Gold Coast runway extension approved 6 Late City Edition

THE Gold Coast's airport runway would be lengthened to 2500m to take direct flights from Asia under a master plan approved by the Federal Government yesterday. Transport Minister John Anderson yesterday signed off on the third draft of the Coolangatta Airport Master Plan, which proposes an extr...

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Published inThe Courier-mail
Main Author Neale Maynard, Ben Dorries
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brisbane, Qld Nationwide News Pty Ltd 15.08.2001
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Anderson, John
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Summary:THE Gold Coast's airport runway would be lengthened to 2500m to take direct flights from Asia under a master plan approved by the Federal Government yesterday. Transport Minister John Anderson yesterday signed off on the third draft of the Coolangatta Airport Master Plan, which proposes an extra 458m of runway be built within existing airport boundaries. Mr Anderson said the proposed runway extension would allow the airport to handle scheduled international services from Tokyo, Singapore, and Hong Kong with viable passenger loads.
ISSN:1322-5235