Brisbane Airport Explained

Brisbane Airport
Iata:BNE
Icao:YBBN
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:BAC Holdings Pty Ltd
Location:Brisbane Airport, Queensland, Australia
Elevation-F:1
Coordinates:-27.3833°N 153.1183°W
Pushpin Map:Australia Brisbane#Queensland#Australia#Oceania
Pushpin Label:BNE/YBBN
Mapframe:yes
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:01L/19R
R1-Length-M:3,300
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:01R/19L
R2-Length-M:3,560
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2017
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:23.2 million[1]
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements (2019)
Stat2-Data:215,930
Stat3-Header:Economic impact (2012)
Stat4-Header:Social impact (2012)
Footnotes:Sources: AIP
Passenger and aircraft movements from the Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics[2] and Airservices Australia[3]
Wmo:94578

Brisbane Airport is an international airport serving Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland. The airport services 31 airlines flying to 50 domestic and 29 international destinations, total amounting to more than 22.7 million passengers who travelled through the airport in 2016. In 2016, an OAG report named Brisbane airport as the fifth-best performing large-sized airport in the world for on-time performance with 87% of arrivals and departures occurring within 15 minutes of their scheduled times,[4] slipping from 88.31% the year before.[5] It covers an area of, making the airport the largest in land area in all of Australia.[6]

Brisbane Airport is the primary hub for Virgin Australia, a major hub for Qantas, and a secondary hub for Qantas' low cost subsidiary Jetstar. Brisbane has the third highest number of domestic connections in Australia following Sydney and Melbourne. It is also home to Qantas' Airbus A330 and Boeing 737 heavy maintenance facilities.[7] [8] Virgin Australia has a smaller maintenance facility at the airport, where line-maintenance on the airline's 737 fleet is performed.[9] Alliance Airlines and QantasLink also conduct maintenance at the airport.[10] [11] The airport has international and domestic passenger terminals, a cargo terminal, a general aviation terminal and apron as well as two runways. JetGo also operated from Brisbane Airport until its demise in 2018.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has one of its nine Queensland bases at Brisbane Airport.[12]

History

Eagle Farm Airport

See main article: Eagle Farm Airport. Brisbane's first airport was Eagle Farm Airport that was built in 1925 on former agricultural land in the suburb of Eagle Farm located 6km (04miles) north-east of the Brisbane central business district, 5km (03miles) south-west of Brisbane Airport's Domestic Terminal.[13] Although Qantas started operations there in 1926, most of the flights in Brisbane operated at the Archerfield Airport, which contained a superior landing surface. While in operation, Charles Kingsford Smith landed at Eagle Farm on 9 June 1928, after completing the first trans-pacific flight in his Fokker F.VII, the Southern Cross.[14] There is now a museum containing the original aircraft, along with a memorial located within the Brisbane Airport precinct.

During World War II, Brisbane was the headquarters of the Supreme Commander of Allied forces in the South West Pacific Area, General Douglas MacArthur. The United States Armed Forces upgraded the airfield (Eagle Farm Airport) to cater for military flights, bringing it to such a standard that it became the main civilian airport for the city.

By the 1960s, the facilities at Eagle Farm Airport were inadequate for a city of Brisbane's size and anticipated growth. Many long-haul international services to Asia were required to make an en route stop (e.g., at Darwin), disadvantaging the city to lure prospective carriers and business opportunities.

Some of the infrastructure at Eagle Farm Airport was incorporated into today's Brisbane Airport. For example, the north-east end of the main runway (04/22) survives as taxiway Papa of the present airport, while the Eagle Farm international terminal is now the Brisbane Airport cargo terminal. The final flight from the Eagle Farm Airport departed on 20 March 1988.[15]

1988 opening

The Federal Government announced the construction of Brisbane Airport to be built immediately north east of Eagle Farm Airport. Construction commenced in June 1980. The new airport was built by Leighton Contractors at a cost of $400 million and opened on 19 March 1988, with a new domestic terminal and two runways.[16] [17] The opening was hosted by Prime Minister Bob Hawke. The new airport was built on the former Brisbane residential suburb of Cribb Island that was demolished to make way for the airport. Large amounts of sand were pumped from nearby Moreton Bay to raise the swamp land above the tidal range.

