Airlines Using This Terminal:

Qantas, QantasLink, Jetstar (domestic flights only)

Other domestic flights, regional and GA aircraft taxy near the terminal.

Opening Times:

Location:

HOW TO GET TO TERMINAL 4 (Qantas Domestic):

Driving:

Terminal 4 is located at the northern end of Brearley Avenue, but can also be reached from Fauntleroy Avenue.

Both roads are accessed from Great Eastern Highway. Tonkin Highway also has Domestic Airport exits for Great Eastern Highway.

There is also the Airport Link Road which runs between the domestic and international terminals.

Be mindful of speed limits - speed traps are sometimes set up on Brearley Avenue, Dunreath Road and the Airport Link Road.

Free shuttle buses run from the long-term parking areas to the terminal. .

Parking cost calculator

Public Transport:

Transperth operates a bus service (route 37) between Perth Airport Domestic Terminals and the city of Perth.

If you need to travel from the International Terminal (Terminal 1) to/from the Domestic Terminals (T3 & T4), there is a free Terminal Transfer bus service. The trip takes about 8 minutes. To catch the Terminal Transfer bus, the bus stop is located at the front of the in front of Qantas Terminal 4 at the Domestic Terminals and the International Terminal Stop is near the Arrivals area.

The Perth Airport Connect shuttle bus service is also available for travel between the International Terminal (T1) and Perth City or Fremantle, but is expensive (almost the same as a taxi fare)  - see Perth Airport Connect website for prices and schedules

Taxi:

HOW TO GET TO THE ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES VIEWING AREA:

Terminal 4 Map

The Arrivals and Departures Lounge viewing areas can be accessed by entering the terminal, then walking to the left side. You will be required to undergo security checks (just like passengers) and can then proceed to the escalator, lift or stairs to the first floor.

You can also walk through a hallway to Terminal 3, which is used by Virgin Australia, Skywest and Tiger Airways Australia.

Advantages:

• Bays 13 - 15 best for late morning and afternoon photography
• Bays 9 - 12 better in the morning, depending on angle of sun (e.g. in Winter, the sun is more from the north)
• Wheelchair access via lift.
• Escalator also available.
• Under cover with single-layer glass windows.
• Air conditioned
• Seating available
• Arrivals and Departures TV monitors.
• Toilets
• Snack and drink vending machines
• Good views of traffic landing and taking off, but only if you have a telephoto lens of at least 300mm for large aircraft, more for smaller aircraft.
• Mostly good views of aircraft parked at Terminal 4 or taxying to/from or past the terminal.

Disadvantages:

• Early morning photography will be facing the sun.
• Reflections from windows can be an issue for photography, though not as bad as Terminal 3.
• No restaurants or cafes, unless you go down to the first floor.
• Aircraft parked at some bays will be partly or fully obscured by terminal structures and airbridges.
• Lighting poles and terminal structure may cause shadows on aircraft in the afternoon.
• International terminal is on the opposite side of the airport, so too far away for decent photos of international aircraft.
• Photographing aircraft on runways requires a telephoto lens of at least 300mm.
• Aircraft taking off runway 21 or 24 will usually be obscured by terrain, trees or structures at rotation - the same applies to aircraft touchdown point for landings on runway 03 and 06.
• Need to be mindful of parking costs

Bay 9 (left) & Bay 10 (right)

Reflections on the windows are visible in this view, taken at 2:15pm in February 2012 (summer).

Lighting is not so good for photos in the afternoon on these bays - it can be better in the morning.

In winter, this side is more exposed to the sun.

Photo © David Eyre

Bay 9

VH-VYB Boeing 737-838 of Qantas

Lighting is not as good in the afternoon at Bay 9.

This is a processed photo taken at around 2pm in February 2012 (summer).

Photo © David Eyre

Bay 10

VH-VXL Boeing 737-838 of Qantas

Lighting is not as good in the afternoon at Bay 10.

These are processed photos taken from different windows near Bay 10, at around 2pm in February 2012 (summer).

Photo © David Eyre

Bay 12

View along Taxiway B with a Cessna CitationJet taxying out. A Skippers Aviation Dash 8 is holding on Taxiway W to the left, and the threshold of runway 21 is to the right.

Photo © David Eyre

Bay 13

Photo 1: VH-OGR Boeing 767-338ER of Qantas parked at Bay 13 taken at 2.13pm in February 2012 (summer).

Photos 2 - 5: VH-EBP Airbus A330-202 of Qantas during pushback and start, taken just after midday in June 2012 (winter). In the background of the photo, a Qantas Boeing 767-300ER is landing on runway 21.

Photos © David Eyre

Bay 14

Photos 1 & 2: Views of VH-EBN Airbus A330-202 of Qantas parked.

These photos were taken just after midday in June 2012. Note how lighting poles can cause unwanted shadows on the aircraft in winter..

In the background of the first photo, a Qantas Boeing 767-300ER is taxying past.

Photo 3: VH-ZXB Boeing 767-336ER of Qantas is parked at Bay 14 at 2.16pm in February 2012 (summer) - note how there is no shadow from the lighting pole at this time/season.

Photos © David Eyre

Bay 15

First photo: VH-VYB Boeing 737-838 of Qantas parked at Bay 15. Photo taken just after midday in June 2012 (winter). Note how lighting poles can cause unwanted shadows on the aircraft.

Second and third photos: VH-OGJ Boeing 767-338ER of Qantas. Taken at 2:17pm on 16 February 2012. Note that there is no shadow from the lighting pole at this time of day and season.

In the background is the International Terminal, and on the left is Taxiway D.

Photos © David Eyre

Hallway connecting Terminal 3 and Terminal 4, viewed from Terminal 4 Qantas Domestic.

Photo © David Eyre