| MoorabbinAirport

August 2023

Airservices Australia has independently confirmed in the year to 30 June 2023, that Moorabbin Airport was the busiest flight training airport in Australia. Recording 237,410 movements across all aircraft types, the Airport took the top spot for the busiest training airport, as well as the busiest Victorian airport overall – accounting for 8 per cent of total Australian aircraft movements.

These outstanding results are a testament to Moorabbin Airport Corporation’s (MAC) aviation development strategy, which continues to deliver results. Carrying out the Aviation Development Plan (ADP) set forth in the current (2015) Master Plan, our $25 million invested into Moorabbin Airport’s aviation precincts over the last five years has seen the Airport achieve 100 per cent operational availability – allowing the Airport to provide not only 20,000 sqm-plus of aviation building improvements but 135,000 sqm of runway pavements resurfaced.

These continued upgrades and improvements to the Airport saw us be awarded the ‘Best Metro Airport’ Award in 2022 by the Australian Airports Association, for airfield renewal projects. During this year, Moorabbin Airport also recorded more flight training floor space leased than in the past five years. A testament to all of the Airport’s upgrades within this period, over 947,116 aircraft movements were recorded. MAC CEO Paul Ferguson says:

Our continued investment in aviation, as outlined in successive Master Plans, supports safe and industry-leading general aviation activity. Our focus strongly remains on growing safe and viable aviation activities, so we can continue to be Australia’s busiest, and best, Airport for aviation training and general aviation aircraft movements.

With MAC’s 2021 Master Plan currently being assessed by the Commonwealth government, Moorabbin Airport has forecast an ultimate practical capacity of 375,000 aircraft movements per year and, notably, the Airport is on track to reach pre-pandemic aircraft movement levels by 2024. For Airservices Australia’s full list of aircraft movements, click here.

For more information and regular updates regarding Moorabbin Airport, please visit moorabbinairport.com.au. Further commentary and interviews with Moorabbin Airport’s CEO, Paul Ferguson, can be arranged upon request.

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About Moorabbin Airport

Moorabbin Airport is Australia’s leading general aviation flight training airport located in the south-east of Melbourne. Spanning 294 hectares, the Airport is Australia’s second busiest airbase and is home to a range of general aviation activities including flying training, flight charter, aviation maintenance, as well as general and recreation aviation operations. Supporting the viability of aviation activities, the Airport also has a thriving non-aviation commercial centre, including Kingston Central Plaza and a Direct Factory Outlet (DFO), as well as an array of retailer and hospitality providers which provide employment for many local residents in the City of Kingston. Located on the north and south-eastern perimeter of the precinct, Chifley Business Park is home to leading industrial facilities and commercial offices for business customers.

Committed to safely building a sustainable future for aviation, business and local community, Moorabbin Airport was awarded ‘Metro Airport of the Year’ in 2022 by the Australian Airports Association (AAA) and is recognised as a State Significant site, a major employer and a centre for community activity in one of the fastest growing regions in Victoria.

About Moorabbin Airport Corporation and Goodman Group

Privately owned and funded, Moorabbin Airport Corporation Ltd (MAC) purchased a long-term lease on the Moorabbin Airport site from the Commonwealth Government in 1998. MAC’s role is to maintain and develop the Airport infrastructure and the provision of a safe airport for all users. MAC is wholly owned by Goodman Group, the largest industrial property group listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: GMG) and one of the largest listed specialist investment managers of industrial property and business space globally.

MAC achieves status as Australia's busiest flight training airport