The 1988 facilities included: a domestic terminal; state-of-the-art maintenance facilities; freight apron at the existing passenger terminal; two runways (and [18]) with parallel taxiway systems (cater for Code F+ aircraft); access roads; parking facilities and a 75m (246feet) tall air traffic control tower.

In September 1995, the international terminal was inaugurated by Prime Minister Paul Keating, and it has been expanded since that time.[19]

Privatisation

In 1997, as part of the privatisation of numerous Australian airports, the airport was acquired for $1.4 billion from the Federal Airports Corporation by Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) under a 50-year lease (with an option to renew for a further 49 years). The original BAC shareholders were Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Brisbane City Council, Commonwealth Bank and Port of Brisbane Corporation.[20] [21] Since that time, BAC has assumed ultimate responsibility for the operations of Brisbane Airport including all airport infrastructure investment with no government funding. As at January 2024, the major shareholders were Queensland Investment Corporation (29%), Igneo Infrastructure Partners (27%), Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (20%) and IFM Investors (20%).[22] Brisbane Airport is categorised as a Leased Federal Airport.[23]

On 30 March 2020, runway 14/32 was decommissioned early as part of Brisbane's new runway 'Operational Readiness & Testing' phase so that the newly decommissioned cross runway could be used for aircraft parking.[24]

In May 2020, construction of a new runway was completed.[25] Its first flight was operated by Virgin Australia, flight VA781 to Cairns, on 12 July 2020.[26]

Terminals

Brisbane Airport has two passenger terminals.

International terminal

The international terminal was built in 1995 and has 14 bays with aerobridges, four of these are capable of handling A380s. There are also four layover bays.[27] The terminal has four levels: level 1 houses most airline offices and baggage handlers, level 2 handles arrivals, level 3 houses the departure lounge (airside) and other offices (landside), and level 4 houses departure check-in.

The airport contains an Emirates lounge, the first outside Dubai that has direct access to the A380 aerobridges, and also has Air New Zealand, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Aspire and Plaza Premium lounges.

There is also a five-storey long term carpark and a smaller short term carpark in close proximity to the terminal.[28]

The international terminal redevelopment began in February 2014. The $45 million redevelopment is designed by Brisbane architectural practices Richards and Spence and Arkhefield. Queensland artists, Sebastian Moody and Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, were commissioned for the artworks.[29] [30]

Domestic terminal

Brisbane Airport's domestic terminal is a two-storey curved building with three complete satellite arms extending beyond the building providing additional passenger lounge and gate facilities for airlines.

The domestic terminal has three distinct areas serving Qantas and QantasLink at the northern end of the building and Virgin Australia at the southern end of the building with other carriers such as Jetstar located in the central area of the terminal.

The Qantas concourse has nine bays served by aerobridges including one served by a dual bridge. It has three lounges – The Qantas Club, Business Class and Chairman's Lounge. Virgin Australia occupies what was the former Ansett Australia end of the terminal. Its concourse has 11 parking bays, nine of which are served by aerobridges including two served by a dual bridge. It has two lounges – the Virgin Australia Lounge which is located in the former Golden Wing Club opposite Gate 41 and the Beyond Lounge.

Remote bays are located to the north and south of the building (serving non-jet aircraft), and in the central area (serving jet aircraft).

On 27 February 2014, Qantas announced it had disposed of its long-term lease (signed in 1987) at the domestic terminal which was due to expire on 30 December 2018. Under the new arrangements, Qantas retains exclusive use and operational control over much of the northern end of the terminal until the end of 2018 while securing rights to key infrastructure beyond this period.[31]

In addition, BAC plans to make a significant investment in upgrading and improving facilities and services within the terminal, such as lounges and will assume control of the retail space of this part of the terminal.

