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Canberra International Airport: Airports and fogs don't mix
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  • Unfortunately, because of a combination of its position in a valley and the temperature inversions which develop inland in calm conditions, Canberra is prone to fogs on winter mornings: sometimes lasting until noon. This can cause havoc with airline services to and from Canberra, and is most likely in the period from May to August, on up to one day in three or four depending on the weather conditions. The weather criteria for aircraft to land are somewhat more stringent than for departures, so often the aircraft which have overnighted at Canberra are able to depart when the fog lifts a little, while other aircraft remain unable to land. If the fog persists as low stratus cloud, flights can be considerably delayed. This means that when you are planning airline travel to and from Canberra, it is wise to avoid bookings on morning flights and, in any case, discount seats are usually more readily available on mid-afternoon flights. If you must make a morning departure, try for the earliest flight because it is probable the aircraft will at least be on the ground and able to go when any fog lifts.

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    Canberra International Airport: Canberra Airport
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  • Canberra is well serviced by airline flights by Virgin Blue and Qantas to Brisbane and Melbourne, with somewhat fewer flights to Adelaide. Qantas and Virgin have flights to Sydney. The locally owned Brindabella Airlines has flights from Canberra to Newcastle, Albury and Traralgon. Jetstar does not fly to Canberra, probably the only large destination it does not visit in the country (ask it's owner Qantas why). The new discount airline, Tiger Airways, also now flies between Canberra and Melbourne. The airport bills itself as 'Canberra International' but technical limitations would confine any international flights to relatively close destinations. In any case, no airlines currently provide international services from Canberra to even New Zealand, though the option is available to them. Updated 27 March 2008

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    Canberra International Airport: "international" in name only
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  • We Canberrans love to laugh at our city's weaknesses. Our airport is "international" in name only. You cannot fly directly into Canberra on an international flight, unless you are Bill Clinton, in which case they will clean up the extreme ends of the runway to ensure Airforce 1 can land safely. To get into the city from the airport you have three choices: airporter bus (15 min trip departing hourly, stops at city hotels, $7 one-way $12 return); taxi ($20); or get collected by your friends (priceless). Canberrans generally choose to get collected. There is no train network in Canberra. Local buses operate to all suburbs, but not the airport. You can connect to the buses from the airporter stop in the city.

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    Canberra International Airport: Canberra Transportation Tip (Untitled)

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    Canberra International Airport: Canberra Airport (CBR)
    Canberra is by design a little isolated from the rest of the world in terms of air travel. Whether by design or not, it is not a publically international airport, meaning there are not flights landing here from the US or mainland Asia. Connections to Canberra can be made through Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane to most other countries. Internal Australian flights travel throughout most of the country however. The airport is basic and utiliatarian, but then again when in Canberra, you probably are not going to be staying for a long layover, so there is not much to it by design.

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    Canberra International Airport: Flying is the cheapest Option
    Funny that Canberra Airport is labelled as International Airport. You would at least expect a good selection of international flights, direct domestic flights from many airports and shuttle buses that also operate on the weekend... Anyway... If you do not travel by car or campervan I highly recommend to take the airplane to get to Canberra. It does not only take much longer to get to Canberra by train or bus, it is also more complicated and expensive. Domestic flights from Sydney and Melbourne take about one hour and cost about AU$ 100. With Virgin Blue you get direct flights only from Melbourne (from AU$ 75). You cannot makes changes to those cheap flights. If you do not book well in advance or want flexible tickets you pay a lot more (about AU$ 250). Online bookings on: www.qantas.com.au www.virginblue.com.au

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