Arrivals & Departures Traditional Cache

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chameleon77: Finally managed to get around to checking this one's status.
After a good hunt around what USED to be the tree I hid it at(it's now in many, many, MANY pieces....), I can say with reasonable confidence that it has gone missing. [:O][:(]
I won't be replacing it as the area seems to have degraded rapidly, with a large amount of rubbish dumped at GZ, and the tree I hid the cache in is TOTALLY destroyed.(It actually looks like a mini tornado went through)
Maybe I'll have to organize a CITO event cache for the surrounding area in memoriam - but in this day of terrorist hype, people around the perimeter of airports are closely scrutinized.(Doesn't DOCS do roadside cleanups?[}:)])
Anyhoo, sorry to see that the "Amol, Iran" Unite for Diabetes Travel Bug disappeared with it - sometimes this game can be cruel. (BTW - anyone seem my original TB "Party hard"? http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=574036 )

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Hidden : 3/23/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A simple, medium-sized drive-by cache next to a carpark, overlooking a project South Australians can be proud of......

Adelaide Airport has been named as the world’s second best airport in the 5 – 15 million passengers category at the Airports Council International 2006 awards for service quality in Dubai. Adelaide finished just behind Central Japan Airport, and ahead of 23 other airports in the category – the largest of all ‘airport size’ categories at the awards.
It follows the airport’s success in being named Australia’s best capital city airport by the Australian Airports Association in 2006.
The Airport Service Quality awards rates airports on all aspects of their operations, from staff courtesy, flight information and security arrangements through to the speed of the baggage delivery service and even the availability of baggage trolleys.
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History

 1927 - 2005 Adelaide's original Commonwealth Government aerodrome, purchased from Captain Harry Butler, was developed in 1921 on just 24 hectares of land at Hendon (the site of the former Philips factory and SA Film Corporation), nine kilometers from the city .The aerodrome provided facilities for airmail services between Adelaide and Sydney.
By 1927 Adelaide's aviation needs had grown considerably. The site of today's Parafield Airport was acquired and progressively developed. By 1941 it was clear once again that the State's aviation needs had yet again outgrown Parafield. The West Torrens site, also known as West Beach, was chosen for Adelaide Airport. Work on the new airport began in 1947 with flights commencing in 1954 and the first regular transport services in February 1955.
Interestingly, the first passenger terminal was a lean-to on one of the large hangars at the airport. It was not until 1957 that the Commonwealth funded and built what was designed only to be a temporary passenger terminal, however its use for domestic and regional traffic continued until October 2005.
Regular International services began in November 1982 with the construction of a separate International terminal building to accommodate an influx of overseas visitors. Terminal One - T1 - October 2005 Construction of the $260 million Adelaide Airport Multi User Integrated Terminal - one of South Australia's largest and most significant privately funded civil infrastructure projects - commenced in November 2003. Terminal 1 was officially opened by Prime Minister John Howard in October 2005, and provides a considerable upgrade on former airport facilities for regional, domestic and international passengers.

Highlights of Terminal 1 include:

* 14 glass-sided aerobridges
* State-of-the-art passenger facilities, flight information and security systems specified for use well into the future;
* Retail centre and high quality public and airline lounges;
* 42 common use check-in counters;
* Nine automated baggage carousels; and
* Under-cover drop-offs and expanded taxi/bus ranks.

T1 has an extensive retail area featuring a wide range of exclusively South Australian brands. As well as eight food and beverage outlets, the retail mall offers a selection of fashion, gifts, souvenirs, confectionery, newsagencies, currency exchange, ATMs and service outlets including a pharmacy, post office and cosmetic/skin care retail outlets.
T1 was constructed by the privately owned Adelaide Airport Limited, whose shareholders include Australian superannuation funds.

Vickers Vimy and Sir Ross & Sir Keith Smith Memorial
A memorial building at Adelaide Airport commemorates the first official flight from England to Australia - the Air Race of 1919 with Adelaide brothers Ross and Keith Smith. The restored Vickers Vimy converted bomber (Registration G-EAOU) flown by the famous aviators is housed inside the building for public display. The epic long distance flight was made just 16 years after the Wright Brothers flew the first-ever powered aircraft. The Vimy crew set out from Hounslow, London on November 12, 1919, and reached Darwin 28 days later to claim the £10,000 Commonwealth Government prize as the first Australians to fly from England to Australia in less than 30 days. The Smith Brothers were knighted by His Majesty, George V, on December 22, 1919. Sir Ross was born at Semaphore and Sir Keith in North Adelaide. Flying with the Smith Brothers on their epic journey were mechanics Sergeant J. M. Bennett of St Kilda, Victoria, and Sergeant Wally Shiers of Stepney, SA. Both mechanics received bars to their Air Force medals and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Adelaide Airport and Arts SA worked together to develop the new Vimy Walk - stretching from Terminal 1 to the Memorial building - marking each stopping point that the Vimy made on its epic route to Australia.
For more info on this top-quality airport,or to view AAL's New Terminal - T1 in actual time(webcam), check out:
Adelaide Airport







Original Contents:

2 x Padlocks (for luggage)
2 x Packets stickers (Airplane theme)
1 x Whistle (for hailing cabs at the terminal!)
2 x Carbines (for any number of uses)
3 x Glowstix (runway flares?)

Replacement cache is a matt black cylindrical Sistema container.

Contents of replacement:
1 x Carabina
1 x stopwatch
1 x "toy story" mini - torch & battery
2 x glowstix

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq gur oyhr ebpx, ng gur onfr/ebbgf bs gur gerr/fueho.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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