Visitors
to Adelaide by air will find Adelaide (ADL) Airport located
just 6 km / 4 miles west of central Adelaide, in South Australia
(SA). This international airport offers efficient service
and Adelaide (ADL) Airport contains all the facilities that
are expected of modern airports in Australia by today's
traveller. Amongst the many airport facilities that Adelaide
(ADL) Airport offers are bureaux de change, airport
cash machines (ATMs), cafés and coffee shops, gift,
souvenir and duty-free shops, parking facilities and also
at Adelaide (ADL) airport you will find a choice of car
hire companies.
Address:
Adelaide Airport Limited,
1 James Schofield Drive,
Adelaide International Airport,
South Australia 5950,
Australia
Telephone:
(0)8 8308 9211
Fax:
(0)8 8308 9311
Number of Terminals:
1
Terminal
Information:
Adelaide
Airport (ADL) serves national and international
airlines at the airport. A useful inter-terminal transfer
courtesy bus service is available, connected Adelaide Airport's
terminals and operated by Airport Bus.
ADL Airport International
Terminal - with international flights around the
world, including Air Paradise International, Cathay Pacific,
Garuda Indonesia, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas and Singapore
Airlines
Adelaide (ADL) Airport
GA (General Aviation) Terminal - featuring state-of-the-art
technology, domestic airlines, international airlines and
excellent airport facilities.
ADL Airport Domestic
Terminal - serving domestic Australian and international
airlines, including Airlines of South Australia, National
Jet Systems, O'Connor Airlines, Qantas Departures and Virgin
Blue Schedules.
Time
Zone:
GMT + 9.5 (GMT + 10.5 from the
last Sunday in October to the last Sunday in March)
Location:
The airport is located 6km (4
miles) west of Adelaide city centre
Country
Code:
61
Airport News:
Terminal 1, the airport's new
US$260m terminal integrating the domestic, international
and GA terminals in one building, was completed in 2005.
The terminal can handle up to 27 aircraft at the same time,
and check in 3,000 passengers an hour during peak periods
through 42 check-in desks.
Driving Directions:
Follow Sir Donald Bradman
Drive from Adelaide city centre and turn off down Sir Richard
Williams Drive after 5km (3 miles).
Car Rental:
Avis, Budget, Hertz
and Thrifty are represented at the airport. Car hire companies
have desks located on the arrivals level.
Public Transport:
Road:
Taxi: There are taxi ranks at the Domestic and
International terminal forecourts (journey time to the
city centre: 15 minutes) and all taxis are metered.
Bus:
The Skylink Airport Shuttle
operates every 30 minutes from the terminals during flight
operation hours and links the airport with the city centre.
Car Parking:
Dropping Off / Picking Up Area
Drop-off / pick-up zones
are available at Adelaide Airport (ADL). Passengers can
be dropped off directly outside of Adelaide (ADL) Airport's
terminal buildings free of charge. Cars cannot be left unattended
in this area and parking in Adelaide Airport's drop-off
/ pick-up zones is only for short periods of no more than
a couple of minutes. These parking areas at Adelaide Airport
(ADL) are always closely monitored so beware!
Short
Term Airport Car Parking
Tel: +61
(0)8 8234 4706
Short-term car parking is available
at Adelaide(ADL) Airport and is near to Adelaide (ADL) Airport's
terminal buildings. There are ample short-term car parking
spaces and you collect your ticket as you enter Adelaide
(ADL) Airport's short-term parking area. You should keep
these tickets with you at all times as they are used to
pay upon leaving Adelaide (ADL) Airport's car park.
Long
Term Airport Car Parking
Tel: +61
(0)8 8234 4706
Long-term car parking is available
at Adelaide (ADL) Airport and is located quite close to
both Adelaide (ADL) Airport's Domestic Terminal and International
Terminal buildings. These long term airport car parks offer
cheaper parking than the airport's short-term car parking.
Valet
Airport Car Parking
Valet airport car parking,
where cars are parked close to Adelaide (ADL) Airport's
Domestic Terminal building, is available at Adelaide (ADL)
Airport. This is a convenient airport service that allows
passengers to have their cars parked for them, ready for
their return to Adelaide (ADL)Airport. Your keys are then
collected from Adelaide (ADL) Airport's valet parking desk
found in the departures lounge area.
Disabled Airport Car Parking
Parking spaces that are
near to both Domestic and International Terminal buildings
at Adelaide (ADL) Airport, are reserved for disabled passengers
who hold the relevant parking permits. These disabled
car parking spaces are signposted clearly in all Adelaide
(ADL) Airport's car parks.
Information and Help Desks:
Adelaide (ADL) Airport handles both international
and domestic flights, and caters for large numbers of passengers
arriving and departing every day in Adelaide, South Australia
(SA). Many major international airlines, such as Qantas
Airlines, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, National Jet Systems,
British Airways, O'Connor Airlines, Regional Express Airlines,
Airlines of South Australia and Virgin Blue fly in and out
of Adelaide (ADL) Airport in South Australia.
Options of ground transportation
found at Adelaide (ADL) Airport include airport buses, hotel
shuttle buses, taxis and limousines, all of which provide
a quick and convenient way of travelling both into Adelaide
city centre and into the suburban areas of South Australia.
