South Corridor, leading to a 78-kilometre non-stop route from Gawler to Old Noarlunga, providing an important transport and freight connection to local and regional destinations. 28 ADELAIDE AIRPORT / MASTER PLAN 2019 C2 Figure 2-2: LEGEND Watercourses Parks, ForestsandReserves Major TransportRoutes Tram Line Railway Adelaide AirportLocation 15km Port AdelaideTerminal Gulf StVincent Adelaide Airport 10km 5km Noarlunga RAAF Edinburgh Southern Expressway Parafield Airport Main South Road Marion Northern Expressway National Park Onkaparinga River South Road Salisbury Highway Northern Connector Port Wakefield Road Keswick Terminal Main North Road Elizabeth Park National Belair Adelaide CBD Modbury Park Conservation Scott Creek Park Conservation Cleland South Eastern Freeway 0 Park Conservation Morialta 3 6 k m 29 G:\GIS\7_Small_Jobs\_INTERSTATE_PROJECTS\ADL_60583627\02_Maps\_MasterPlanFigures\included in MP\A4P_300k_RegionalAdelaideBasemap_190510.mxd Date Saved: 10/05/2019 ADELAIDE AIRPORT / MASTER PLAN 2019 City Of Playford City Of Salisbury City Of Tea Tree Gully Gulf St Vincent City Of Port Adelaide Enfield Town Of Walkerville Campbelltown City Of City Council Adelaide Prospect City Of Hills Charles City Of Council Sturt Norwood Payneham & St Peters City Of West City Of Torrens Adelaide City Of Burnside City Of Unley City Of Holdfast City Of City Of Bay Marion Mitcham LEGEND Airport Site Major Transport Routes Runways Parks, Forests and Reserves Local Government Authority Watercourses Figure 2-3: Local Government Areas Around Adelaide Airport 30 ADELAIDE AIRPORT / MASTER PLAN 2019 T CC CC Marion oa Marion Airport oa CC Sir Donal raan Drie urbrige oa T RCC C2 icon oa 2 est eac oa 2 Taples ill oa ill Taples W C RCC CC CC Morpett oa Morpett Anac iga m 0 300 600 LEGEND CC Watercourses Precinct Runways Figure 2-4: Adelaide Airport Precincts ADELAIDE AIRPORT / MASTER PLAN 2019 31 2.3. Airport History Following the end of World War I, Adelaide’s original It was not until 1957 that the Commonwealth funded aerodrome was developed by the Commonwealth and built a temporary passenger terminal, with a Government in 1921. Known as Captain Butler’s lean-to constructed on one of the large hangars Aerodrome, the site was located at what is now the at the airport. suburb of Hendon, nine kilometres from the CBD, and Adelaide Airport continued to be expanded to was used as the base for airmail services between accommodate the larger and more frequent air Adelaide and Sydney. Adelaide’s aviation needs services needed to meet the increased demands of continued to grow and in 1927, the existing Parafield the South Australian community. In the late 1960s, Airport site was acquired. By 1941, it had become the main runway was first extended, along with one of evident that the site’s location was operationally many extensions to the original domestic terminal. unsuitable for Adelaide’s aviation needs so investigations for an alternate site for the city’s major Regular international services began in November airport commenced. 1982 with the construction of a separate international terminal building to accommodate the growing influx Following several years of topographical, geographical of overseas visitors. and meteorological