Gold Coast Airport

Airport on the state border between Queensland and New South Wales, Australia

Gold Coast Airport

* IATA: OOL
* ICAO: YBCG
* WMO: 94592

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner/Operator| Queensland Airports
Serves| Gold Coast–Tweed Heads
Location|

* Bilinga, Queensland
* Tweed Heads West, New South Wales

Focus city for| Virgin Australia
Operating base for| Jetstar
Elevation AMSL| 21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates| 28°09′54″S 153°30′22″E﻿ / ﻿28.16500°S 153.50611°E﻿ / -28.16500; 153.50611
Website| goldcoastairport.com.au
Map
Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

m  | ft
14/32  | 2,492  | 8,176  | Asphalt
17/35  | 582  | 1,909  | Asphalt
Statistics (2016/17)
| Passenger movements|  6,457,086

|

Aircraft movements|  42,570

Sources: AIP[1]
passenger and aircraft movements from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE)[2]

Gold Coast Airport statistics[3]

Year | Total passengers
2001–02  | 1,736,004
2002–03  | 2,177,602
2003–04  | 2,504,001
2004–05  | 3,141,771
2005–06  | 3,515,021
2006–07  | 3,777,856
2007–08  | 4,323,355
2008–09  | 4,618,200
2009–10  | 5,186,147
2010–11  | 5,486,072
2011–12  | 5,315,923
2012–13  | 5,795,449
2013–14  | 5,746,566
2014–15  | 5,865,437
2015–16  | 6,303,920

Gold Coast Airport (IATA: OOL, ICAO: YBCG) — formerly known as Coolangatta Airport[4] — is an international airport located at the southern end of the Gold Coast. The entrance to the airport is situated in the suburb of Bilinga, located approximately 90 km (56 mi) south of Brisbane as part of the South East Queensland agglomeration. The main runway itself cuts through the Australian state borders of Queensland and New South Wales, though the airport operates on Queensland Time (year-round AEST / UTC+10).

The facility occupies 371 hectares (917 acres) of airport property.[5]

## History

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Until 1989, the airport was known as Coolangatta Airport. This is an Aboriginal word meaning "Place of Good View". It originally consisted (1936) of three grass strips with the intention of only providing an emergency landing ground for airmail aircraft transiting between Brisbane and Sydney. Passenger flights took off for the first time in 1939 using the then grassy field of the current Coolangatta site. Regular services were started by Queensland Airlines and Butler Air Transport after World War II. Ansett started its own services in 1950 using DC-3s, while Trans Australia Airlines did the same in 1954 using DC-3s, too, as well as DC-4s and Convairs to link other Australian cities.[6]

By 1958, the taxiways and runways were fully paved, with the latter upgraded a decade later to allow jet operations with DC-9 and L-188 Electra aircraft to begin. The current terminal, known as the Eric Robinson Building, was officially opened in 1981 by Acting Prime Minister Douglas Anthony, when at the time more than 650,000 passengers were using the airport. The following year, the main runway was lengthened to 2,042 m (6,699 ft), thus permitting the use of wide-body jets by the two domestic operators Ansett Australia and Trans Australia Airlines and their Boeing 767 and Airbus A300 respectively on flights from Melbourne and Sydney.[6]

From 1 January 1988, the airport was managed by the Federal Airports Corporation on behalf of the Government. A decade later, on 29 May 1998, the airport was privatised via a long-term lease to Queensland Airports (QAL). By 1999 the company's name had changed to become Gold Coast Airport Pty Ltd (GCAPL).[7] The airport then suffered from the collapse of Ansett in 2001, as Ansett had operated direct services from the Gold Coast to 12 Australian destinations.

In 2003, GCAPL was taken over by QAL, which today also leases and operates Mount Isa Airport, Townsville Airport and Longreach Airport.[8]

Despite the name change from Coolangatta Airport to Gold Coast Airport, the airport retains its original IATA code, OOL and ICAO code, YBCG. The Airport ownership remains with the Government of Australia.

