Master Plan 2006 - Gold Coast Airport

• maintenance of existing drainage paths where possible
and the installation of appropriate drainage design
changes where required to maintain drainage integrity; and
• a jet blast wall at the southern end of the extended runway
with an effective height of 2 metres to mitigate jet blast
effects to the adjacent property; and
• upgrade of the existing taxiway, apron and main runway
facilities to the same standard as the new taxiway.
This runway is scheduled for completion in March and the
Taxi way is scheduled for completion in April 2007.
4.5.6 Runway Capacity
The current runway has a capacity of approximately 30 RPT
aircraft movements per hour. The proposed runway extension
(without the southern parallel taxiway extension) will decrease
this capacity to approximately 20 RPT aircraft movements
per hour (with full length operations). The construction of
the new southern taxiway Charlie extension, and the new
taxiway kilo, will further increase the runway capacity to
approximately 40 RPT aircraft movements per hour.
flexible to accommodate future changes associated with
the dynamic and evolving nature of the business;
• where the development of future facilities will have a
strong commercial focus and contribute to the viability of
the airport as an enterprise and to the wider community;
• where environmentally sustainable development principles
are adopted where feasible; and,
• providing efficient, diverse and responsive ground
transportation facilities.
4.6.2 Development Opportunities
The precinct is identified to accommodate: terminals and
related infrastructure and freight handling facilities; aviation
facilities and services; aircraft maintenance buildings
including hangars and workshops; a Multi-Modal Transit
Centre (including bus and rail connections); ground
transportation facilities; hotel/convention centre/tourist
accommodation; and commercial and associated land uses
which would benefit from the precinct’s principal terminal
function, location within the airport and close proximity to the
Multi-Modal Transit Centre.
4.6 TERMINAL PRECINCT
4.6.3 Development Control Principles
This precinct is partly within the area covered by Gold Coast
City Council and partly within the area covered by Tweed
Shire Council.
Development shall be of a quality and standard required at
all times for the convenience of the aviation industry, other
transport providers and airport users including visitors and staff.
4.6.1 Key Development Objectives
This precinct is intended to be developed and operated as
an area:
• primarily accommodating facilities for the safe, efficient
and economic handling of aircraft, passengers and freight,
and related services and support activities;
• of sufficient capacity to accommodate an international/
domestic terminal and related infrastructure development;
• which caters for the airport’s role as a key tourist and
business gateway to the region;
• containing development which recognises existing
infrastructure and operating conditions and is sufficiently
Development will incorporate concepts that will
accommodate future expansion, new technologies and
changes in operations with the least amount of disruption to
ongoing airport operations.
Development shall be user oriented and sensitive to the
needs of the airline industry, passengers, employees and
the community in general. The level of service, efficiency of
operation, convenience, safety, security and impact on the
environment will be primary considerations.
The overall gross floor area of development in this precinct is
not to exceed an amount equal to the area of the precinct.
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