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'''Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport''' is also known as also known as '''Kingsford-Smith Airport''' and '''Sydney Airport''', is the international and domestic airport serving the city of Sydney. It is one of the oldest continually operated airports in the world, and the busiest airport in Australia, handling 33.4 million passengers and 289,741 aircraft movements in 2009. It was the 28th busiest airport in the world in 2009. The airport is located in an urban residential area approximately 8km from the central business district. | '''Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport''' is also known as also known as '''Kingsford-Smith Airport''' and '''Sydney Airport''', is the international and domestic airport serving the city of Sydney. It is one of the oldest continually operated airports in the world, and the busiest airport in Australia, handling 33.4 million passengers and 289,741 aircraft movements in 2009. It was the 28th busiest airport in the world in 2009. The airport is located in an urban residential area approximately 8km from the central business district. Sydney en-route airspace is under the control of Melbourne FIR, and just to the north is under en-route control of Brisbane FIR. | ||
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==Airline Hubs== | ==Airline Hubs== | ||
International flights depart from Terminal 1 in the North West quadrant of the airport, domestic flights depart Terminal 2 and 3 from the North Eastern quadrant, there is a heliport to the south of runway 25. | International flights depart from Terminal 1 in the North West quadrant of the airport, domestic flights depart Terminal 2 and 3 from the North Eastern quadrant, there is a heliport to the south of runway 25. | ||
There are currently 42 stands for international and freight operations and 51 stands for domestic and regional operations. | |||
===Real Airlines=== | ===Real Airlines=== | ||