In 1989, the airport welcomed its first international charter service from New Zealand, and by 1999 Air New Zealand low-cost subsidiary Freedom Air started scheduled no-frills service from Hamilton, New Zealand with Boeing 737s. In 2007 the airport celebrated the arrival of AirAsia X, which began services directly to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Tigerair Australia, which started services to Melbourne. Subsequently, the airport has had flights from Air Pacific from Nadi, Fiji. Jetstar to Tokyo and Osaka. Services to New Zealand increased as well, with Jetstar, Air New Zealand and Pacific Blue flying to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Airnorth also started services to the airport from Darwin, via Mount Isa. In addition, Virgin Blue announced direct services from Canberra and Townsville. This opened up connections between all three Queensland Airports-owned airports – Mount Isa Airport, Townsville Airport and Gold Coast Airport.

2010 saw Jetstar announce the airport as its newest hub, increased services to Cairns[9] and new direct services to Perth[10] (discontinued in 2013) and Queenstown.[11] Tiger Airways also announced their newest base at Avalon Airport in Geelong, and said that services from Avalon to the Gold Coast would commence later in the year;[12] however, services to Adelaide would be cut due to delays in receiving new aircraft which were intended for their new Avalon base.[13]

On 26 October 2010, Gold Coast Airport was named the 2010 Major Airport of the Year 2010 by the Australian Airports Association (AAA).[14]

The Gold Coast Airport served as the official airport of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[15]

In July 2023, Scoot Airlines suspended its Gold Coast route indefinitely, citing operational costs, leaving no direct route between the Gold Coast and Singapore.[16]

On 1 August 2023, Bonza announced it would open its third base at Gold Coast Airport, flying on 14 routes, 11 of which are not flown by other airlines.[17][18] Bonza launched the new routes starting November 2023, but ceased all operations when it declared bankruptcy in April 2024.[19]

In October 2023, Jetstar replaced its Gold Coast to Tokyo route with Brisbane, to better utilize resources.[20]

On 17 July 2024, AirAsia X announced it was ceasing operations to the Gold Coast from 1 December 2024 due to operational costs. Gold Coast airport now has severely limited international connections.[21]

However, despite numerous international service reductions, Gold Coast Airport will be the most connected Australian airport with New Zealand when, in June 2025, Jetstar will commence flights to Hamilton and Dunedin.

## Infrastructure

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Eric Robinson terminal from inside an Airbus A320 Inside the newly refurbished terminal building in 2015 Departures lounge and dining in the 2022 terminal extension Arrivals area in the 2022 terminal extension Gold Coast apron view

It is anticipated that a railway station will be constructed at the airport if the Gold Coast line is extended. In 2008, the Tugun Bypass opened and featured a tunnel under the runway.[22]

The airport opened an extension to the main runway as well as a full-length parallel taxiway in May 2007. The runway will be 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, allowing for heavier aircraft with greater range to takeoff.[23] The final runway was confirmed as 2,492 m (8,176 ft) long in 2007, as says the plaque and photos of the 2006 runway length of 2,042 m (6,699 ft) compared to the 2007 runway length of 2,492 m (8,176 ft) on the left wall of the arrivals southern exit.

On 16 May 2007, the runway extension was officially inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport, Mark Vaile.[24]

Gold Coast Airport appointed ADCO Constructions as the principal design and construct contractor for a $100-million redevelopment of the airport's main terminal. Completed in 2010, the project doubled the size of the existing facility to almost 27,000 m2 (290,000 sq ft), incorporating domestic and international operations with self-service kiosks and 40 common-user check-in desks. The works will accommodate forecast growth for the next 10 years with a further expansion, stage two, scheduled to kick in upon demand. The main terminal – Terminal 1 – currently houses operations for Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Rex, Air New Zealand and Scoot.

Before moving to the main terminal, Tigerair flights previously operated from a low-cost terminal with basic amenities, located approximately 200 m (660 ft) from the main terminal building.

Seair Pacific, a scheduled and charter airline based at Gold Coast Airport, operate from their own hangar in the general aviation part of the airport.

An Instrument Landing System (ILS) was scheduled to be installed at the airport by June 2015 to enable planes to land during adverse weather conditions. It would be a Required navigation performance (RNP) system rather than a traditional ILS as this would allow planes to cross the coast at Currumbin rather than Surfers Paradise and therefore fly over fewer houses. The proposed ILS had become an issue with residents concerned with noise.[25] On 25 January 2016 the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, approved the installation of an ILS at Gold Coast Airport. Due to Ground contamination that was found at the ILS location, it will not be able to be installed before the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.[26]

### Terminal expansion

[edit]

2016 saw the commencement of Project LIFT an approximate $300 million upgrade featuring two new wide-bodied aircraft stands and a three-level terminal development with four aerobridges and improved ground transport facilities. It enabled up to 19 additional aircraft to take off and touch down.

