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                                    INTERNATIONAL AIRP ORT

                               2017
Darwin International Airport
Master Plan

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                           DARWIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
                           MASTER PLAN 2017

     CEO’S MESSAGE

     A master plan must draw
     all these threads together
     – operational, economic,
     commercial, social and
     environmental – and lay
     them out in a coherent
     map for our staff, our
     clients, our partners and
     our community.
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Darwin International Airport’s (DIA)          We are the hub for thousands of             footprints by investing in conservation
2017 Master Plan is both a regulatory         journeys: the hugs of welcoming             zones, building the world’s largest airside
requirement and an important strategic        families, the sad farewells, business       PV solar array and carefully managing the
planning tool that outlines our vision for    people making important connections,        impacts of airport activities.
projected growth over the next 20 years.      tourists on the trip of a lifetime and
                                              immigrants arriving to a new home. We       Of equal importance, we dedicate
It is a blueprint that guides longer-range    are the small planes that act as ‘aerial    substantial time and effort to our social
infrastructure investments while giving       taxis’ to remote and sparsely populated     performance and relationships with the
us the flexibility to adapt to emerging       regions, the helicopters and aviation       community in which we operate.
trends. At the same time, the master          services that respond to medical and
plan helps stakeholders understand            other emergencies in the region, and        DIA sponsors arts and community
the diversity of our business and our         the Defence personnel posted away or        groups and we proudly showcase many
development plans by setting out the          arriving for military exercises.            artists throughout the terminal and
rationale for multiple land use precincts                                                 airport grounds. DIA recently sponsored
covering aviation, commercial, tourism,       We contribute to trouble-free journeys,     a book on Darwin’s rich and unique
retail and conservation.                      provide attractive environs for people      aviation history, covering tales of the
                                              who fly, and invest in the infrastructure   airport’s role as front door to aviation
So what is an airport? One might think        – if not the planes – that makes it easy    pioneers, wars, evacuations, immigration
it’s a place for planes and runways.          for passengers to come and go, for our      and Asian relations, interwoven with
Certainly our primary business is looking     airline partners to deliver people, fresh   the airport’s more recent history since
after passengers, freight, roads, carparks,   food and general freight, and for our       privatisation in 1998.
security, arrival and departure halls and     staff to feel proud of what they do.
baggage carousels. At a high level, we                                                    A master plan must draw all these
might equally be described as providing       We support the Northern Territory’s         threads together: operational, economic,
critical transport infrastructure, an         trade and tourism growth, provide           commercial, social and environmental
aviation gateway or as a profitable           convenient commercial land and              – and lay them out in a coherent map
Australian business.                          generate returns for our owners, who        that guides our planning and the
                                              are ultimately thousands of Territorians    experiences we create for our staff, our
At Darwin International Airport, however,     through their superannuation funds.         clients, our partners and our community.
we prefer to see ourselves as a provider
of services and experiences.                  At the same time, the airport is one of     The full 2017 Master Plan and Airport
                                              the Territory’s largest employers, either   Environment Strategy are produced as
We are the front door to northern             directly or through the many businesses     part of our regulatory obligations under
Australia and our facilities create first     that operate on airport land.               the Airports Act 1996 and are available
impressions for millions of travellers.                                                   on our website. We have produced
Our terminal facilities are etched into       We do all this on Larrakia country,         this shorter, non-technical summary
the memories of Territorians’ life events     near a unique wetland, monsoon              to make the content more accessible
and written into the business plans of        forests and tropical woodlands. Being       and, we hope, makes it easier to
our clients.                                  both developers and stewards of the         provide feedback.
                                              environment, we have done our best to
                                              minimise our environmental and energy
                                                                                          Ian Kew
                                                                                          Chief Executive Officer
                                                                                          Darwin International Airpor t
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                                     DARWIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
                                     MASTER PLAN 2017

                                                            Background on Darwin
                                                            International Airport

                                                            Darwin International Airport is a joint-
     OVERVIEW                                               user airport with the Department of
                                                            Defence and has a 50-year lease with
                                                            a 49-year option to renew from the
     Darwin International Airport (DIA)                     Australian Government.

