Fresh, clean and inviting, Brisbane offers visitors the best of both worlds - a modern, dynamic and sophisticated city and the gateway to South-East Queensland's most spectacular natural attractions. Brisbane is a major hub for international air services providing regular links for travellers from the USA, New Zealand, Asian and European ports. Brisbane Airport is the largest airport in land area of all Australian Airports.

Brisbane Airport Corporation

• Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) is an Australian Company which operates Brisbane Airport under a 99-year lease from the Commonwealth Government
• BAC is owned by Commonwealth Financial Services (CBA's fund management arm), Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Port of Brisbane Corporation, Brisbane City Council, and other financial institutions, mostly superannuation funds.
• BAC paid $1.4 billion for ownership of Australia's largest (in size) capital city airport.

• Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) is the private owner and operator of Brisbane Airport. BAC is a partner in a number of major regional initiatives including:
• Australia TradeCoast - BAC has forged close partnerships with the Queensland Government, Brisbane City Council and the Port of Brisbane Corporation to create a massive new location for international business trading through Asia. It is Australia's most exciting economic development area with an international airport, major seaport and freeway network within clear view of each other. Australia TradeCoast gives international traders a distinct competitive edge.
• 2002 Australian Airport of the Year - Brisbane was named Major Australian Airport of the Year at the prestigious Australian Airports Association annual awards. The award recognises BAC's involvement in many outstanding partnership initiatives, heavy investment in world-class aviation and passenger infrastructure and strategic growth of Brisbane Airport from a city airport into Brisbane Airport City.
• Brisbane Airport commercial hub - Australia's largest on-airport mixed-use commercial development zone and the most exciting business location in the country. A network of seven integrated and master planned development precincts occupying 1000 hectares of Brisbane Airport's total 2,700 hectare site. Each precinct is earmarked for specific uses.
• Number 1 Airport Drive (80 hectares) - Works to develop an exclusive business, tourism, retail, entertainment and leisure precinct are underway. This precinct will become the town centre for Australia TradeCoast.
• Export Park (280 hectares) - Home to international airfreight handling, commercial offices and warehouse and distribution facilities
• Aerotech Park (200 hectares) - Australia's largest master planned specialised aircraft and aerospace production and maintenance hub
• Airport Industrial Park (100 hectares) - Works to develop a specialised industrial precinct for wide ranging commercial use will begin in 2005
• Banksia Place (210 hectares) - Commercial office and aviation and industry support location
• Brisbane International - Terminal, corporate office, duty-free retail
• Brisbane Domestic - Terminal corporate office
• Brisbane Airport Business Community - Among the 130 companies choosing to locate at the Asia Pacific Region's premier business address are Airservices Australia, Aviation Australia Training Centre of Excellence, Australian Customs Service, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, Black & White Cabs, BAC, Cellnet Telecommunications, Crazy Clark's, DHL, European Aeronautical and Defence Space Company, Exel Global Logistics, National Jet Systems, Nuance Global Traders, Qantas Airways, Smiths Aerospace, the Sandvik group , TNT Australia and Virgin Blue Airlines.

Runway 01/19

11680 x 148 feet
3560 x 45 meters

Runway 14/32

5577 x 98 feet
1700 x 30 meters

Navaids

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