In July 2019, work began on the 30,000-square-metre (322,917 sq ft) southern terminal expansion. Infrastructure group Lendlease was appointed to deliver the project.[27]

By August 2022, much of the expansion work was complete and 400 volunteers participated in a mass trial at the Gold Coast Airport's new terminal on 30 August 2022.[28]

## Lounges

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Gold Coast Airport has two airline lounges: one, operated by Virgin Australia, has been operational since 30 May 2012,[29] and is available to business class passengers, Virgin Australia lounge members, and Velocity Frequent Flyer Gold and Platinum members. A Qantas Club has been operational at the airport as of 3 December 2012,[30] and is available to business class passengers, Qantas Club members, and Qantas Frequent Flyer Gold and Platinum members.

## Airlines and destinations

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### Passenger

[edit]

The following airlines operate scheduled and in some cases chartered passenger flights from Gold Coast Airport. All passenger airlines operate flights from the main terminal (T1) with the exception of Seair Pacific, which operates from their own hangar in the general aviation part of the airport and Eastern Air Services which operates from the General Aviation apron.[31][32]

Airlines| Destinations

|

Air New Zealand |  Auckland, Christchurch
Eastern Air Services |  Lord Howe Island, Port Macquarie
FlyPelican |  Newcastle[33]
Jetstar |  Adelaide, Auckland, Avalon, Cairns, Canberra,[34] Christchurch, Denpasar,[35] Dunedin,[36] Hamilton,[37] Hobart,[38] Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Queenstown, Sydney, Wellington
Seasonal: Darwin [39]
Qantas |  Melbourne, Sydney
QantasLink |  Seasonal: Adelaide[40]
Seair Pacific |  Hervey Bay, Lady Elliot Island, Redcliffe
Virgin Australia |  Adelaide, Canberra, Denpasar, Melbourne, Sydney

### Cargo

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NJE BAe 146-300QT Parked at Gold Coast Airport after a Qantas Freight flight

The following airlines operate scheduled cargo flights from Gold Coast Airport.

Airlines| Destinations

|

Qantas Freight[41] |  Sydney

Qantas Freight uses the cargo space of Jetstar aircraft to transport cargo domestically. It is also contracted for Jetstar international flights and Air New Zealand flights from the airport. It offers same day/overnight and standby services domestically airport to airport and airport to door from Gold Coast Airport.[42] All cargo services operate from the Freight Terminal. Coast Cargo is a registered Cargo Terminal Operator (CTO) and currently handles Virgin Australia. It is also the agent for Toll Air Express.[43]

## Statistics

[edit]

### Total annual passengers

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Annual passenger statistics for Gold Coast Airport[44] Year | Domestic | International | Total | Change

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|
|
|

1998  | 1,840,196 | 14,519 | 1,854,715 |  -2.0%
1999  | 1,882,696 | 16,923 | 1,899,619 |  2.4%
2000  | 1,857,572 | 28,138 | 1,885,710 |  -0.7%
2001  | 1,792,051 | 41,581 | 1,833,632 |  -2.8%
2002  | 1,887,834 | 113,127 | 2,000,961 |  9.1%
2003  | 2,116,525 | 138,938 | 2,255,463 |  12.7%
2004  | 2,677,820 | 136,408 | 2,814,228 |  24.8%
2005  | 3,232,944 | 203,523 | 3,436,467 |  22.1%
2006  | 3,423,358 | 193,441 | 3,616,799 |  5.2%
2007  | 3,735,826 | 210,762 | 3,946,588 |  9.1%
2008  | 4,183,352 | 339,144 | 4,522,496 |  14.6%
2009  | 4,246,436 | 636,332 | 4,882,768 |  8.0%
2010  | 4,729,951 | 786,669 | 5,516,620 |  13.0%
2011  | 4,581,300 | 715,863 | 5,297,163 |  -4.0%
2012  | 4,854,885 | 824,424 | 5,679,309 |  7.2%
2013  | 4,902,269 | 864,905 | 5,767,174 |  1.5%
2014  | 4,947,853 | 880,971 | 5,828,824 |  1.1%
2015  | 5,081,391 | 942,967 | 6,024,358 |  3.4%
2016  | 5,317,757 | 1,093,558 | 6,411,315 |  6.4%
2017  | 5,398,985 | 1,080,098 | 6,479,083 |  1.1%
2018  | 5,461,184 | 1,025,198 | 6,486,382 |  0.1%
2019  | 5,543,608 | 940,995 | 6,484,603 |  0.0%
2020  | 1,514,472 | 207,744 | 1,722,216 |  -73.4%
2021  | 2,038,812 | 44,244 | 2,083,056 |  21.0%
2022  | 5,317,495 | 391,192 | 5,708,687 |  174.1%
2023  | 5,439,546  | 790,625  | 6,230,170  |  9.1%
2024  | 5,577,882  | 628,344  | 6,206,216  |  -0.4%