     2017 Master Plan and Airport                           DIA’s parent company is the Airport

     Environment Strategy was approved                      Development Group, which owns 100 per
                                                            cent of Northern Territory Airports Pty
     by the Federal Minister for                            Ltd (NTAPL). NTAPL in turn owns all of
                                                            Darwin International Airport Pty Ltd (DIA)
     Infrastructure and Transport                           and Alice Springs Airport Pty Ltd, which
                                                            hold leases over Darwin International
     on 6 September 2017.                                   Airport and Alice Springs Airport.

                                                            Since obtaining the Darwin lease in
     The 2017 master plan is broadly similar to its         1998, ADG has invested more than $395
     2010 master plan in terms of its land use zones        million in airport facilities, including the
                                                            terminal expansion finished in 2015.
     and forecast growth. It is the fourth master
     plan developed by DIA since the airport was            DIA plays a major role in Darwin’s
     privatised in 1998.                                    economic growth, including aviation
                                                            facilities, roads and commercial
                                                            activities, and is strategically important
     Changes to proposed land use largely reflect           to the growth of the Northern
     projected aviation growth, the evolving needs of       Territory’s tourism, trade, business
                                                            and leisure activities.
     the airport’s business partners and the potential
     to diversify airport income by expanding our
     property portfolio.
                                                            Purpose of a master plan
     Key developments since the 2010 Master Plan
                                                            The purpose of the master plan is
     include the $75 million terminal expansion, a new      to guide progressive and orderly
     international lounge, growth of Darwin Airport         development of airport land and
     Central, the airport’s 5.5MW solar project, upgraded   aviation facilities.

     aprons, taxiway and airfield lighting, construction    It forecasts growth to ensure DIA is
     of an aviation and medical retrieval facility, a new   well-positioned to invest in aviation
     privately operated helicopter hangar, expanded car     and commercial infrastructure, while
                                                            taking account of operational, economic,
     parking to accommodate general aviation growth
                                                            commercial, social and environmental
     and staff car parking for the INPEX project.           factors and describes current and
                                                            proposed land use, areas earmarked
                                                            for future aviation or commercial
                                                            development and conservation zones.
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The sections of the master plan cover:     •E
                                             nhance the airport’s contribution to
                                            Northern Territory economic growth
• development objectives                                                                  Regulatory context
                                            through developing the airport’s
• k ey growth and trends since the         aviation and property business and
   2010 master plan                         by facilitating the success of our            All leased Federal airports (except
                                            business partners.                            Mount Isa and Tennant Creek) are
• social and economic contribution                                                        subject to a planning framework set out
                                           • Integrate environmental considerations      in the Airports Act 1996. Airport lessee
•a
  viation activity forecasts for the
                                              into the development of facilities and      companies must prepare master plans
 next 20 years
                                              services and seek to minimise their         that incorporate an environment strategy.
• aviation support facilities                 impact on the natural environment.
                                                                                          The master plan is a 20-year strategic
• aviation and non-aviation land use       •E
                                             ngage with key community, business          vision for the airport site which is
                                            and government stakeholders on                renewed every five years. It covers
• navigation, air safety and security
                                            airport related economic, social and          future land uses, types of permitted
• noise management                          environmental issues and be mindful           development and noise and
                                            of surrounding community interests.           environmental impacts. The environment
• ground transport planning
                                           •P
                                             rovide airport infrastructure and           strategy is a five-year plan covering
• environmental management                                                                the environmental management of DIA
                                            facilities that are timely, cost effective,
• consultative mechanisms.                  flexible in use and provide a good            operations and conservation areas.
                                            customer experience.                          The DIA 2017 Master Plan was approved by
The Airport Environment Strategy at        •U
                                             ndertake developments that enhance          the Federal Minister for Infrastructure and
Appendix 1 of the Master Plan outlines      value to our shareholders and the             Transport on 6 September 2017, and will
potential environmental impacts             broader economic community.                   apply for five years.
and environmental action plans to
ensure sustainable development on
airport land.

