Since the very first days of the planning for Brisbane Airport on its currentsite, a wide-spaced parallel runway system in a north-south alignment has beena key feature. A proposal for construction was included in the Brisbane AirportMaster Plan in 2003. Following review, including community and stakeholderconsultation, the construction plan and associated environmental plan wasapproved in 2007.This Master Plan contains the full history of the construction of the runway, an eightyear project that included the movement of 11 million cubic metres of sand fromMoreton Bay to the future runway site while the airport remained fully operational.Once open in 2020, Brisbane’s new runway will create significant newopportunities for the region. With the most efficient runway system in Australia,Brisbane Airport will be well placed to meet the development objective ofincreasing the choice of destinations and increasing the frequency of services,together connecting Brisbane to the world better than ever before.