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Canberra Airport, is a major airport serving Australia's capital city, Canberra, as well as the nearby city of Queanbeyan and regional areas of the Australian Capital Territory and south-eastern New South Wales. Located approximately 8km from the city centre, within the North Canberra district, it is the eighth-busiest airport in Australia.The airport serves direct flights to most Australian state capitals and regionally to Newcastle, Dubbo and the Gold Coast. Direct international links also operate from Canberra to New Zealand (through Wellington) and Singapore. Canberra Airport handled a peak of 3,240,848 passengers in the 2010-11 financial year. Major redevelopment work completed in 2013 included the demolition of the old terminal, replacing it with a new facility designed to handle up to 8 million passengers annually.In addition to serving airline traffic, the airport is also the only public general aviation facility within the ACT. A former Royal Australian Air Force base - Defence Establishment Fairbairn is located within Canberra Airport and supports government VIP flying operations by 34 Squadron as well as ground handling for itinerant military aircraft and visiting heads of state.