The two documents provide the              Land use precincts                             Planning context
Australian Government with the
information needed to make decisions       Supporting the master plan is a precinct       Land use planning as specified in the
on the adequacy of a master plan           map (see centre spread) that describes         Airports Act 1996 identifies precincts for
in meeting the airport’s regulatory        the various land uses as:                      various activities (see centre spread)
obligations under the Airports Act 1996.                                                  and is fundamental to an airport master
                                           • aviation activities and facilities
                                                                                          plan. The 2017 Master Plan is based on
                                           • terminal and facilities                      terminology and definitions consistent
                                                                                          with the Northern Territory Planning
                                           • aviation reservation (for future use)
                                                                                          Scheme as much as possible, with any
Development objectives
                                           • commercial                                   variations identified.

DIA has established the following          • service commercial                           Any development on airport land
development objectives that guide its                                                     still needs to obtain Commonwealth
                                           • tourist commercial
planning for aeronautical and non-                                                        planning approval.
aeronautical facilities and services.      • conservation.

•P
  lanning supports long-term
 development as an airport with an
 optimal mix of aeronautical uses.

•P
  rovide a safe, secure, reliable
 and sustainable airport operating
 environment.
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                DARWIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
                MASTER PLAN 2017

                                                           Highlights

                                                           •D
                                                             IA is a key commercial, personal
                                                            travel, essential services and
                                                            military transport facility for
                                                            northern Australia.

                                                           •A
                                                             irport activities currently support
     ECONOMIC   The airport is an aviation gateway
                to Australia and Asia and key to an
                                                            1800 workers (1500 full-time
                                                            equivalents), which is 1.3% of the
                integrated transport network that           Territory’s workforce.
                covers road, rail, sea and air. In
                addition, its busy general aviation        •C
                                                             ommercial and aviation activities
                facilities provide vital links for          contribute $270 million a year
                passenger and freight services,             to Gross State Product (GSP),
                aeromedical and essential services          which is 1.2% of the Northern
                serving remote communities across           Territory’s GSP.
                northern Australia.                        •A
                                                             ir access is critical to the
                                                            Territory’s tourism industry,
                This aviation connectivity is a             supporting 5000 jobs and an
                critical enabler of economic growth         estimated $500 million a year
                and investment attraction for               contribution to the NT economy.
                Australia’s north.

                The airport is positioning itself as the   Projected growth
                hub for northern Australia, including
                services to the offshore oil and gas       • In the next 20 years, DIA expects
                industry, providing tourism links to          passengers through the airport to
                Asia and expanding choice for regional        increase from two to six million,
                centres, many of which depend on              the number of jobs supported by
                flights that backtrack through other          airport businesses to rise to 3000
                cities to fly north.                          and contribution to GSP to double.

                Growth in aeronautical activities has
                slowed since 2010 but the period
                has seen a diversification of aircraft
                flying through Darwin and a shift from
                predominantly low-cost airlines to
                more full-service airlines servicing
                Asian and Australian routes.
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FORECAST AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS (000'S)
  120

  100

  80

  60

  40

  20

  0
            2017

                       2019
FINANCIAL
     YEAR

                                     2021

                                               2023

                                                      2025

                                                             2027

                                                                    2029

                                                                           2031

                                                                                  2033

                                                                                         2035

            General Aviation         RPT                                                        2037

FORECAST PASSENGER MOVEMENTS
FORECAST PASSENGER MOVEMENTS (000'S)
 6000

 5000

 4000

 3000

 2000

 1000

 0
            2017

                       2019
FINANCIAL
     YEAR

                                     2021

                                               2023

                                                      2025

                                                             2027

                                                                    2029

                                                                           2031

                                                                                  2033

                                                                                         2035

                                                                                                2037

            Domestic           International
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                                                       DARWIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
                                                       MASTER PLAN 2017

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                              Darwin Airport Central
                                                                                            SOLAR
                                                                                            ARRAY
                              •D
                                arwin’s first integrated and                               (STAGE 2)
                               planned commercial,
                               entertainment and lifestyle
                               precinct of its kind in the NT.                                                                                   NORTHERN GA

                              •A
                                demand study estimates
                               a possible development of
                               153,000m2 in the airport’s
                               Service Commercial and                                                                                            SOUTHERN GA
                               Commercial zones over the
                               next 20 years.

