Wikipedia:Peer review/Perth Airport/archive1

Perth Airport
I am looking for input on this article to see how it currently stands in the context of the criteria for FA status and to look for ideas on possible improvements which could be made for it to attain that level. All comments and contributions appreciated. Thewinchester (talk) 04:00, 12 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I just found this page trawling the Western Australia WikiProject. The article is excellent; with a couple of changes I feel it would easily become a GA, and with a couple of added bits and a bit of editing, a potential FA. My problems stem from the latter half of the article; the first part is generally of high standard. Here's some suggestions:
 * To be a Featured Article, I would expect a few more images - perhaps of one each terminal, and an historical photo in the history section somewhere? The overview picture and control tower picture are fine for their respective places, but some more pictures would significantly improve the article.
 * The future section contains quite a few tags. These will need fixing before even becoming a GA.
 * The "Federal operation and future expansion" and "2001 onwards" subsections of the history part need expansion, and/or a possible merger if two complete sections aren't possible. I'm sure there's information out there given it covers the most recent episodes in the airport's history. [[Image:Symbol_keep_vote.svg|20px]] Most of that information doesn't really add anything to the article of importance, so i've consolidated the section heading. Thewinchester (talk) 01:52, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Looking at some other articles on airports around the world, a lot of them include information about the flight patterns and holding patterns of the major airports. Is there any information about that?
 * Have dropped a call for assistance on the relevant project talk page to see if I can get some assistance from an expert who knows about this kind of stuff. Thewinchester (talk) 13:17, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I think the facilities section could be expanded, though I'm not sure what you could add - it also needs at least one reference to verify the claims in that section of the article. [[Image:Symbol_keep_vote.svg|20px]] Thewinchester (talk) 13:28, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * The statistics section need to be presented in a more informative way, and not just a table with no explanation. [[Image:Symbol_keep_vote.svg|20px]] Have added some more context to those statistics, and some good maths always helps there. Thewinchester (talk) 05:49, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Will see what I can do about this one. Thewinchester (talk) 13:17, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Without it becoming a directory or something suitable for Wikitravel, I would include something about the ground transportation services. The lead paragraph mentions the connection to the Tonkin Highway and the bus services from the airport as a bit of detail in how public transport to Perth's airport works. You could perhaps tie in the proposed rail line there as well - although the "Future" section is more appropriate for a detailed discussion of that. Adequately covered in opening paragraph IMHO. Thewinchester (talk) 12:00, 3 July 2007 (UTC) [[Image:Symbol_keep_vote.svg|20px]] Nope, got your point by looking at some other articles, now done. Thewinchester (talk) 12:22, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Do the scheduled passenger services need referencing? [[Image:Symbol_keep_vote.svg|20px]] Yes, they should and that is now taken care of. Thewinchester (talk) 05:49, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Is there any connection with Jandakot Airport or any other airport in the vicinity of Perth? At the very least it should be in the See Also section. [[Image:Symbol_keep_vote.svg|20px]] Thewinchester (talk) 13:28, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Surrounding lands and third runway expansion subsections in the "Future" part need expansion and updating (if necessary).

Hope that helps. JRG 13:33, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It seems good. I would like to see if the Americans have any interest in service to Perth. I am also into airplanes. Talk to me if you have any questions, primarily about commercial service. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Plane nerd (talk • contribs)
 * Thanks for the comments, will look through these and see what we can do. Thewinchester (talk) 11:57, 3 July 2007 (UTC)