### Domestic

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Busiest domestic routes – Gold Coast Airport (2024)[45] Rank | Airport | Passengers | % Change

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|
|

1 | Sydney | 2,917,700 |  2.3%
2 | Melbourne | 2,462,200 |  9.9%
3 | Adelaide | 316,600 |  6.6%
4 | Canberra | 209,900 |  1.1%

### International

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Busiest international routes – Gold Coast Airport (year ending 30 June 2024)[46] Rank | Airport | Passengers | % Change

|
|
|

1 | Auckland | 320,289 |  10.8%
2 | Christchurch | 83,221 |  0.0%
3 | Denpasar | 72,792 |  285.9
4 | Wellington | 59,741 |  2.7%
5 | Kuala Lumpur | 59,367 |  334.3%
6 | Queenstown | 51,925 |  7.4%

## Public transportation

[edit]

See also: Transport on the Gold Coast, Queensland

### Road

[edit]

The airport is located on the western side of the Gold Coast Highway in Bilinga, the terminal is 300 metres from the highway. The Gold Coast Highway passes through all the coastal suburbs of the city and is the most direct route to most of the major holiday destinations on the Gold Coast.

The Pacific Motorway (M1) interchange is 1.5 km south of the airport just over the NSW border in Tweed Heads West. The Pacific Motorway connects the city to Northern NSW, Gold Coast's western suburbs, and Brisbane CBD.

### Public bus

[edit]

All bus services are operated by Kinetic Gold Coast.

* Route 777 (northbound) – Broadbeach South light rail station via Gold Coast Highway. This service is a limited stop, express service only. From there, passengers can connect to other bus services and the G:link.[47]
* 760 (northbound) – Robina Town Centre via Varsity Lakes railway station and The Pines Shopping Centre.
* Route 760 (north & southbound) – Tweed Heads via Kirra and Coolangatta.[48]

### Airport shuttles

[edit]

There are a number of private operators offering transfers between Gold Coast Airport and Brisbane. Scheduled transfers are available for arriving and departing passengers.[49][50]

### Train

[edit]

The Gold Coast City Transport Strategy 2031 includes an extension of the G:link light rail to the airport, while the South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program envisions extending the Gold Coast Line train line to the airport. As of 2019, neither have been approved to begin construction.

## Accidents and incidents

[edit]

Main article: 1949 Queensland Airlines Lockheed Lodestar crash

In March 1949, a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft became airborne at Bilinga airstrip for a flight to Archerfield Airport. Before reaching a height of 500 ft (150 m) it stalled and crashed. All 21 occupants died in the crash or the ensuing conflagration. It was Queensland's worst civil aviation accident.[51][52]

## Awards

[edit]

Gold Coast Airport received the "best airport award for customer experience" at the 2018 National Airport Industry Awards hosted by the Australian Airports Association in Brisbane.[53]

## See also

[edit]

* List of airports in Queensland
* Transport in Australia

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[edit]

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* Bundaberg
* Burketown
* Caboolture
* Cairns
* Caloundra
* Camooweal
* Charleville
* Charters Towers
* Chillagoe
* Chinchilla
* Clermont
* Cloncurry
* Coen
* Cooktown
* Cunnamulla
* Darnley Island
* Dirranbandi
* Donnington Airpark
* Doomadgee
* Dunk Island
* Edward River
* Emerald
* Gayndah
* Georgetown
* Gladstone
* Gold Coast
* Goondiwindi
* Gympie
* Hamilton Island
* Hervey Bay
* Horn Island
* Hughenden
* Innisfail
* Julia Creek
* Karumba
* Kingaroy
* Kowanyama
* Kubin
* Lizard Island
* Lockhart River
* Longreach
* Mabuiag Island
* Mackay
* Mareeba
* Maryborough
* Moranbah
* Mornington Island
* Mount Isa
* Murray Island
* Muttaburra
* Normanton
* Northern Peninsula
* Palm Island
* Quilpie
* Redcliffe
* Richmond
* Rockhampton
* Roma
* St George
* Springvale
* Stanthorpe
* Sunshine Coast
* Taroom
* Thangool
* Thargomindah
* Toowoomba City
* Toowoomba Wellcamp
* Townsville
* Warwick
* Weipa
* Whitsunday Coast
* Windorah
* Winton

