Council Approves Revised Project Scope

18 December 2023

An options analysis report was present to Councillors at the 14 December 2023 Ordinary meeting. Following a review of five different options Council resolved to proceed with Option 3 which entails:

  • Adding 90 metres to the take-off distance and 30 metres to the landing distance over the existing runway arrangement
  • Improved performance / payload for emergency services operations
  • Pavement strengthening
  • Widening runway pavement to 23 metres for Code 2 design aircraft
  • Permanent pilot activated runway lighting, making night operations possible
  • Lengthen southern parallel taxiway to improve operational efficiency

At the August 2023 Ordinary Meeting, it was reported that proceeding with the initial design and a 240-metre runway extension would require $17 million in flood mitigation works.

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