Avalon Airport - Geelong, Australia
S 38° 01.581 E 144° 28.430
55H E 278271 N 5788249
Australia's newest domestic airport and host of the International Airshow.
Waymark Code: WM1KQY
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/28/2007
Views: 110
Avalon Airport was originally constructed in 1953, to cater for the production of military aircraft. In 1959, Qantas established a training base at the site, and the runway was extended to cater for jet aircraft, becoming, for some years, the longest in the Southern Hemisphere. It continued to be used to build military aircraft until the 1980s, and for aircraft maintenance until 1996.
In 1997 the Australian government leased the airport to Linfox, a company owned by transport tycoon Lindsay Fox. In 2004, Jetstar Airways, a low cost subsidiary of Qantas, announced that they would use Avalon as the origin of flights to Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
Malaysian-based Asia Air X has also been granted permission to fly to Avalon, which is expected to commence in 2008.
A new terminal, consisting of three checkin counters and a departure lounge, was constructed in 1996. Plans under currently under review for construction of a larger terminal to accommodate customs and quarantine facilities, necessary for international arrivals and departures.
A Qantas 747-338 (Nalanji Dreaming), which is painted in a colourful aboriginal livery, is currently in long term open-air storage at Avalon Airport.
Type: Municipal
ICAO Airport Code: YMAV
IATA Airport Code: AVV
FAA Identifier: Not listed
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