AVCAIR FBO & VIP Lounge and Brisbane Jet Base

Brisbane has two FBO Lounge and Operation Facilities, located on the North Apron (Brisbane Jet Base) and South Logistics Apron (AVCAIR FBO) of Brisbane Airport. The AVCAIR facility handles VIP and FIFO (fly-in fly-out) movements including Ad hoc Military, Medical and Charter flights and offers direct airside access for VIP movements.

Airlines and destinations

Cargo

Other tenants

There are several operators of emergency medical retrieval and rescue services based at the airport, including LifeFlight Australia, the Royal Flying Doctor Service and AVCAIR.

Ground transport

Private car

Brisbane Airport has four car-parks, all operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are 2 multi-level undercover car parks, the international, providing short and long term services, and the domestic also provides long and short term parking. Qantas and Virgin Australia also offer Valet Parking at the domestic terminal only. Total car spaces number 9,000.

Rail

The airport has two railway stations as part of a privately owned airport rail line. The International Airport railway station is elevated and located next to the international terminal, as is the Domestic Airport railway station. Both stations are privately owned and operated by the Airtrain Citylink consortium. As a result, fares are more expensive than a regular suburban ticket however less than half the taxi fare. The Airtrain Citylink travels via the Queensland Rail network to Fortitude Valley and the Brisbane CBD, with most trains continuing to the Gold Coast via South Bank.

Public bus

There is a free inter-terminal bus connecting the two terminals and the nearby Skygate shopping precinct, DFO and adjacent Novotel Brisbane Airport hotel.

From the Skygate shopping precinct, Translink bus route 590 connects to the rest of Brisbane's public transport system.

Development projects

New parallel runway

On 18 September 2007, the federal government granted approval for the construction of a new parallel runway. The proposed $1.3 billion, 3300m (10,800feet) runway was expected to take approximately eight years to construct and was constructed on swamp land 2km (01miles) west of the existing terminal area and parallel to the existing main runway.[32] The long construction period was due to the settling period of the 13000000m2 of sand fill dredged from Moreton Bay. In early December 2014 the delivery of 11000000m2 of sand to the site was completed.[33] In 2019, asphalting of the second runway had begun and was completed by late 2019, while mid February 2020 saw the start of the line-marking of the runway. The runway was completed on 30 April 2020 after over eight years of construction at a cost of over $1 billion. It opened officially on 12 July 2020 with a Virgin Australia flight to Cairns was the first to take off from the new runway.

Road infrastructure

To help relieve congestion between Brisbane and the airport, the Queensland Government, Brisbane City Council, and a Thiess/John Holland/Macquarie Bank consortium (BrisConnections) built the Airport Link project. It included the longest tunnel in Australia at the time of construction (over 8km (05miles); 6 lanes) from the interchange between the Inner City Bypass and Clem Jones Tunnel (the 2nd longest tunnel in Australia when the Airport Link opened) to the Airport Flyover over an improved Southern Cross Way Overpass which leads on to Airport Drive, cutting 16 sets of traffic lights. It was completed in mid-2012.[34]

The Northern Access Road project, completed in December 2009, significantly reduces traffic congestion on Airport Drive. Moreton Drive, the 5km (03miles), multi-lane road network, linking Gateway Motorway with the airport terminals, provides airport users with a second major access route to terminals and on-airport businesses.[35]

Cycling Network

Brisbane Airport has cycling and pedestrian connections connecting to the Moreton Bay Bikeway network.[36]

Brisbane Centre

The Brisbane FIR consists of New South Wales north of Sydney, all of Queensland, most of the Northern Territory and the northern half of Western Australia. It also contains the Australian Tasman Sea airspace. Brisbane Centre is located adjacent to Brisbane Tower at Brisbane Airport. It also contains Brisbane Approach.

