28/08/2026
Did you know? Changes are proposed to traffic on the GC airport flight paths which will affect areas to the South. The website has an interactive map to check your address!
Public consultation is open from 24 August to 18 September 2026. Find out about the proposed changes and have your say.
A heads up to communities particularly south of Gold Coast Airport.
We encourage you to have your say to Airservices Australia until 18 September 2026 on a proposal that would see a change to southern arrivals, reducing exposure for some communities while increasing aircraft over others.
The proposal would remove a current restriction on the existing Runway 32 allowing a broader range of international arrivals from New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific region to use the offset approach which crosses the coastline near Wommin Bay, north of Chinderah, over the Tweed River and turns over Barneys Point. This may result in fewer aircraft using the straight-in approach crossing the coastline near South Kingscliff Beach before travelling over the Kingscliff and Cudgen areas.
More information about the proposal and its potential impacts is available on the Engage Airservices website here: https://engage.airservicesaustralia.com/gold-coast-airport-southern-arrival-route
An interactive map is available to search an address and see how the existing flight paths relate to your area. Explore the map https://engage.airservicesaustralia.com/gold-coast-airport-southern-arrival-route/places/view-the-m and share your views and ask questions through the Q&A tool: https://engage.airservicesaustralia.com/gold-coast-airport-southern-arrival-route/qanda
The Environmental Assessment for the proposal, including potential noise effects, can be found here:https://www.flightpathgc.com/s/Environmental-Assessment-of-Proposed-Increase-Usage-Runway-32-2026.pdf
If approved, the change is proposed to be implemented in October 2026.