PERTH AIRPORT Master Plan 2009

P E R T H A I R P O R T M a s t e r P l a n 2 0 0 9
The following are the key elements of the evolving indicative
terminal development plans:
• A new terminal (described as “Terminal WA”), purposebuilt
for domestic services flown by Code-C or smaller
aircraft, is currently being designed. The design is
incorporating features specifically for air services to
regional Western Australia, including fly-in/fly-out and
will also support interstate RPT services, which may also
operate from the new terminal. This new terminal will be
located proximate to the current International Terminal.
Public consultation on a draft Major Development Plan
(MDP) for the new terminal has recently been completed.
It is expected that the final draft MDP will be submitted
for approval to the Federal Minister for Infrastructure in
June 2009. Construction of the new terminal is expected
to commence once Ministerial approval of the MDP is
received and commercial arrangements with airlines
necessary to secure financing are put in place. It is
projected that the new terminal will be ready for use in
2011, at which time a number of the airlines operating in
the Domestic Precinct will relocate to the new terminal.
This will constitute the first stage of consolidation.
• Further investments will be made in the existing two
Domestic Terminals to ensure that growth of the remaining
domestic airlines can continue and levels of customer
service improved. The levels of customer service in the
existing two Domestic Terminals will be significantly
enhanced by the combined effect of the works being
undertaken and planned in the two terminals and the
reduced level of activity which will occur when some of
the airlines relocate to the new terminal in 2011.
• Investments will be made in the current International
Terminal to increase capacity and customer service standards
in key terminal areas, including the departure lounge,
baggage reclaim and customs and quarantine areas.
• The final stages of consolidation of all larger aircraft RPT
services are expected to centre on a new terminal facility
that incorporates the existing International Terminal.
The early stage concept planning for the final stages of
consolidation contemplate a large integrated terminal
complex from which all interstate and international
services will operate. The new terminal complex is likely to
incorporate the following features:
• Shared use of certain processes to achieve efficient use
of capital.
• Swing gates to facilitate aircraft operating both
international and domestic services.
• Capacity to service multiple A380 aircraft operations.
• New technologies to enhance the passenger experience.
• Multi-deck car parks connected by elevated concourses
to the terminal complex.
• Better practice in vehicle and public transport services.
• Administration offices and hotel accommodation
proximate to the terminal complex.
• Contemporary design and technology to achieve energy
and water usage efficiency.
This Master Plan identifies the general location of the
future consolidated terminal complex at Perth Airport and
its supporting aviation and surface access infrastructure.
This information is sufficient to enable other infrastructure
providers to undertake their long term planning to support
consolidation.
The nature and timing of the final stages of consolidation
are the subject of ongoing discussions between WAC and
its airline partners but it is expected that the final stages of
consolidation would commence after 2016 and be complete
before 2021.
The detailed design characteristics of the terminal will largely
be determined by the business needs of airlines using the
consolidated terminal and the various safety and security
requirements of government agencies. It is expected that
detailed concept plans will be completed by the end of 2011.
It material changes to the Master Plan are required, WAC will
seek the Minister’s consent to vary the Master Plan at that
time, although it is considered to be unlikely.
The precise timing of consolidation will be determined largely
by the demand for terminal capacity. Of particular relevance
will be the speed of recovery in demand once the economy
emerges from the current recession and the extent that capacity
generated by the earlier stages of consolidation is utilised.
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