Rose Bay Water Airport
Rose Bay Water Airport | |
|---|---|
 Two Qantas Empire Airways flying boats at Rose Bay | |
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Public |
| Serves | Sydney |
| Location | Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Opened | 4 August 1938 |
| Time zone | AEST (+10:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (+11:00) |
| Coordinates | 33°52′14″S 151°15′19″E / 33.87056°S 151.25528°E |
Rose Bay Water Airport, (IATA: RSE) also known as Sydney Water Airport, is a water airport located in the Sydney suburb of Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia. It is eight kilometres from the city centre and is one of two water airports in Sydney, the other being Palm Beach Water Airport.
History[edit]
On 4 August 1938, Rose Bay Water Airport was officially opened.[1] However, it already had been established as a flying boat base on a 'temporary basis', and was the starting point for the Sydney to London flights that were operated by Qantas Empire Airways and Imperial Airways in a codeshare agreement.[2] This made it Australia's first international airport. In 1942, due to the outbreak of World War II, commercial flights were suspended.[3]
Ansett Airways commenced operating services to Lord Howe Island in 1953.[4] After the arrival of passenger jetliners in the 1950s, a gradual demise in flying boats began. In 1955, Qantas discontinued its flying boat service.[5] Ansett continued to operate flying boat services to Lord Howe Island until 1974 when the island's land airport opened.[6]
Facilities[edit]
Sydney By Seaplane has a single small terminal to serve customers.[7] Sydney Seaplanes and Seawing Airways are based in another building at Rose Bay.[8][9]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Sydney Seaplanes | Charter: Berowra Waters, Canberra, Hunter Valley, Lake Jindabyne, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Palm Beach, Port Stephens, Sydney-Mascot, Wollongong[10] |
Sydney by Seaplane and Seawing Airways, which are both trading names of Krug Agencies Pty Ltd,[11] operate return sight-seeing flights to Palm beach[12][13] and elsewhere.[14][15] Sydney Seaplanes offers a series of tour packages, as well as scenic flights.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ Official Inauguration of Rose Bay Airport The Sun 4 August 1938 page 2
- ^ "Lost Sydney: Rose Bay International Airport". www.visitsydneyaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Rose Bay Airport". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Ansett to buy TOA Assets Sydney Morning Herald 22 May 1953 page 6
- ^ Qantas to Withdraw Flying Boats Townsville Daily Bulletin 15 January 1955 page 3
- ^ The last of the flying boats Beverley Times 4 July 1974 page 4
- ^ "Rose Bay Seaplane Facility upgrade". Roads & Maritime Services.
- ^ "Contact Us - Sydney By Seaplane". sydneybyseaplane.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Sydney By Seaplane - Contact Us". seawing-airways.com.au. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Sydney Seaplanes - Charter-Flights". Sydney Seaplanes. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Sydney Seaplane - About Us". seawing-airways.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Palm Beach Sydney Seaplane day trips". seawing-airways.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Palm Beach Picnics from Sydney By Seaplane". sydneybyseaplane.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Sydney seaplanes at Palm Beach services all surrounding areas". seawing-airways.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Sydney By Seaplanes flies to Palm Beach and surrounding areas". sydneybyseaplane.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Our Flights". Sydney Seaplanes. Retrieved 7 June 2017.