CORPORATE

About Us

Townsville Airport is situated on a coastal plain between Rowes Bay and the Bohle River, 5km west of the city centre. The Airport orientation is such that the existing northern end of the main runway is only 1km from the coast, whilst the terminal and administration building area is approximately 2.6km inland.

Townsville Airport is 100% owned by Queensland Airports Limited.

OUR VISION

Be the first-choice gateway for our regions.
Create valuable connections.
Inspire a sustainable future.

OUR PURPOSE

Connect people, places and communities.

OUR VALUES

Authentic
We are true to ourselves and our communities. We build genuine connections and deliver on our promises with integrity.
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‍Inclusive
We celebrate difference and empower one another. We value every perspective and recognise that diversity makes us stronger.
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‍Brave
We dare to be different and inspire change. We pursue new opportunities with courage and challenge the status quo.
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‍Responsible
We lead the way with purpose. We are accountable for our decisions.

OUR BOARD

On 14 February 2005, Queensland Airports Limited signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interests in Australian Airports (Townsville) and Australian Airports (Mount Isa) Pty Limited. This sale was completed on 15 March 2005.

In August 2005, after extensive consultation with staff, business partners and stakeholders in the local community, Australian Airports (Townsville) was rebranded and renamed to Townsville Airport.

View full details of our board here.

BACKGROUND

Townsville Airport is the centre of aviation in the North Queensland region. Townsville Airport operates under a Joint User Agreement with the Department of Defence, with Townsville Airport leasing an area of 81 hectares of the airport for civil aviation purposes. As a joint user facility, the responsibility for planning and development of the Airport is shared by both the Department of Defence and Townsville Airport.

TOWNSVILLE MARKET SNAPSHOT

Townsville Airport’s catchment area extends from Tully to the north, Charters Towers to the west, and Bowen to the south. As the regional hub for North Queensland, Townsville is also a key transit and destination port servicing inland cities such as Mount Isa and the mining and residential communities of the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Townsville Airport is a well-established and important travel and freight hub for North Queensland, serving a growing population of more than 235,000 people.

Each year, more than 1.5 million people travel through Townsville Airport, travelling on one of around 400 weekly flights to destinations including Australia’s largest cities – Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Darwin –and a range of destinations across regional Queensland.

The catchment area draws from a population of around 250,000 with over 200,000 people living in the Townsville City Council area.