Perth Airport (suburb)

Perth Airport is an eastern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its local government areas are the City of Belmont, the City of Swan (north) and the City of Kalamunda (east). It is located approximately 12 km east of the central business district.^[2] The suburb is the home of Perth Airport, the main international airport of Perth.

Perth Airport Perth, Western Australia
Entry signage to Perth Airport domestic terminal
Coordinates	31.944°S 115.968°E / -31.944; 115.968
Population	25 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1997
Postcode(s)	6105
Location	12 km (7 mi) from Perth
LGA(s)	City of Belmont City of Swan City of Kalamunda
State electorate(s)	Belmont
Federal division(s)	Swan
Suburbs around Perth Airport: Redcliffe South Guildford High Wycombe Cloverdale Perth Airport Maida Vale Kewdale Welshpool Forrestfield

History

See also: Perth Airport § History

Perth Airport was approved as a locality name on 25 June 1984.^[3] Part of the area east of Redcliffe was previously known as Newburn, a suburb that was established in 1950 and had been the site of Red Gum Forest, a small farming community from 1912. Much of the suburb of Newburn was bought by the federal government for the airport in 1970, doubling the airport's size, and Newburn is now completely subsumed into the suburb of Perth Airport. There was also a small suburb called Dunreath in the area that was subdivided as Dunreath Estate in 1931, became a Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force training camp during World War II, and then became a hostel for post-war migrants from Mainland Europe known as "New Australians" or "Displaced persons".^[4][5]

Transport

Bus

•    36 Airport Central Station to Cannington Station – serves Horrie Miller Drive^[6]
•    37 Airport Central Station to Curtin University Bus Station – serves Horrie Miller Drive^[7]
•    270 High Wycombe Station to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station – serves Abernethy Road^[8]
•    278 High Wycombe Station to Midland Station – serves Kalamunda Road and Abernethy Road^[9]
•    290 and 291 Redcliffe Station to Midland Station – serve Dunreath Drive and Fauntleroy Avenue^[10][11]
•    292 Redcliffe Station to Redcliffe Station – Circular Route, serves Dunreath Drive, Fauntleroy Avenue and Snook Road^[12]
•    293 Redcliffe Station to High Wycombe Station – serves Abernethy Road^[13]
•    294 Foodbank Western Australia to High Wycombe Station – serves Abbott Road^[14]
•    940 Redcliffe Station to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station (high frequency) – serves Dunreath Drive and Fauntleroy Avenue^[15]

Rail

•    Airport Line
  • Airport Central Station

Climate

Perth Airport is home to a Bureau of Meteorology weather station. Perth Airport has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), like the rest of Perth. The highest recorded temperature in the Perth metropolitan region is 46.7 °C (116.1 °F), recorded at Perth Airport on 23 February 1991.

Climate data for Perth Airport
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	46.0 (114.8)	46.7 (116.1)	43.8 (110.8)	39.6 (103.3)	35.3 (95.5)	27.8 (82.0)	25.7 (78.3)	29.9 (85.8)	34.5 (94.1)	37.7 (99.9)	41.1 (106.0)	44.5 (112.1)	46.7 (116.1)
Mean maximum °C (°F)	41.0 (105.8)	40.4 (104.7)	38.6 (101.5)	33.2 (91.8)	28.4 (83.1)	23.5 (74.3)	22.1 (71.8)	23.9 (75.0)	27.2 (81.0)	32.2 (90.0)	36.2 (97.2)	39.3 (102.7)	42.1 (107.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.8 (89.2)	32.0 (89.6)	29.7 (85.5)	25.6 (78.1)	21.8 (71.2)	19.0 (66.2)	18.0 (64.4)	18.6 (65.5)	20.2 (68.4)	22.8 (73.0)	26.1 (79.0)	29.1 (84.4)	24.6 (76.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	17.0 (62.6)	17.5 (63.5)	16.0 (60.8)	13.0 (55.4)	10.4 (50.7)	9.0 (48.2)	8.0 (46.4)	8.1 (46.6)	8.9 (48.0)	10.3 (50.5)	12.8 (55.0)	15.0 (59.0)	12.2 (54.0)
Mean minimum °C (°F)	10.4 (50.7)	11.1 (52.0)	8.9 (48.0)	6.4 (43.5)	4.4 (39.9)	2.9 (37.2)	2.3 (36.1)	2.6 (36.7)	3.4 (38.1)	4.6 (40.3)	6.9 (44.4)	8.7 (47.7)	1.2 (34.2)
Record low °C (°F)	6.0 (42.8)	5.7 (42.3)	3.1 (37.6)	1.2 (34.2)	−0.4 (31.3)	−1.3 (29.7)	−1.0 (30.2)	0.1 (32.2)	−0.2 (31.6)	1.2 (34.2)	3.2 (37.8)	4.8 (40.6)	−1.3 (29.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	10.9 (0.43)	15.0 (0.59)	16.2 (0.64)	39.7 (1.56)	97.5 (3.84)	155.1 (6.11)	155.3 (6.11)	118.9 (4.68)	72.2 (2.84)	43.0 (1.69)	25.4 (1.00)	11.2 (0.44)	762.1 (30.00)
Average precipitation days	2.5	2.8	3.9	7.3	12.1	16.1	17.5	15.7	13.2	9.3	6.4	3.9	110.7
Average afternoon relative humidity (%) (at 15:00)	37	37	39	46	53	60	60	56	54	49	44	41	48
Mean daily sunshine hours	11.5	11.0	9.5	8.1	6.9	6.0	6.1	7.1	7.8	9.6	10.8	11.5	8.8
Source: Bureau of Meteorology[16][17][18] Temperatures and rain data: 1944–2020; Relative humidity: 1994–2010