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Launceston is a beautiful destination and a great place to start Tasmanian holiday. The city gets its charm from the many beautiful art galleries, museums, wonderful sights and scenes, lakes and rivers and the delectable local food and drinks. The Airport at Launceston is the link between Tasmania and mainland Australia. The airport is the hub where regular flights from major cities in Australia like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane etc., arrives and departs daily. You can even take a flight from Launceston to reach any other destination in Tasmania. Regular domestic and regional passenger flights operate from Launceston Airport that connects tourists with international flights at Melbourne. It takes only about 45 minutes to reach Launceston from Melbourne by air. Jetstar and Virgin Blue offer direct flights to Brisbane and Sydney too. Other airlines that ply between these destinations include Qantas Airways and regional airways like Airlines of Tasmania. The Launceston aerodrome is spread into 180 hectares of total land. The airport was opened on July 1929 and is facilitated with all the modern equipments.
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