The Devonport Airport Master Plan is the next step in taking the key regional airport to the rest of Australia and the world.
Owned and managed by TasPorts, this key Tasmanian regional airport provides an important gateway to the North West coast and Cradle Coast regions and it’s ready to further develop.
The Devonport Airport Masterplan is being unveiled at the same time as the largest port infrastructure project in Tasmania in a generation gets underway at nearby East Devonport.
The $240 million QuayLink Project will provide a major boost to capacity for both freight and vehicles, while facilitating future growth.
The Airport Master Plan, which we are releasing today, provides a logical and staged approach for this further development.
It has six key objectives:
* To ensure a sustainable airport by establishing a welcoming environment for aviation activities and business;
* To provide a strategic framework and guide to land use planning;
* To facilitate future development opportunities;
* To identify opportunities to improve economic returns;
* To enhance aviation-related and regional economic activity; and
* To deliver commercial outcomes for the community, Devonport Airport and TasPorts.
Through the Master Plan, the airport’s owner and operator, TasPorts, is working to further enhance the travel options for North West coast-based Tasmanians.
The region is home to more than 100,000 Tasmanians and there are many towns and population centres located within 30 kilometres of the airport.
At the same time, it is enhancing economic prospects for the region through identifying and planning for potential non-aviation investment at the 308-hectare site.
To see the Master Plan: https://dpoairport.au/volumes/documents/Devonport-Airport-MasterPlan-November-2022.pdf
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