Due to the nature of the airspace it controls, most international flights in and out of Australia (except Indian Ocean flights) come under the Brisbane FIR's jurisdiction, as well as domestic flights operating to and from airports within the zone. From Brisbane Centre, Airservices Australia manages the airspace over the northern half of Australia, representing 5 per cent of the world's total airspace.[37] As only two of eight capitals are located in the Brisbane FIR, it handles a lesser volume of traffic than Melbourne Centre. However, Sydney is on the border of the two FIRs, and thus Brisbane Centre has control of flights arriving or departing in Sydney from the North.

Traffic and statistics

Brisbane Airport's annual passenger numbers were 23.1 million in 2017[1] and is expected to grow to around 50 million by 2035[38]

Annual passenger statistics for Brisbane Airport[39] ! Year !! Domestic !! International !! Total !! Change
19987,438,341 2,251,240 9,689,581 -0.4%
19997,833,436 2,375,767 10,209,203 5.3%
20008,810,670 2,461,378 11,272,048 12.5%
20019,946,073 2,547,720 12,493,793 12.9%
20029,163,520 2,493,082 11,656,602 -7.9%
200310,105,366 2,549,444 12,654,810 10.3%
200411,519,422 3,266,481 14,785,903 14.0%
200512,102,609 3,606,690 15,709,299 5.1%
200612,942,735 3,763,314 16,706,049 6.9%
200713,972,336 3,921,752 17,894,088 8.0%
200814,547,537 4,035,790 18,583,327 4.1%
200914,595,924 4,117,171 18,713,095 0.3%
201015,338,191 4,282,257 19,620,448 5.1%
201115,888,983 4,444,867 20,333,850 3.6%
201216,601,349 4,471,413 21,072,762 4.5%
201316,775,697 4,669,141 21,444,838 1.1%
201416,982,836 4,964,981 21,947,817 1.2%
201516,786,974 5,238,522 22,025,496 -1.2%
201617,055,852 5,449,744 22,505,596 1.6%
201717,219,926 5,729,341 22,949,267 1.0%
201817,354,529 6,112,234 23,466,763 0.8%
201917,580,142 6,425,564 24,005,706 1.3%
20206,386,797 1,388,291 7,775,088 -63.7%
20217,658,654 247,999 7,906,653 19.9%
202214,374,443 2,531,254 16,905,697 87.7%
Busiest international routes – Brisbane Airport (Year ending 30 December 2023)[40]
RankAirport Passengers% Change
1 814,674
2 Auckland757,181
3 448,666
4 398,497
5 244,512
6 238,215
7 Christchurch217,076
8 185,899
9 176,437
10 165,038
11 133,189
12 131,333
13 117,566
14 114,347
15 112,652
Busiest domestic routes – Brisbane Airport (Year ending 31 December 2022)[41]
RankAirport Passengers% Change
1 3,594,184
2 2,806,475
3 1,136,610
4 818,348
5 737,276
6 713,245
7 698,398
8 593,364
9 Newcastle450,206
10 443,074
11 328,808
12 Proserpine293,453
13 291,200
14 193,074
15 174,989

Awards

Brisbane Airport has won a number of awards; including being rated as Australia's No. 1 airport for quality of service 10 years in a row (2005–2014 inclusive) in a survey by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission,[42] and being ranked as 3rd Best Airport in the world (for airports servicing between 20 and 30 million passengers per year).[43] In 2015, it was reported as the fourth-best medium-sized airport for on-time arrivals and departures.[44] The international terminal won the Queensland architecture award.[45] In 2005 Brisbane Airport was awarded the IATA Eagle Award, the second of only two Australian airports to receive such an award.[46]

