Brisbane Airport new runway reaches practical completion

30 April, 2020

Brisbane Airport Corporation and Skyway marked (30-Apr-2020) the practical completion of Brisbane Airport's new runway. The new runway was completed under budget at AUD1.1 billion (USD714.4 million), a saving of AUD200 million (USD129.9 million) on initial estimates. The detailed commissioning process for the new runway will continue as part of the wider Operational Readiness and Testing programme, with the runway scheduled to open on 12-Jul-2020. [more - original PR]