Private airports|

* Badu Island
* Ballera
* Century Mine
* Coconut Island
* Dysart
* Elrose
* Jacobs Well
* Middlemount
* Mount Gordon
* Osborne Mine
* Noosa
* Saibai Island
* Southport
* Springsure
* The Monument
* Trepell
* Warraber Island
* Whitsunday
* Yam Island
* Yorke Island

Military airports|

* Amberley
* Enoggera
* Oakey
* Scherger
* Townsville
* Williamson

Defunct airports|

* Aitkenvale
* Antill Plains
* Bohle River
* Breddan
* Eagle Farm
* Petrie
* Reid River
* Tarampa

Related|

* New South Wales
* Northern Territory
* South Australia
* Tasmania
* Victoria
* Western Australia
* Territories of Australia

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Landmarks and culture on the Gold Coast

City precincts|

* Central Business District
* Chinatown
* Health & Knowledge Precinct
* Nightlife Precinct
* Sports Precinct

Cultural institutions|

* The Art Gallery
* Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
* David Fleay Wildlife Park
* Home of the Arts (HOTA)
* Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre
* Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum

Entertainment|

* Big Brother
* Dreamworld
* Funtime
* Infinity Attraction
* Magic Millions
* Paradise Country
* Schoolies week
* Sea World
* SkyPoint Observation Deck
* Surfers Paradise Meter Maids
* Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk
* The Star Gold Coast
* Tropical Fruit World
* Warner Bros. Movie World
* Wet'n'Wild Water World
* WhiteWater World

Islands and beaches|

* Bilinga Beach
* Broadbeach
* Burleigh Beach
* Coolangatta Beach
* Currumbin Beach
* Greenmount Beach
* Kirra Beach
* Main Beach
* Mermaid Beach
* Miami Beach
* Palm Beach
* South Stradbroke Island
* Surfers Paradise Beach
* Tugun Beach

Nature|

* Gold Coast hinterland
* Lamington National Park
* Mount Nimmel
* Natural Bridge
* Nerang National Park
* Nerang River
* Numinbah Valley
* Purling Brook Falls
* Springbrook Mountain
* Springbrook National Park
* Tamborine Mountain
* Tamborine National Park

Parks and spaces|

* Pizzey Park
* Regional Botanic Gardens
* Sir Bruce Small Park
* Southport Broadwater Parklands

Prominent figures|

* James Cavill
* James Cook
* Bernie Elsey
* Russ Hinze
* Eddie Kornhauser
* Johan Meyer
* Anthony Musgrave
* John Oxley
* Sir Bruce Small

Shopping|

* Australia Fair Shopping Centre
* Chevron Renaissance
* Harbour Town
* Oasis Shopping Centre
* Pacific Fair
* Paradise Centre
* Robina Town Centre
* The Pines
* The Strand at Coolangatta
* The 4217
* Westfield Coomera
* Westfield Helensvale

Sports venues|

* Aquatic Centre
* Carrara Stadium (Metricon Stadium)
* Carrara Indoor Stadium
* Gold Coast Arena (planned)
* Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
* Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre
* Gold Coast Turf Club
* Robina Stadium (Cbus Super Stadium)
* Surfers Paradise Street Circuit

Structures and buildings|

* Chevron Renaissance
* Circle on Cavill
* Gold Coast Town Hall
* Q1 Tower
* Soul
* Southport Pier

Transport|

* Dreamworld Express
* G:link
* Gold Coast Airport
* Gold Coast railway line
* Kinetic Gold Coast
* Sea World Monorail System
* SkyBus
* Surfers Paradise Transit Centre

Related articles|

* History of the Gold Coast, Queensland
* Timeline of Gold Coast, Queensland
* Transport on the Gold Coast, Queensland
* List of mayors of Gold Coast
* List of tallest buildings on the Gold Coast
* List of films shot on the Gold Coast

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