Rose Bay Water Airport
{{Short description|Water airport in Rose Bay in Sydney, New South Wales}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Rose Bay Water Airport
| nativename = Sydney–Rose Bay
| image = Sydney (AU), Sydney Seaplanes -- 2019 -- 2291.jpg
| caption =
| IATA = RSE
| type = Public
| city-served = Sydney
| location = Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia
| opened = 4 August 1938
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| summer = AEDT
| utcs = +11:00
| coordinates = {{Coord|33|52|14|S|151|15|19|E|region:AU_type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| ICAO = YRAY
}}
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
On 4 August 1938, Rose Bay Water Airport was officially opened.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229132799 Official Inauguration of Rose Bay Airport] The Sun 4 August 1938 page 2 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.visitsydneyaustralia.com.au/lost-rose-bay-flying.html|title=Lost Sydney: Rose Bay International Airport|website=www.visitsydneyaustralia.com.au|access-date=2016-10-14}} This made it Australia's first international airport. In 1942, due to the outbreak of World War II, commercial flights were suspended.{{Cite web|url=http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/rose_bay_airport|title=Rose Bay Airport|website=dictionaryofsydney.org|access-date=2016-10-14}}
Ansett Airways commenced operating services to Lord Howe Island in 1953.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18368638 Ansett to buy TOA Assets] Sydney Morning Herald 22 May 1953 page 6 After the arrival of passenger jetliners in the 1950s, a gradual demise in flying boats began. In 1955, Qantas discontinued its flying boat service.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62541425 Qantas to Withdraw Flying Boats] Townsville Daily Bulletin 15 January 1955 page 3 Ansett continued to operate flying boat services to Lord Howe Island until 1974 when the island's land airport opened.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202742146 The last of the flying boats] Beverley Times 4 July 1974 page 4
Facilities
File:Sydney Seaplanes terminal at Rose Bay.jpg terminal building]]
Sydney By Seaplane has a single small terminal to serve customers.{{Cite news|url=http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydney-south/rose-bay-seaplane-terminal/index.html|title=Rose Bay Seaplane Facility upgrade|newspaper=Roads & Maritime Services}} Sydney Seaplanes and Seawing Airways are based in another building at Rose Bay.{{Cite web|url=http://sydneybyseaplane.com/contact-us/|title=Contact Us - Sydney By Seaplane|website=sydneybyseaplane.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-07}}{{Cite web|url=http://seawing-airways.com.au/contact-us/|title=Sydney By Seaplane - Contact Us|website=seawing-airways.com.au|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-07}}
Airlines and destinations
{{Airport-dest-list|Sydney Seaplanes|Charter: Berowra Waters, Canberra, Hunter Valley, Lake Jindabyne, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Palm Beach, Port Stephens, Sydney-Mascot, Wollongong{{Cite web|url=http://www.seaplanes.com.au/menu-of-services/charter-flights/|title=Sydney Seaplanes - Charter-Flights|website=Sydney Seaplanes|access-date=2016-10-14}}}}
Sydney by Seaplane and Seawing Airways, which are both trading names of Krug Agencies Pty Ltd,{{Cite web|url=http://seawing-airways.com.au/about-sydney-seaplane/|title=Sydney Seaplane - About Us|website=seawing-airways.com.au|access-date=2016-10-18}} operate return sight-seeing flights to Palm Beach{{Cite web|url=http://seawing-airways.com.au/palm-beach-sydney/|title=Palm Beach Sydney Seaplane day trips|website=seawing-airways.com.au|access-date=2016-10-18}}{{Cite web|url=http://sydneybyseaplane.com/palm-beach-picnics/|title=Palm Beach Picnics from Sydney By Seaplane|website=sydneybyseaplane.com|access-date=2016-10-15}} and elsewhere.{{Cite web|url=http://seawing-airways.com.au/|title=Sydney seaplanes at Palm Beach services all surrounding areas|website=seawing-airways.com.au|access-date=2016-10-18}}{{Cite web|url=http://sydneybyseaplane.com/|title=Sydney By Seaplanes flies to Palm Beach and surrounding areas|website=sydneybyseaplane.com|access-date=2016-10-15}} Sydney Seaplanes offers a series of tour packages, as well as scenic flights.{{Cite web|url=https://www.seaplanes.com.au/flights|title=Our Flights|website=Sydney Seaplanes|language=en|access-date=2017-06-07}}