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                  • L and use zones for the airport                                                                                                                               on
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                     encourage progressive, orderly and                                                                                                           F
                     strong growth of the airport land.
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     BAGOT ROAD

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                                                                                                          RUNWAY 18/36

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                                          •N
                                            o runway extensions are required                                                                                                  A4

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                                           over the planning period for civil
                                           aviation purposes.

                                          • T axiway system enhancements
                                             will be needed to support the                                                  Terminal
                                             increase in airline and general
                                                                                                                            • In 2015, DIA completed its $75
                                             aviation traffic.
                                                                                                                               million terminal expansion, almost
                                                                                                 TWY C1

                                                                                                                               doubling its size to 27,000m2.

                                                                                                                            •O
                                                                                                                              ver the next 20 years, DIA expects
                                                                                                                             passengers to increase from
                                                                                                                             2 million to 6 million per year.

                                                                                                                            • D
                                                                                                                                IA will continue to operate
                                                                                                                               a single terminal. Any future
                                                                                                                               expansion of the terminal will be
                                                                                                                               predominantly to the west.
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                                             MCM I LLAN S ROAD

                                       Ground Transport

                                       •D
                                         aily vehicle trips to and from the
                                        airport are estimated to grow from                 Land use zones
                                        14,000 currently to 47,000 in 2037.

                                       • T he master plan envisages a                              Aviation Activities and Facilities
                                          number of improvements to
                                          external road access.                                     Terminal and Facilities
                                       •G
                                         round transport arrangements
                                                                                                    Aviation Reservation
                                        in the passenger terminal
                                        forecourt area will be refined
                                        as demand grows.
                                                                                                    Commercial
                                                                                                    Service Commercial
                                                                                                    Tourist Commercial
                                                                                                    Conservation
                                                                                                    Terminal
                                                                                                    Buildings
      ATC

                                                                                                    Streets/Ground Transport
       EAS
             TER
                                                                                                    Taxiway/Apron DIA
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                                                                                                            Renewable energy

  TWY                                                                                                       •D
                                                                                                              IA has constructed two solar PV
                                 D

        A5
                                TWY

                                                                                                             arrays, generating 5.5MW of power
                                         Environment                                                         to the airport.
                                         •C
                                           onservation zones protect and                                   •D
                                                                                                              IA was awarded the Airport
                                          enhance the flora, fauna and                                       Innovation and Excellence Award
                                                        TWY
                                          character of natural
                                                            A 6 areas within                                 for Environmental Management by
                                          the airport land.                                                  the Australian Airports Association
                                                                                                             in 2016.
                                         •R
                                           evegetation of erosion
                                          prone areas and buffer zone                                       •D
                                                                                                              IA is investigating further solar
                                          implemented for Rapid Creek.                                       opportunities to extend the
                                                                                                             airport's pioneering commitment
                                         •C
                                           ommitment to adopt flood
                                                                                                             to renewable energy.
                                          mitigation measures in the
                                          DIA lease area to help reduce
                                          Rapid Creek flooding in Darwin’s
                                          Northern suburbs.
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                   DARWIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
                   MASTER PLAN 2017

                   Safe, efficient aviation activities that meet
                   diverse customer demands and provide a
                   good passenger experience.

     OPER ATIONS
                   Airport operations prioritise safe, efficient   The RPT apron will expand in a linear way
                   aviation activities that meet diverse           then wrap around the terminal to the
                   customer demands, and provide a good            north-west. When a pier development is
                   passenger experience while complying            needed to support terminal demand, the
                   with aviation regulations.                      apron concept will alter accordingly.

