▁ ▁is ▁an ▁air port ▁in ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia . ▁The ▁air port ▁is ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁and ▁is ▁owned ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie - H ast ings ▁Council ▁( AB N ▁ 1 1 ▁ 2 3 6 ▁ 9 0 1 ▁ 6 0 1 ) ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁its ▁own ers ▁- ▁the ▁constitu ents ▁of ▁the ▁H ast ings . ▁The ▁ownership ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁Airport ▁Prop ri et ary ▁Limited ▁( AB N ▁ 8 8 ▁ 0 0 2 ▁ 3 2 3 ▁ 1 2 2 ). ▁The ▁air port ▁had ▁ 2 2 2 , 5 3 4 ▁re venue ▁passengers , ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁bus iest ▁in ▁Australia , ▁and ▁ 4 , 8 2 1 ▁aircraft ▁movements ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Airlines ▁and ▁destin ations ▁ ▁Virgin ▁Australia ▁On ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Virgin ▁Blue ▁( now ▁Virgin ▁Australia ) ▁comm enced ▁direct ▁scheduled ▁services ▁between ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie . ▁The ▁fl ights ▁operate ▁daily ▁in ▁the ▁morning . ▁The ▁service ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁conducted ▁by ▁an ▁Em bra er ▁E - 1 7 0 ▁aircraft , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁scheduled ▁jet ▁service ▁for ▁the ▁air port . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ,