It was decommissioned as part of the installation of the new 2450m, $334m runway which was opened in June, 2020. An Airservices Australia spokeswoman said safety was the organisation s first priority and the flights were diverted due to limited visibility. McDermott Aviation managing director Simon McDermott said the chief pilot of his fixed-wing aircraft had reported clear conditions on the Coast and told him the diverted planes would ve been able to land on the old runway. Sunshine Coast Airport s head of corporate relations Ayllie White said that was not the case. The southern section of the former runway 18/36 was repurposed as a taxiway to serve the southern apron area as part of the council s (Sunshine Coast Council) Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion Project, including parking for a future Code E aircraft, Ms White said.
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