                   At this stage, it is envisaged that all         General aviation facilities will be
                   domestic and international flights will         developed on a commercial basis to
                   continue to operate from the existing           meet continued demand, with helicopter
                   terminal building. This doubled in              growth accommodated longer-term by
                   size in 2015 with completion of a $75           moving operations further east.
                   million terminal expansion, as well as
                   refurbishing many areas of the original         The role of ground transport is to provide
                   terminal building.                              connectivity with the rest of the Northern
                                                                   Territory’s transport infrastructure and
                   The timing of terminal growth beyond            efficient access to the terminal and
                   2017 will depend on demand and will be          other commercial activities. The airport’s
                   accommodated by expanding the building          ground transport services cover parking,
                   within the terminal and facilities zone. Key    taxis and public transport, staff parking,
                   areas driving future expansion include          road networks, pedestrians and cyclists.
                   baggage make-up, baggage claim, and
                   to some extent the domestic departure           About 80% of passengers arrive and
                   lounge and retail needs.                        depart from the airport by car. To
                                                                   accommodate this, DIA has restructured
                   The existing runway system is regarded          and expanded parking facilities and is
                   as adequate to cater for projected              considering issues such as the need for
                   traffic and will be retained in its             a multi-storey carpark, accommodating
                   existing configuration. Lengthening of          ride-sharing services, taxi services and
                   Runway 18/36 is not required for civilian       facilities for cyclists.
                   operations even beyond the planning
                   period. However enhancement of the              Aviation and commercial growth,
                   taxiway system is needed to support             particularly along Osgood Drive, is
                   increased regular passenger transport           expected to require internal road
                   (RPT) services and general aviation traffic     development and a new signalised
                   and to support new apron areas.                 intersection off McMillans Road between
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                                             Highlights                                Ground transport
                                                                                       •n
                                                                                         ew and expanded car parks
                                             • t he airport is a key hub between
                                                Australia and Asia                     • c overed pedestrian walkways
                                                                                          to provide sheltered access to
                                             • it has no curfew and operates 24/7
                                                                                          passengers and staff
                                             • it has capacity to grow
                                                                                       • r ebranded public carparks
                                             • it is a joint-user facility with the      to Short Stay & Pick Up, Long
                                                Department of Defence                     Stay Saver and Long Stay Plus
                                                                                          (previously known as the general
                                                                                          aviation car park)
                                             Since the last master plan
                                                                                       •H
                                                                                         enry Wrigley Drive resurfaced
                                             Apron, taxiway and runway works
                                                                                       •u
                                                                                         pgraded car parking equipment.
                                             • expansion of the regular
Rapid Creek and Sabine Roads (see centre
                                               public transport (RPT) heavy
spread) to provide access to the Service
                                               aircraft apron                          Projected growth
Commercial Zone.
                                             • t axiway pavement and airfield
                                                                                       By 2037, DIA predicts significant
Other external road network plans               lighting upgrades
                                                                                       growth in activities:
envisaged include downgrading the
                                             •e
                                               nhanced eastern aviation area
intersection of McMillans Road and                                                     •p
                                                                                         assenger movements, including
                                              infrastructure
Charles Eaton Drive to allow only left-in                                               transit and transferring
and left-out traffic; increased capacity     Terminal                                   passengers, will increase from
of Henry Wrigley Drive, north of Abala       • major expansion to the airport          more than 2 million to almost
Road; increased turning movement and            terminal, almost doubling its size      6 million passengers
storage capacity at the intersection of         to 27,000m2
                                                                                       • c ombined airline and general
McMillans Road, Rothdale Road and Henry
                                             • c onstruction of the Catalina             aviation will grow from 74,000 to
Wrigley Drive; and possible improvements
                                                lounge, a premium lounge for              more than 100,000 movements
to the intersection of Bagot Road and
                                                international travellers                  a year
Osgood Drive.
                                             • r eplacement program of air            •d
                                                                                         omestic air freight will still be
The approach to development of the              handling units in the terminal          carried mainly in the cargo hold of
internal road network is to maximise the                                                passenger services, with capacity
                                             • IT upgrade to common user
use of existing road capacity, segregate                                                increasing with the growth of
                                                terminal equipment
passenger and non-passenger traffic,                                                    domestic airline movements
enhance the road system progressively in     Facilities
                                                                                       •d
                                                                                         aily vehicle trips to and from
line with demand and facilitate aviation     • construction of two solar PV arrays,
                                                                                        the airport are estimated to grow
and commercial developments.                    with an output of 5.5 MW
                                                                                        from 14,000 currently to 47,000
                                                                                        in 2037 as a result of projected
The Master Plan also covers a number of
                                                                                        aviation growth and commercial
measures to protect aircraft operations,
                                                                                        development.
including protection of airspace required
for safe operations, while the Department
of Defence has statutory protection from
intrusion into Defence airspace.
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                                                DARWIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
                                                MASTER PLAN 2017

     COMMERCIAL                                                                           ENVIRONMENT

     The airport lease covers 311 hectares,                                               The Airport Environment Strategy (AES)
                                                 Since the last master plan
     with about 80 hectares (26%) available                                               is Appendix 1 to the 2017 Master
     for non-aeronautical commercial             •D
                                                   arwin Airport Central                 Plan. The AES sets out an airport’s
     development. This includes a 60 hectare      marketing campaign launched             commitment to manage environmental
     Service Commercial Zone along the            in October 2016                         issues and is the means by which the
     airport’s northern boundary and a                                                    Australian Government measures an
     20 hectare Commercial Zone.                 • c ontinued development in             airport's environmental performance.
                                                    the Service Commercial Zone,
     Darwin Airport Central is the first            including Kingpin family              The key objectives of the AES are to
     integrated and planned commercial,             entertainment centre, Caltex          demonstrate compliance with all relevant
     entertainment and lifestyle precinct of        service station, Flip Out indoor      standards and legislation and guide
     its kind in the Northern Territory.            trampoline arena, Osgood South        continual improvement in environmental
                                                    Commercial, Muzz Buzz drive-thru      management at the airport.
     Bounded by two major external roads            coffee and juice, and Little Flyers
     (Bagot Road and McMillans Road), the           child care facility                   The strategy outlines key environmental
     precinct’s location offers premium          •d
                                                   evelopment of new                     aspects arising from airport operations
     and centrally located commercial             aeronautical facilities                 and development on airport land. The
     and retail space including offices,                                                  strategy includes a number of five-
     Bunnings, a popular lifestyle and           •u
                                                   pgraded commercial precinct           year action plans that set objectives
     entertainment zone, retail, child care       infrastructure.                         for keeping the impact of our activities
     and a petrol station.                                                                as low as reasonably possible and
                                                                                          continuously improving
                                                 Projected growth
     Land in the 46 hectare Aviation                                                      our environmental performance.
     Reservation Zone, while set aside for       •a
                                                   demand study for the greater
     aviation use, can be used for other          Darwin region estimates a possible      Environmental management covers
     commercial purposes in the short to          development of 153,000m² in the         water, soil and land, biodiversity and
     medium-term.                                 Service Commercial and Commercial       conservation, air quality and emissions,
                                                  zones over the next 20 years.           noise, the use and storage of hazardous
                                                                                          substances and dangerous goods,
       Highlights                                                                         waste management, sustainable
                                                                                          energy and resource management,
       •D
         IA is one of the Northern                                                       heritage, development, tenant and
        Territory’s largest commercial                                                    contractor management; and working
        landholders                                                                       with community on environmental
       •D
         arwin Airport Central covers                                                    management issues.
        about 26% or 80 hectares of
        airport land not required for                                                     An important element of environmental
        aviation purposes                                                                 management is defining standards,
                                                                                          with clear procedures and guidelines,
       • land use planning underpins                                                     including training for all staff working on
          effective management of the                                                     airport land to ensure they understand
          airport’s growing property                                                      and can meet their obligations.
          portfolio which in turn diversifies
          airport income.                                                                 Other objectives outlined in the AES
                                                                                          include maintaining an environmental
                                                                                          management system (EMS) and
                                                                                          transitioning this to the updated
                                                                                          international standard ISO 14001:2015,
                                                                                          regular reviews of compliance
                                                                                          and keeping abreast of legal and
                                                                                          regulatory obligations.
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                                                                                      AIRCRAFT
                                                                                      NOISE

