Bankstown Airport
Bankstown Airport (IATA: BWU, ICAO: YSBK) is an airport and business park
located in the Canterbury-Bankstown Council Local Government Area, 22 km (14 mi)
from the central business district of Sydney, Australia. It is the second
biggest airport serving Sydney. The airport is situated on 313 ha (770 acres) of
land and has three parallel runways, several apron areas, a small passenger
terminal and a business park, home to over 180 businesses. It primarily serves
general, recreational and charter flights.
Bankstown Airport operates 24 hours a day, with limitations placed on night
circuit training. In the calendar year of 2011, Airservices Australia recorded
243,126 aircraft movements at the airport. This makes it the fourth busiest
airport in Australia by number of movements, after Sydney's
Kingsford Smith Airport,
Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne
and Jandakot Airport in
Jandakot.
Bankstown Airport is also the second busiest airport in Sydney. Most of the
traffic reported (208,226) is in the sub 7 tonnes light aircraft category. The
airport is a major hub of Australian general aviation, is home to numerous
fixed-wing and helicopter flying schools, charter operators, aircraft
maintenance businesses, and private aircraft.
Bankstown Airport is owned by the Federal Government and leased by Bankstown
Airport Limited, a subsidiary of BAC Airports Pty Limited, whose ultimate
shareholders include JF Infrastructure, Colonial First State and Australian
Super. BAC Airports also owns Camden Airport, another of the two general
aviation airports in the Sydney basin. Bankstown Airport's business precincts
are home to a large number of non-aviation businesses in addition to the many
aviation related ones.
| Airport Name | ICAO / IATA | City served |
|---|---|---|
| Bankstown Airport | YSBK / BWU | Bankstown, New South Wales |
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