Adelaide Airport, South Australia

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Adelaide Airport
Adelaide,  South Australia
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Adelaide Airport
Coordinates 34°56′38″S138°31′48″E / 34.944°S 138.53°E / -34.944; 138.53 Coordinates: 34°56′38″S138°31′48″E / 34.944°S 138.53°E / -34.944; 138.53
Population
Established 1991 [3]
Postcode(s) 5950 [4]
Elevation 2 m (7 ft) [5]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location 6 km (4 mi) west of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s) City of West Torrens
State electorate(s) West Torrens [6]
Federal Division(s) Hindmarsh [7]
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
21.5 °C
71 °F
11.4 °C
53 °F
443.3 mm
17.5 in
Suburbs around Adelaide Airport:
Fulham Lockleys Brooklyn Park
West Beach Adelaide Airport West Richmond, Netley
Glenelg North Novar Gardens North Plympton
Footnotes Location [3] [4]
Climatic data [5]

Adelaide Airport is a suburb in the City of West Torrens west of the Adelaide City Centre. The suburb was proclaimed in 1991. [8] Almost the entire area of the suburb is taken up by the Adelaide Airport and associated businesses. There is also Harbour Town shopping centre on the western side of the suburb.

City of West Torrens Local government area in South Australia

The City of West Torrens is a local government area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Since the 1970s the area was mainly home to many open spaces and parks, however after the mid-1990s (1993-1995) the LGA became more residential.

Adelaide Airport airport in Adelaide, Australia

Adelaide Airport is the principal airport of Adelaide, South Australia and the fifth busiest airport in Australia, servicing just over eight million passengers in the financial year ending 30 June 2017. Located adjacent to West Beach, it is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) west of the city centre. It has been operated privately by Adelaide Airport Limited under a long-term lease from the Commonwealth Government since 29 May 1998.

Harbour Town is a shopping centre concept that incorporates multiple factory outlets in one centre. The centres especially popular with locals and tourists. As of March 2015, there were two locations owned and operated as Harbour Towns: Biggera Waters, on Queensland's Gold Coast, and at Adelaide Airport, in South Australia. A centre in Docklands, Victoria was sold in March 2014.

The suburb is bounded by Tapleys Hill Road on the west and Sir Donald Bradman Drive and the Anna Meares Bike Path on the north. The eastern and southern boundaries match the airport boundaries.

Tapleys Hill Road road in Adelaide, South Australia

Tapleys Hill Road is a major arterial road in the western suburbs of Adelaide, Australia.

Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Adelaide road in Adelaide, South Australia

Sir Donald Bradman Drive is a major arterial road that travels east–west through the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the main route from the Adelaide city centre to the Adelaide Airport.

The Anna Meares Bike Path is a bike path in Adelaide, Australia, adjacent to Sir Donald Bradman Drive near Adelaide Airport. It was named after the Australian track cyclist Anna Meares when it was opened by herself on 28 November 2012. The western end of the bike path is the intersection of Sir Donald Bradman Drive and Tapleys Hill Road opposite the Reece Jennings Bikeway. It extends east to Frank Collopy Court, and is intended to eventually extend east and south around the airport precinct to Watson Avenue in Netley to connect with the Captain McKenna Pathway. Ultimately, there is intended to be a 17 kilometres (11 mi) loop around Adelaide Airport. The costs for the bike path was $900,000 with the eventual extension being worth up to $1.5 million.

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  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Adelaide Airport (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 December 2015. Blue pencil.svg
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  5. 1 2 "Summary (climate) statistics ADELAIDE AIRPORT". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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  7. "Federal electoral division of Hindmarsh, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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