Canberra International Airport has been named Capital City Airport of the Year for the second time in five years.

Airport Managing Director, Mr Stephen Byron, received the prestigious industry award at the annual Australian Airports Association dinner on 13 November in Melbourne.

The Airport won the 2002 ‘Airport of the Year Award’ for its leadership and excellence in national aviation and airport management.

Presenting the 2007 award, Association President, Mr Ken Keech said: “The winner really is a capital city airport in every way.”  During the year under review, the Airport had undertaken a string of major aeronautical and non-aeronautical works. 

“Throughout the process, there was no disruption to any airline schedules, no mean feat when you lengthen the main runway by 600 metres to increase the airport’s capacity to handle large, wide-body aircraft,” he said.

The achievement was also notable because it involved laying 225mm of asphalt on the existing runway surface - and it was completed at night.

Completion of stage one of a significant business park, with its own 145-seat conference centre, was also a significant achievement. 

Other achievements during 2007 included:

• Lengthening of Runway 17/35 by 600m to increase the Airport’s capacity to handle large wide body aircraft. All works were completed without disruption to the Airport’s everyday operations.

• Strengthening of Runway 17/35 for large wide body aircraft through application of approximately 225mm of asphalt to existing runway surface. All works were completed at night and without disruption to the Airport’s everyday operations.

• The completion of a 20,000 square metre factory Brand Depot outlet centre;

• A 4,000 square metre supermarket and a 1,000 square metre liquor store;

• Four further office buildings, each with a 4.5 star energy rating were completed in a defence precinct on the other side of the Airport for a variety of government departments; and,  
  

• Completion of the refurbishment on the final of three heritage listed hangar facilities in the Fairbairn precinct.  These hangars are now full operational and tenanted by the Australian Federal Police and ACT Emergency Services Authority Bushfire Air Wing.  This has created a level of aviation activity never witnessed before at Canberra Airport.

• Completion of Stage One of Brindabella Business Park. This includes 22,000sqm that was completed in the last 12 months through buildings 29 & 31, 33 & 35 and a 145 seat conference centre.
  These buildings all achieved a 5 star design Australian Greenhouse Buiding Rating rating were also.