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Old 28th Mar 2008, 23:43
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Airforce 1 has landed in Canberra a number of times and I seem to remember them using stairs when stepping off the plane.

Qantas uses Canberra as an "Emergency" alternate airport for their B747's but it is a main destination for their B737's (and B767's in the recent past).

They also use Williamtown Airbase (a joint Civil/Military airport) which serves the city of Newcastle, about 75 nm north of Sydney. It's a B747 "Emergency" alternate as well but regularly takes B717's (and FA-18's).
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