Gold Coast Airport has unveiled plans to reinvent itself as a destination, with the addition of a retail village, health and wellness hub, as well as a conference and tech centre that will serve the communities of the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales.
The 2024 Preliminary Draft Master Plan outlines the strategic vision and sustainable growth objectives of the airport and surrounding precinct over the next twenty years, with a more detailed focus on the initial eight years leading up to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Gold Coast Airport has plans to build an airport village which comprises retail, wellness and conference options
It is the largest of four airports owned by Queensland Airports and, as the country’s sixth busiest airport, Gold Coast Airport currently welcomes more than 6.2 million passengers a year contributing A$514 million (US$339.5 million) to the local economy – that number is set to soar to around 13 million passengers annually by 2044, creating more than A$965 million in economic contribution.
Queensland Airports CEO Amelia Evans said the airport precinct would be “seamlessly connected with the rest of the city with the delivery of a public front-of-terminal plaza servicing both light and heavy rail”.
Smart aviation technologies being considered as part of the plan include biometrics enabled check-in and a fully digital passenger experience that could anticipate customer behaviour and provide personalised travel suggestions based on travel history.
The Master Plan also reflects Gold Coast Airport’s commitment to sustainability including reaching Net Zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2030, which will drive initiatives such as the installation of solar panels, electric vehicle usage on the precinct, and transitioning to lower carbon aviation practices such as sustainable aviation fuel.
Gold Coast Airport has unveiled plans to reinvent itself as a destination, with the addition of a retail village, health and wellness hub, as well as a conference and tech centre that will serve the communities of the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales.
The 2024 Preliminary Draft Master Plan outlines the strategic vision and sustainable growth objectives of the airport and surrounding precinct over the next twenty years, with a more detailed focus on the initial eight years leading up to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
It is the largest of four airports owned by Queensland Airports and, as the country’s sixth busiest airport, Gold Coast Airport currently welcomes more than 6.2 million passengers a year contributing A$514 million (US$339.5 million) to the local economy – that number is set to soar to around 13 million passengers annually by 2044, creating more than A$965 million in economic contribution.
Queensland Airports CEO Amelia Evans said the airport precinct would be “seamlessly connected with the rest of the city with the delivery of a public front-of-terminal plaza servicing both light and heavy rail”.
Smart aviation technologies being considered as part of the plan include biometrics enabled check-in and a fully digital passenger experience that could anticipate customer behaviour and provide personalised travel suggestions based on travel history.
The Master Plan also reflects Gold Coast Airport’s commitment to sustainability including reaching Net Zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2030, which will drive initiatives such as the installation of solar panels, electric vehicle usage on the precinct, and transitioning to lower carbon aviation practices such as sustainable aviation fuel.