I had to come up to the Sunshine Coast for the weekend as I am photographing a wedding here tomorrow, and since we were (my wife and I) up this far we thought we would check the airport as it has been over 3 yrs since I was here last.
Sunshine Coast Airport (formerly Maroochydore Airport) (IATA: MCY, ICAO: YBSU) is an airport serving Sunshine Coast. It is the gateway to holiday destinations such as Noosa, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba, and Caloundra. There are direct daily flights to Sydney and Melbourne. In addition, Air New Zealand serves the city seasonally, with three weekly return flights from Maroochydore to Auckland. Sunshine Coast Airport is situated in Marcoola 10 klms (6.2 miles) north of Maroochydore, (110 Klms north or Brisbane) and is owned, operated, managed and developed by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, which assumed the powers of the former Shire of Maroochy. It is the principal airport for the Sunshine Coast and is the only airport in the region capable of servicing jet aircraft operations. Sunshine Coast airport has two runways, the main one 18 / 36 is asphalt and is 1,797 metres (5,896 feet long). The second one, 12 / 30, is a paved runway and is 650 metres long (2,133 feet long). The airport sits 5 metres (15 feet) AMSL
The airport master plan proposes building a new 2,450 m (8,040 foot) runway, 13/31, which is currently under construction. This would replace the 650m (2,133 foot) runway 12/30 and allow operation of aircraft larger and with longer range than the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 with minimal impact on nearby residents. Use of wide body aircraft such as Airbus A330 and Boeing 777, 787 would allow for direct flights to Southeast Asia, China and Hawaii, as well as additional domestic flights.
(Source Wikipedia)
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| SUNSHINE COAST TOWER |
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| VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8FE VH-YVF (CN 41030) |
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| PIPER PA 31 / A1 VH-WHE (CN 31 - 691) |
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| JETSTAR A320-232 VH-VFD (CN 4922) |
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| GIPPSLAND AERONAUTICS GA8 VH-BXK (CN GA8-07-118) |
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AUSTRALIAN WINGS ACADEMY CESSNA 172 VH-ONW
(CN 172 - 80703) |
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EARO DYNAMIC FLIGHT ACADEMY PIPER PA 28
VH-KEP (CN 28 - 7305562) |
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| DOING A MISSED APPROACH DUE TO EXTREMLY STRONG WINDS |
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| PIPER PA 28 -151 VH-BNW (CN 28-7515381) |
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| VERY STRONG CROSSWING THROWING IT AROUND |
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| VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8FE VH-BZG (CN 37822) |
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| RAAF PC ORION |
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| VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8FE VH-YFN (CN 41009) |
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JETSTAR A320-232 VH-VFD (CN 4922)
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