Key environmental initiatives since the                                               As a joint-user facility, Darwin’s airport
2010 Environmental Strategy include the        • building management system        supports both civil and military aircraft
airport’s solar project, upgrading the              (BMS) expanded to help reduce     movements. As the civil operator, DIA
Gurumbai Walking Trail, working with                power and water use               has little direct control over aircraft
the Northern Territory Government on           • commitment
                                                           to adopt flood          noise except for the ground running of
flood mitigation, energy-saving initiatives      mitigation measures in the           civil aircraft. Airspace management is
in the terminal and fencing Rapid                DIA lease area to help reduce        controlled by the Department of Defence.
Creek Reserve.                                   Rapid Creek flooding in Darwin’s
                                                 Northern suburbs                     The key noise metric for the airport is
A key initiative is DIA's $13 million                                                 the Australian Noise Exposure Forecast
investment in a 4 MW solar PV array            • revegetation of erosion           (ANEF), a set of contours showing future
in 2015-16 and 1.5 MW array in 2017.                prone areas and buffer zone       forecasted levels of exposure to aircraft
This ‘solar farm’ will produce enough               implemented for Rapid Creek       noise for building control purposes.
energy to power more than 1000                 •a
                                                 series of short films produced    The ANEF has status under the:
average Australian homes, substantially         to communicate to the community       • Northern Territory Planning Scheme
reducing the airport's carbon footprint.        about DIA’s environmental                for land use planning and development
                                                initiatives, including Rapid Creek       consent off airport; and
                                                conservation and the airport’s        •A
                                                                                        irports Act 1996 covering land use
  Highlights                                    new PV solar arrays.                   planning and development consent
  • The
       Airport Environment Strategy                                                  on airport land.
    (AES) establishes a framework              The future                             The Master Plan incorporates the
    for assessing environmental                                                       endorsed 2042 joint civil-military ANEF
    compliance with the relevant               • c ontinue to maintain and improve   which considers both a relatively stable
    standards and legislation.                    DIA’s environmental management      number of civil flights throughout
                                                  systems                             the year and more variable military
  • It
     guides continual improvement
    of environmental management at             • implement an Environmental          movements, excluding peak exercise
    the airport.                                  Assurance Program and ensure        periods such as the biennial Exercise
                                                  ongoing facilitation                Pitch Black and annual Exercise
  • Conservation
                zones protect and                                                   Aces North.
    enhance the flora, fauna and               • investigate further renewable
    character of natural areas within             energy opportunities for power      The Master Plan includes N-Contour
    the airport land.                             generation on airport               drawings, a complementary noise metric
  • Ongoing
          detailed environmental             •e
                                                 xplore the adoption of emissions    that shows the potential number of
    monitoring program                          off-setting programs                  aircraft noise events above a certain
                                                                                      decibel per day. It is more explanatory
                                               •d
                                                 evelop an ‘environment by           than the ANEF system as it shows noise
  Since the last master plan                    design’ standard for DIA              in the way that people perceive it.

