The Auckland Airport expansion and redevelopment will improve and upgrade Auckland Airport, with its biggest project being a new domestic terminal that will sit at the end of the international terminal.
The program involves the 250,000-square metre expansion of the airfield in order to allow for a number of projects to occur. The airfield expansion earthworks, involving the laying of the foundations, have are underway.
The scope of the project includes:
- the NZ $2.2 billion new Domestic Terminal (previously known as the Terminal Integration Programme) which will build a new domestic terminal under the same roof as the international terminal, and
- $NZ 1.7 billion on integration between domestic and international travel.
The integration project includes a Transport Hub (NZ$200 million), which commenced operations progressively from April 2024, and ongoing upgrades to the existing domestic terminal (NZ$75 million).
The Northern Network and SH20B improvements (NZ$160 million) were completed in 2021.
Originally, eight anchor projects were envisioned to be delivered in four phases. However, due to COVID-19, this was reset in August 2021, with progress on major works to be governed by the pace of aviation recovery.
Key Dates
| Aug 2019 | Contract Award: International Taxiway & Remote Stands |
| Aug 2019 | Contract Award: New International Arrivals Area |
| Aug 2019 | Contract Award: Northern Network Roads Upgrades |
| Feb 2021 | Contract Award: Terminal Integration Programme |
| Nov 2022 | Construction Commencement |
| Jan 2029 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Auckland Airport |
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PROJECT HISTORY
| 2014 | Auckland Airport released it’s 30 year masterplan, which the infrastructure program is based on. According to the masterplan, the expansion will be undertaken in four phases. |
| May 2017 | A consortium comprising Mott MacDonald, Holmes Consulting, Architectus and Grimshaw was selected to design and develop a combined domestic and international terminal, which covers building works over the next 10 years. This comprises the new integrated domestic terminal, border processing expansion and transport and car parking facilities. |
| Jul 2017 | Auckland Airport announced NZ$1.8 billion (A$1.68 billion) will be invested over 2018-2022 on projects across various phases to accommodate growing passenger and flight demand. |
| May 2019 | CPB Contractors was selected as the preferred contractor to convert more than 250,000 square metres of land into new airfield space and to deliver an additional taxiway, extension of an existing taxiway and development of six remote stands for parking and servicing of aircraft. Construction will begin in mid-2019 with expected completion by late-2021. |
| Dec 2019 | Works began on laying a new fuel pipeline below the airfield. This will support airfield works and any future development works undertaken to support anticipated growth. |
| Feb 2020 | Works began to redevelop and widen Laurence Stevens Drive. The project is being undertaken by Fulton Hogan and is expected to be complete by the end of 2020. |
| Mar 2020 | Auckland Airport announced that it has decided to suspend selected capital expenditure projects with a completed value of more than NZ$2 billion until there is more certainty about the impact on the aviation sector following the spread of COVID-19. While some smaller projects are still under review, the suspended projects include the second runway, Domestic Jet Hub, a multi-storey car park and Park-and-Ride South. |
| Aug 2021 | The Auckland Airport announced a refreshed pathway for its forward infrastructure program. Four of the eight previous anchor projects remain on hold, while some works on the Domestic Jet Hub, Northern Network and SH20B improvements, a new transport hub, and ongoing upgrades to existing domestic terminal were expected to continue. Their phased progress is to be determined by the pace of aviation sector's recovery from COVID-19. Projects which have been placed on hold include expansion of international airfield and taxiway capacity; new cargo precinct; new international arrivals area; and second runway. |
| Mar 2023 | Auckland Airport announced a revised project cost of NZ$3.9 billion for the total Auckland Airport Expansion program, increased from NZ$1.8 billion when originally announced. The Board approved the project to move into the final stages of design. |
| May 2024 | Auckland Airport released the proposed design of the domestic terminal and confirmed the funding split of the $3.9 billion project includes $2.2 billion for the new domestic terminal and $1.7 billion for integrating domestic and international travel. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2024)
Sector
Other Transport
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
New Zealand |
Resources
Media releases
2017/06/08 $1.8 billion of investment announced2019/05/21 CPB Contractors named as preferred contractor for airfield expansion
2019/12/13 Fuel pipeline works commence
2021/08/09 Reset infrastructure plan
2023/03/17 New domestic terminal (Terminal Integration Programme) final design stages process approval
2024/05/02 Funding split confirmed
