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Perth Airport (IATA: PER, ICAO: YPPH) is a domestic and international airport, servicing Perth, the capital of Western Australia. Perth Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Australia.  
Perth Airport is a domestic and international airport, servicing Perth, the capital of Western Australia. Perth Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Australia.  
 
Following information taken from the Perth Airport website ( www.perthairport.com.au )
In early 1942, the area on which Perth Airport is now located was converted from the Dunreath golf course to an RAAF base, which operated until the end of World War II in 1945.
 
In 1943, the first runway was built by Western Australia’s Main Roads Department for RAAF fighters, with a second strip being laid down a year later.  In 1944, the Government agreed to allow Australian National Airways Pty Ltd (ANA) and Qantas to operate from this site in Guildford, as Maylands had become inadequate for their larger commercial aircraft.
 
Guildford Aerodrome officially changed its status and name to Perth Airport in September 1952.  In March 1953, the then new international terminal was completed at a cost of A$180,000, being built from second-hand wartime materials.  The main domestic airlines moved out of their separate hangars in 1962 and into the first combined Domestic and International Terminal.
 
In November 1980, the Federal Transport Minister, Ralph Hunt, announced a new international terminal would be built in Perth.  On 25 October 1986, Prime Minister Bob Hawke unveiled the A$60 million International Terminal on the eastern side of the airport, complete with a new control tower.
 
The Federal Airports Corporation (FAC) was formed in 1988 to manage the larger Australian airports as self-funding commercial entities.  FAC implemented a major enhancement of retail outlets at the International Terminal and oversaw the redevelopment of the Domestic Terminal facilities by Ansett and Australian Airlines.
 
In July 1997, Perth Airport Pty Ltd took up a 99-year leasehold interest over Perth Airport as part of the first phase in the privatisation of airports in Australia, and has since operated the airport and its 2,105 hectare estate.
 


==Official Spotting Locations==
==Official Spotting Locations==
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The tinting on the glass can make photography from this location difficult. The windows of the deck are often dirty and are not cleaned very often.  
The tinting on the glass can make photography from this location difficult. The windows of the deck are often dirty and are not cleaned very often.  
===03 Viewing Deck===
Perth Airport Pty. Ltd. built a viewing deck on a mound overlooking the 03 threshold.
It faces east, so it is best for afternoon photography.
There is a long ramp to the deck, making it disability accessible (there are also two reserved parking bays for people who hold disability parking permits).
There are no bathrooms or water fountains at the viewing deck. The closest toilets are located at the domestic terminal.
On top of this, there is little shelter and seating.


==Other Spotting Locations==
==Other Spotting Locations==
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===Runway 21 #1===
===Runway 21 #1===
""Note:"" This spot is discouraged by airport staff.
There is a small hill (1.5m) which previously allowed you to snap away without the fence getting in the viewfinder. The construction of the new inner security fence which is 1.5m higher than the previous makes this a slightly more difficult proposition.
There is a small hill (1.5m) which previously allowed you to snap away without the fence getting in the viewfinder. The construction of the new inner security fence which is 1.5m higher than the previous makes this a slightly more difficult proposition.


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==Regular Traffic==
==Regular Traffic==
===International===
===International===
* Air Asia - A320
* Air Asia X - A330
* Air Maritius - Airbus 330
* Air Maritius - Airbus 330
* Air New Zealand 767 (seasonal) and 787-9
* Air New Zealand - 767 (seasonal), 787-9
* Cathay Pacific A330
* Cathay Pacific - A330
* Emirates 777 (A380 services start as of May 1 2015)
* China Southern - 787-8
* Garuda Indonesia 738 and A330
* Emirates - A380, 777
* Malaysian A330, 738
* Etihad - A330-200
* Qantas Airbus A333/A322 (seasonal)
* Garuda Indonesia - 737-800, A330
* Singapore 777 and A330
* Jetstar - A320, A321
* South African A340
* Jetstar Asia - A320
* Thai A330/787-8
* Malaysian - A330, 738
* Air Asia A319/A320
* Malindo - 737-800 and 737-900
* Air Asia X A330
* Qantas - 737 (seasonal)
* Scoot 777
* Qatar - 777
* Qatar 777
* Scoot - 787-9 (occasional 777)
* Virgin Australia 738/E190
* Singapore - 777, A330
* China Southern A330
* South African - A340
* Jetstar A320/A321
* Thai - 787-8
* Jetstar Asia A320
* TigerAir - A320
* TigerAir A320
* Virgin Australia 737-800, E-190, A320  
* Etihad A332
 
====Codeshared Intl Carriers====
*Air Canada
*Air France
*British Airways
*Lufthansa
*KLM
*United


===Domestic===
===Domestic===
*Qantas - B738, B717, A333, A332
*Airnorth - E-170
*Jetstar - A320, A321
*Jetstar - A320, A321
*Virgin Australia - B737 and B738's, A330's, ERJ190, A320.
*Qantas - B737-800, B717, A330-200, A330-300
*TigerAir A320
*TigerAir - A320
* Airnorth ERJ-170
*Virgin Australia - B737-700, B737-800, A330, E-190, A320


===Regional===
===Regional===
Qantas Link- 717, Dash-8's.
*Alliance - F100
*Skippers Aviation - Metroliners, Dash-8's, Brassilias, and Conquests.
*Cobham - BAe-146
*Virgin Australia Regional- F50, F100, ATR72, A320
*Network Aviation - F100's.
*Maroomba Aviation - Dash-8's and various other smaller aircraft.
*Maroomba Aviation - Dash-8's and various other smaller aircraft.
*Network Aviation - F100
*Perth Flight Centre - Various aircraft of different types.
*Perth Flight Centre - Various aircraft of different types.
*Cobham - BAE 146's
*Qantas Link - 717
*Alliance - F100's
*Skippers Aviation - F100s, Metroliner, Dash-8, Brasilia, and Conquest.
*Virgin Australia Regional - F50, F100, ATR72, A320 (F50s soon to retire)


===Freight===
===Freight===
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Toll Priority alos operate 733's at Perth
Toll Priority alos operate 733's at Perth
Occasional large freighter for charter work:
Occasional large freighter for charter work:
E.g Atlas Air 744F, Emirates Sky Cargo 777F, 744F
E.g Atlas Air 744F, Emirates Sky Cargo 777F, 744F, AN124


===BizJets and others===
===BizJets and others===
Various BizJets come through Perth all the time including Falcons, Gulfstreams 3,4 and 5 and BBJ's, also various Bombardiers (Challenger 600, Global Express 5000) etc.
Various BizJets come through Perth all the time including Falcons, Gulfstreams 3, 4 and 5 and BBJ's, also various Bombardiers (Challenger 600, Global Express 5000) etc.


==Facilities and Transportation==
==Facilities and Transportation==
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