Brisbane Airport is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Brisbane Airport had a population of 0 people. Brisbane Airport is located approximately north-east from the

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. The majority of the land is occupied by the

Brisbane Airport Brisbane Airport is the primary international airport serving Brisbane and South East Queensland. The airport services 31 airlines flying to 50 domestic and 29 international destinations, in total amounting to more than 22.7 million passeng ...

. Airport Drive and Moreton Drive link the airport with the

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History

Brisbane Airport is situated in the

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bul traditional Aboriginal country. The land occupied by the Brisbane airport was originally part of the suburbs of

Eagle Farm Eagle Farm is an eastern industrial suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eagle Farm had a population of 0 people. The neighbourhood of Whinstanes is located in Eagle Farm (). Geography Eagle Farm is situated no ...

and

Pinkenba Pinkenba is a town and eastern coastal suburb within the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pinkenba had a population of 368 people. Geography Pinkenba is a long narrow strip of land on the northern side of the Brisbane River ...

. In 2011,

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, the former Queensland minister for Finance, Natural Resources, and the Arts, published an official notice amending the boundaries of Eagle Farm, Pinkenba, and

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, and established the new suburb of Brisbane Airport. In the , Brisbane Airport had a permanent population of 0 people.

Facilities

The Skygate Airport Village consists of an precinct that is designated for retail and commercial usage including: a GP Clinic available to the public, the warehouse retail factory outlet DFO and

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airport hotel. The Airport Industrial Park is a proposed precinct which includes of land designated for light and general industry. Development had commenced in 2019. The Airport Industrial Park is located next to the Export Park precinct. The Domestic Terminal railway station and International Terminal railway station provide access to commuter railway services. The Airport line services are operated by

Airtrain Citylink Airtrain Citylink is a company that was formed to build and operate the Airport line under a BOOT scheme. The line will pass into Queensland Rail ownership in 2036. History In 1995, the Queensland Government called for expressions of interest ...

, but are integrated with the

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commuter rail network. Government-subsidised

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fares are exempted for Airtrain services. There is also an inter-terminal bus connecting the two terminals, and the Skygate Shopping Precinct including DFO and Novotel hotel.

References

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