The Auckland Airport Airfield Expansion projects encompasses a 250,000-square metre expansion of the Auckland Airport international airfield. The project added extra taxiways and six remote stands (parking spots for planes) for aircraft that layover for several hours before departing again. Five of these stands have in-ground jet fuel reticulation.
Plans for a second runway are also being considered for the future.
Key Dates
| May 2019 | Contract Award |
| Aug 2019 | Construction Commencement |
| Aug 2021 | Construction Paused |
| Jun 2023 | Construction Re-commencement |
| Sep 2025 | Construction Completion |
| Sep 2025 | Operations/Service Commencement |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Auckland Airport |
| Successful Tenderer: | CPB Contractors |
| Related contracts: |
PROJECT HISTORY
| 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. |
| Aug 2019 | Construction commenced on the airfield expansion, expected to take three years with taxiways operational by 2020 and remote stands by the end of 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. |
| Aug 2021 | The Auckland Airport announced a refreshed pathway for its forward infrastructure program. The expansion of the international airfield and taxiway capacity are part of the suite of projects that have been put on hold. |
| Jun 2023 | The expansion of the airfield and taxiway capacity resumed construction, with an anticipated completion date of late 2025. |
| Oct 2023 | Auckland Airport has announced that more that 3.5 kilometres of new stormwater pipes are being installed under the new airfield development. |
| May 2025 | Auckland Airport announced that construction of the NZ$147 million new aircraft parking stations, as part of the Airfield Expansion, would commence in August, with completion targeted for 2028. |
| Sep 2025 | Auckland Airport announced construction of the airfield expansion had reached completion, with airfield services commencing. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2025)
Sector
Other Transport
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
New Zealand |
Resources
Media releases
2025/09/24 - Construction Complete2025/05/29 - Aircraft parking stations
2019/05/21 - Contract award
2019/08/30 - Construction commencement
2019/12/06 - Fuel pipeline works
2021/08/09 - Project on hold
2023/10/25 - Stormwater pipes
2021/08/09 - Infrastructure plan reset
2023/06/07 - Construction re-commencement