In
the Domestic Terminal building at Adelaide (ADL) Airport
you will find excellent conference and business facilities
which offer the business traveller various services. These
business facilities at Adelaide Airport (ADL) include telephones,
fax machines, photocopying services, fast Internet access
and extremely comfortable and spacious VIP airport lounges.
The
Adelaide area of South Australia (SA) is home to many hotels
and on-site at the airport you will find the Adelaide Airport
Motel (tel:61-08-82344000 ) and the Aviator's Lodge (tel:61-8-8356
8388) . Close by to Adelaide (ADL) Airport you will
find other hotels which include the Hilton Adelaide (tel:61-8-82172000),
the Hyatt Regency Adelaide Hotel (tel:61-8-82311234), the
Holiday Inn Adelaide (tel:61-8-82315552 ) and the Stamford
Plaza Adelaide (tel:61-8 8461 1111.
Information and service desks (tel: (0)8 8154 9490)
are located on the arrivals level.
Airport
Facilities:
Terminal Information
Tel: +61 (0)8
8308 9276
There are three airport terminals
at Adelaide (ADL) Airport. These serve many of the world’s
major airlines within the airport and a convenient transfer
courtesy bus service is available between Adelaide (ADL)
Airport's terminals. This service is operated by the Airport
Bus company.
Airport Information Desks:
Tel:
+61 (0)8 8308 9276
Information desks at Adelaide
(ADL) airport are located close to the main check-in areas
in Adelaide (ADL) Airport's International Terminal and Domestic
Terminal buildings. This information desk is manned by extremely
helpful airport staff and provides a wide range of detailed
travel information about Adelaide (ADL), directions to and
from Adelaide (ADL) Airport, general tourist information
about Adelaide and South Australia (SA), local weather conditions
and also flight departure and arrival times.
Shops,
Duty-Free and Retail Outlets:
Excellent shopping facilities
can be found at Adelaide (ADL) airport and are located throughout
the airport's main terminal buildings. There is a wide range
of shops at Adelaide (ADL) Airport to choose from, with
the most popular airport shops including newsagents, gift
shops (for your Adelaide and Australia souvenirs), food
shops, speciality stores and also a duty-free shop in ADL
Airport's International Terminal. Here you will find a wide
range of duty-free goods such as wines, spirits, beers,
cigarettes, cosmetics, perfumes and jewellery.
Bars, Cafés and Restaurants:
There are numerous
places to eat at Adelaide (ADL) Airport. These include
an excellent selection of restaurants, cafés and
coffee shops, wine bars and fast food outlets. A wide
choice of either Australian or international cuisine or
just plain simple refreshments are on offer. Restaurants
and bars can be found in Adelaide (ADL) Airport's Domestic
Terminal building and within the departures area of Adelaide
(ADL) Airport's main International Terminal building.
Currency Exchange, Communications
and Banking Facilities:
There are many currency
exchange and banking facilities available at Adelaide
(ADL) Airport. Most of these can be found in the airport's
main International Terminal building. These facilities
include several ATM cashpoints, and a bureau de change
centre which offers competitive foreign currency exchange
rates and other travel-related services.
Business and Conference Facilities:
Adelaide (ADL) airport
has both business and conference facilities available
in the Domestic Terminal building. Here you will find
a range of services. They include office equipment and
desks, mobile phone rental, telephones, fax machines,
photocopying and fast Internet access. Meeting rooms and
spacious VIP lounges are also available in the International
Terminal building at Adelaide (ADL) airport.
Disabled Facilities
Full access for the disabled
and those requiring special needs is made available at
Adelaide (ADL) Airport. These disabled facilities at Adelaide
Airport (ADL) include ramps, excellent access for wheelchair
users, extra large lifts / elevators, TDD telephones,
and toilets specially designed for the disabled. Parking
spaces for the disabled are also available in Adelaide
Airport's car parking areas as are wheelchairs if required.
It is however always advisable for disabled travellers
to inform the airport of any special requirements prior
to arrival at Adelaide (ADL) airport. The main information
desk at Adelaide (ADL) Airport contains further information
about all of these facilities.
Other
Facilities:
Other facilities at Adelaide
(ADL) Airport include such things as first aid and medical
facilities, numerous public telephones that accept both
cash and phone cards and tourist information and baby changing
rooms that are located in Adelaide (ADL) airport's Domestic
and International Terminal buildings.
Quick
check of airport facilities at Adelaide Airport:
- Bureaux
de change outlets and travel insurance
- 24-hour
cashpoint machines (ATMs)
- Postal
facilities
- Restaurants,
cafés, fast-food outlets and wine bars in ADL Airport's
Domestic Terminal and International Terminal
- Business
facilities available at Adelaide (ADL) Airport's Domestic
and International terminals, including a well-equipped
conference room, VIP lounges, telephones, fast Internet
access, fax machines and meeting rooms
- Plenty
of airport shops including gift and souvenir shops, newsagents,
food shops and also duty-free stores in ADL Airport's
International Terminal building
- Car
hire / car rental companies at ADL airport
- Short-term
and long-term car parking available at various places
directly outside of both ADL Airport's terminal buildings
- Disabled
facilities readily available at ADL airport
- Public
telephones
- First
aid facilities
- Passenger
and airport tourist information desks
- Baby
changing rooms
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