The Airport the operator of Brisbane Airport is a proud, private, non-listed company, helping employ thousands of Airport and creating economic opportunities for the state and city of Brisbane equating to more than $2 billion annually. The Airport acquired Airport from the Government under a 50-year lease (with an option to renew for a further 49 years) for $1.4 billion in 2001.
Since that time, Airport has assumed ultimate responsibility for the operations of Airport including all airport infrastructure investment with no government funding. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Airport has two major terminals servicing 26 airlines flying to 67 destinations.
It is a suburb in its own right, the largest airport in the city by land size (2700 hectares) and the third largest airport in Australia by passenger numbers with more than 22 million passengers travelling through the airport in FY15. While maintaining its vision for Airport to be the world’s best and the preferred choice for passengers, airlines, business and the community, Airport manages the airport with a strong focus on community, sustainability, education, knowledge and economic growth, adopting world-leading technologies, systems and practices.