Which airport needs an upgrade?
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I say hamilton needs upgrade, not just a face lift. After the millions they have put into developing it, they havent increased capacity. runway length is the same, apron area is the same. Hamilton customs can not handle anything more than 1 full A320 at any one time. The airport mangers need to look long an hard about what they have done to the airport. to be hounst in terms of growth theres been 
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CAIRNS - Full length taxiways ASAP please.
More heavies than Adelaide and Perth means plenty of back tracks = low Rwy utilisation.
More heavies than Adelaide and Perth means plenty of back tracks = low Rwy utilisation.
Chinchilla has been surveyed up for a longer runway.
Not sure which financial year it will happen.
Not sure which financial year it will happen.
Tullamarine
Parallel both runways,
Move international terminal over to the western side of the airport.
Sydney
Get rid of the stupid 16/34 curfew at night time
Newcastle
Upgrade to full international status
Hobart
Parallel taxiway for 12/30, to save all the taxi delays
New cross strips 09/27 & 06/24 for light aircraft when Cambridge goes in a few years time.
More ramp space in front of the terminal, gets very tight on the overnights.
Launceston
Get rid of the crappy terminal, doesn't that get a bunfight at Virgin/Tiger end on the afternoon turn around.
New Melbourne airport
Somewhere down in the SE catchment area, one of the fatest growing areas in Australia.
I suppose also a number of the regional airports will need upgrading to take the Virgin ERJ
Parallel both runways,
Move international terminal over to the western side of the airport.
Sydney
Get rid of the stupid 16/34 curfew at night time
Newcastle
Upgrade to full international status
Hobart
Parallel taxiway for 12/30, to save all the taxi delays
New cross strips 09/27 & 06/24 for light aircraft when Cambridge goes in a few years time.
More ramp space in front of the terminal, gets very tight on the overnights.
Launceston
Get rid of the crappy terminal, doesn't that get a bunfight at Virgin/Tiger end on the afternoon turn around.
New Melbourne airport
Somewhere down in the SE catchment area, one of the fatest growing areas in Australia.
I suppose also a number of the regional airports will need upgrading to take the Virgin ERJ
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hamilton with 1 bording gate (ground floor exit)which is basicly owned by airnz i harderly call the increase capcity at least b4 the upgrade we had 2 the airbridge and a ground floor exit
..not to mention there is now no where to put an airbridge..one holdstow x-ray, one passenger xray machine, 1 carry on xray hardly an increase.you are quite rite the runway has been extend, but its not strong enough. the extention they did cant take 767 weight well done the engineer which designed tht
. not to mention the anything larger than 767 would require the exsiting runway to be ripped up and done so help strength that...i think 15millon shud have been spent on tht...the airport terminal is pretty that is all
..not to mention there is now no where to put an airbridge..one holdstow x-ray, one passenger xray machine, 1 carry on xray hardly an increase.you are quite rite the runway has been extend, but its not strong enough. the extention they did cant take 767 weight well done the engineer which designed tht. not to mention the anything larger than 767 would require the exsiting runway to be ripped up and done so help strength that...i think 15millon shud have been spent on tht...the airport terminal is pretty that is all
runway strengthening does not require ripping up the runway. Ashphalt overlay of the existing runway would provide additional strength...perhaps they have considered the likelihood of larger than 737/A320 aircraft using the airport is remote. One-off charters and the like could be easily accomodated by providing the operator with a pavement concession...
Hamilton.......... and most other regional airports in New Zealand. It seems to be a pissing contest to see who can have the biggest terminal or the longest runway, without any thought as to where the passengers are going to come from to use them.
For sake, we are a country of only 4 million people spread out over an area bigger than the British Isles. We are not exacly closely located to any large population bases who can/want/need to come to New Zealand, and even if they did would they want to fly direct to Hamilton, Tauranga, Invercargill etc?
Back to Hamilton,
New terminal (monument to the airport hierachy) which isn't functional, - want to see how farcical PAX security is for jet/international ops. Just watch as domestic PAX walk across the apron thru the line of international PAX as each group boards their respective aircraft. A parallel taxyway might have been a better investment.
As for the runway extension to 2700m, refer first two paragraphs of my post. This extension involves the closing of a road and there doesn't seem to to be much action on that front so I wouldn't expect to see the extension to happen anytime soon. The VOR would need to be relocated as well.
Full advantage has yet to be taken from the last runway extension as the touchdown zone hasn't been moved to the north and the IFR approach profile is still for the old threshold.
All in all an airport run by people who don't really know how to run an airport, but there is nothing wrong with their egos.
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sake, we are a country of only 4 million people spread out over an area bigger than the British Isles. We are not exacly closely located to any large population bases who can/want/need to come to New Zealand, and even if they did would they want to fly direct to Hamilton, Tauranga, Invercargill etc?Back to Hamilton,
New terminal (monument to the airport hierachy) which isn't functional, - want to see how farcical PAX security is for jet/international ops. Just watch as domestic PAX walk across the apron thru the line of international PAX as each group boards their respective aircraft. A parallel taxyway might have been a better investment.
As for the runway extension to 2700m, refer first two paragraphs of my post. This extension involves the closing of a road and there doesn't seem to to be much action on that front so I wouldn't expect to see the extension to happen anytime soon. The VOR would need to be relocated as well.
Full advantage has yet to be taken from the last runway extension as the touchdown zone hasn't been moved to the north and the IFR approach profile is still for the old threshold.
All in all an airport run by people who don't really know how to run an airport, but there is nothing wrong with their egos.
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All in all an airport run by people who don't really know how to run an airport, but there is nothing wrong with their egos.
What would you have done differently? I guess it's natural for airport managers to want to build longer runways and bigger terminals it's probably also an excuse for all those Powerpoint addicts to have something really impressive to show everyone at management meetings...
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Jobs and growth follow infrastructure.
Historically, cities grew up around natural harbours. Airports are modern equivalents.
Now if these were harbours would you really blame them for dredging it deeper and putting in container cranes to attract more prosperity ?
In a sense having good airports facilitates growth in tourism and that is good for the entire country.
Had you asked me thirty years ago about building a container port at Tauranga, I would have asked why ?
Now it's NZ's biggest busiest port and Auckland is being bypassed.
I do question given Rotorua or Hamilton's fogs why throw so much money at them. For Rotorua the answer is obvious from tourism.
Spose you could say the same for weather at Queenstown, but then they extended the runway there and we now have RNP approaches.
Historically, cities grew up around natural harbours. Airports are modern equivalents.
Now if these were harbours would you really blame them for dredging it deeper and putting in container cranes to attract more prosperity ?
In a sense having good airports facilitates growth in tourism and that is good for the entire country.
Had you asked me thirty years ago about building a container port at Tauranga, I would have asked why ?
Now it's NZ's biggest busiest port and Auckland is being bypassed.
I do question given Rotorua or Hamilton's fogs why throw so much money at them. For Rotorua the answer is obvious from tourism.
Spose you could say the same for weather at Queenstown, but then they extended the runway there and we now have RNP approaches.
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CAIRNS - Full length taxiways ASAP please.
More heavies than Adelaide and Perth means plenty of back tracks = low Rwy utilisation.
More heavies than Adelaide and Perth means plenty of back tracks = low Rwy utilisation.
4 x SQ 777
2 x EK 777
4 x QF 744
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How about ICAO change there requirements to the great aussie invention of T-VASIS and scrap the useless cheap papi that these days most airports are installing. Am sick of looking at 4 whites and reds all at the same time
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