  • significant
              investment in solar
    facilities to reduce carbon
    emissions

  • Gurambai walking trail upgrade

  • carbon
         dioxide monitoring system
    installed so the terminal air
    conditioning responds to area
    occupancy
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                                                 DARWIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
                                                 MASTER PLAN 2017

                                      The airport’s social performance includes
                                      sponsorships, a commitment to conservation,
                                      art and culture and creating a workplace where
                                      staff are proud to come to work.
     SOCIAL

     In addition to its environmental            • development and operations               discusses issues and exchanges
     responsibilities, DIA takes seriously its                                              information on airport planning and
                                                 • s teps to develop and implement
     social performance in the community                                                    operations and the implications for
                                                    master plans
     in which it operates. This includes                                                    DIA of development in the surrounding
     respect for the traditional owners of       • environmental issues,                   areas. Specific issues may include:
     the land, the Larrakia people, as well         including aviation noise                • c onsistency of airport planning with
     as the cultural and social values of the                                                  relevant urban and regional planning
                                                 • ground transport and access issues
     Darwin community.                                                                         schemes (leased airports have a
                                                 • improvements or changes to                 statutory obligation to address and
     The airport’s social performance               airport facilities                         justify any planning inconsistencies
     includes sponsorships, a commitment                                                       in their master plans)
                                                 • r elevant reports from Department
     to conservation, art and culture and
                                                    of Infrastructure and Regional          • s teps to develop or implement the
     creating a workplace where staff are
                                                    Development, Airservices Australia,        airport’s master plan
     proud to come to work.
                                                    Civil Aviation Safety Authority and
                                                    Department of Defence                   •g
                                                                                              round transport issues including
     Stakeholder relations and consultation                                                  connectivity with off airport transport
     are integral to DIA’s social performance,   • t he airport’s contribution to local,
     including the airport’s Community              regional and national economies.        •e
                                                                                              nvironmental issues arising from
     Consultation Group and Planning                                                         airport development and operations
                                                 The Community Consultation Group
     Coordination Forum.                                                                    • t he off airport impacts of airport
                                                 does not resolve airport or aviation
                                                 complaints, or commercial disputes.           commercial development

                                                                                            •m
                                                                                              easures to address the impacts of
                                                                                             airport operations, such as aircraft noise
     Airport Community
     Consultation Group                          Planning Coordination Forum
                                                                                            • land use planning and development
                                                                                               issues near the airport, including
     The airport’s Community Consultation                                                      planning measures to safeguard
                                                 The role of the Planning Coordination
     Group provides feedback to DIA on                                                         airport operations
                                                 Forum is to develop strategic
     community issues arising from airport                                                  •g
                                                                                              overnment briefings on regulatory
                                                 partnerships between airport operators
     operations and developments, such as:                                                   and policy developments.
                                                 and the Australian, Northern Territory
                                                 and local governments. The forum
2017               SUMMARY DOCUMENT
                                                                                                     15

                                                                      EXPOSURE DRAFT
                                                                      MASTER PLAN 2017

                                                                        prepared for initial
                                                                     stakeholder consultation

                                                                     PRELIMINARY DRAFT
CONSU LTATION FOR                                                     MASTER PLAN 2017
THE MASTER PLAN                                                   prepared and released for public
                                                                    comment (60 business days)

The 2017 Master Plan is based on detailed technical studies and
stakeholder consultation to inform both long-range planning to
2037 and short-term development over the next five years.

DIA has consulted with stakeholders and community to explain
elements of the master plan and to ensure the Master Plan
and Environment Strategy address community and stakeholder
priorities and any issues of concern.
                                                                          DRAFT
The Preliminary Draft Master Plan was advertised for public           MASTER PLAN 2017
comment for a period of 60 business days, from 7 March to
6 June 2017. As part of the public consultation process, DIA:      submitted to the Minister for
                                                                   approval including details on
•m  ade copies of the Preliminary Draft Master Plan available
                                                                  consultation (50 business days)
   from the Darwin International Airport Management Centre
   and darwinairport.com.au
• undertook various discussions with NT Government and
   key stakeholders
• held two public information display events.

Written comments received during the public comment period
were considered by the airport and the Federal Minister for
Infrastructure and Transport when finalising the Master Plan.

                                                                   FINAL MASTER PLAN
                                                                   2017 APPROVED FOR
                                                                     A 5 YEAR PERIOD
SUMMARY DOCUMENT   2017

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