Car Hire Adelaide Airport - Mini guide to Adelaide Airport

Adelaide is the capital of the Australia state of South Australia. There are many exciting places to explore in Adelaide, so grab your car hire and set out from Adelaide Airport now!

Adelaide Airport is approximately eight kilometres from the city of Adelaide, and lies next to West Beach. The airport saw over 6.3 million passengers pass through its gates in 2006-2007 . it is the fourth largest domestic airport in Australia, and is the country.s sixth largest international airport.

Adelaide Airport is officially owned by the Commonwealth Government, but is run by Adelaide Airport Ltd, and began its life as market gardens and wetlands from the nearby Patawalonga Creek. The first airport in Adelaide was built in 1921, primarily to service mail runs between Adelaide and Sydney, and as business expanded a new airport was built in 1927. Within 20 years the demand had outstripped what the small Parafield Airport could supply, and in 1954 a new airport . located at West Torrens (now West Beach) . began servicing flights.

By 1982 the airport was seeing regular international flights with the completion of an international terminal. In 2005 a new building was constructed to house both the international and domestic flights . in October of the following year this terminal was named Capital City Airport of the Year. The next year it was named the world.s second best airport for the 5-15 million passengers category.

The modern day airport now houses five international passenger airlines: Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas and Singapore. An international freight carrier is housed there, in Singapore Airlines Cargo, as are the domestic carriers Qantas (including Jetstar), Tiger Airways and Virgin Blue. However you.re arriving at Adelaide Airport, make sure you grab a car hire and head out to discover the excitement of South Australia!

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