Accidents and incidents

Notable people

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  5. Web site: On-time performance results for airlines and airports. 16 April 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424061852/https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/490937/Free_Reports/Punctuality_League_2015/PunctualityLeagueReport2015.pdf. 24 April 2016.
  6. Web site: BNE Quick Facts-By The Numbers. bne.com.au. 24 January 2023. October 12, 2023. 1 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231101181726/https://www.bne.com.au/corporate/about/quick-facts. live.
  7. http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn/au/publicaffairs/details?ArticleID=2004/apr04/3066 Milestone for Qantas Brisbane Heavy Maintenance Facility
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  9. http://www.virginblue.com.au/AboutUs/Media/NewsandPressReleases/P_002921.htm > News and Press Releases
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  19. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127278992 Federal politicians flock to Queensland on a mission of seduction
  20. First three airports sold Australian Aviation issue 129 June 1997 page 6
  21. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108160812/https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/1997-98%20Regulatory%20reports%20airports.pdf Regulatory Report: Brisbane Airport 1997/98
  22. https://www.bne.com.au/corporate/about/about-bac/company-structure Company Structure
  23. http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/aviation/airport/index.aspx Leased Federal Airports, Australian Government Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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  25. Web site: Journalist. Infrastructure. 2020-05-05. Brisbane Airport's new runway complete. 2022-12-04. Infrastructure Magazine. en-US. 14 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200514223248/https://infrastructuremagazine.com.au/2020/05/05/brisbane-airports-new-runway-construction-complete/. live.
  26. Web site: Brisbane's New Runway. 2022-12-04. Brisbane Airport. 30 June 2021 . en. 4 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221204094341/https://www.bne.com.au/corporate/projects/bne-projects/completed-projects/brisbanes-new-runway. live.
  27. Web site: 31/10/2001 - International Terminal gets $13 million upgrade . Brisbane Airport Corporation . 14 December 2008 . 21 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080721110700/http://www.bne.com.au/content/print.asp?name=Media_31_10_2001 . dead .
  28. Web site: New International Terminal Features . Brisbane Airport Corporation . 14 December 2008 . 11 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090211060905/http://www.brisbaneairport.com.au/content/standard_v4.asp?name=ITBX_NewFeatures#facilities . dead .
  29. Web site: Brisbane Airport International Terminal presentation goes online. Peter Dowling. 2 March 2014. The Moodie Report. 3 March 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140303083923/http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=6&doc_id=38592. 3 March 2014.
  30. Web site: Sebastian Moody and Sally Gabori commissioned for Brisbane Airport's International Terminal. CREATIVEMOVE. 3 March 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223183303/http://www.creativemove.com.au/news/sebastian-moody-and-sally-gabori-commissioned-for-brisbane-airports-international-terminal/. 23 February 2014. dmy-all.
  31. Web site: Brisbane Airport Corporation – Qantas and Brisbane Airport Reach Commercial Agreement. 7 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413124220/http://www.bne.com.au/news/qantas-and-brisbane-airport-reach-commercial-agreement. 13 April 2015.
  32. Web site: Brisbane Airport's new runway. 16 April 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140417041332/http://www.bne.com.au/corporate/upgrading-your-airport/brisbane-airports-new-runway. 17 April 2014.
  33. Web site: NPR Fact Sheets: Overview . BNE Major Projects . Brisbane Airport Corporation . 28 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150709195449/http://www.bne.com.au/sites/all/files/content/files/BAC562%20NPRFactSheet_Overview%20(WEB).pdf . 9 July 2015.
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  35. News: Brisbane's newest road to bust airport congestion. Brisbane Airport. 2 December 2009. 4 December 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091204174718/http://www.bne.com.au/media-centre/media-releases/brisbanes-newest-road-to-bust-airport-congestion. 4 December 2009.
  36. Web site: Brisbane Airport Corporation – BAC keeps cycling upgrades rolling. 7 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413142357/http://www.bne.com.au/news/bac-keeps-cycling-upgrades-rolling. 13 April 2015.
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  47. News: Light plane belly-flops at Brisbane Airport . Robyn Ironside . 18 February 2012. 15 February 2012. Herald Sun. Melbourne. Herald and Weekly Times .
  48. News: Atfield . Cameron . 2022-03-16 . Brisbane Airport's dangerous wasp infestation 'beyond limits' of control . 2022-08-13 . . . . en . 13 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813011005/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-airport-s-dangerous-wasp-infestation-beyond-limits-of-control-20220316-p5a57m.html . live .
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