Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport

Wagner Corporation entered into the aviation market in 2014 through the development of Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB). Constructed over 19 months and 11 days from 2012-2014 it is the first major greenfield public airport development in Australia in over 50 years, and the first privately funded airport in the country.

A strip of road located at Business Wellcamp Park and Wellcamp Airport.

About

Billed as the country’s greenest airport due to the use of Wagners EFC, this one project alone saved some 6,600 tonnes of CO² emission by using a geopolymer cement in place of conventional cement-based concrete in 51,000 m² of heavy duty pavements, the turning node, foundations, wall panels and civil works.

Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport is the gateway airport for Toowoomba and the Darling Downs and provides interstate, intrastate and international connectivity for the region. With 60+ weekly passenger flights and an boasting the only scheduled weekly international freighter service in Queensland, Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport is a catalyst for economic development.

In September 2018 Qantas announced Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport as the first of two sites for the Qantas Group Pilot Academy. Based within Wellcamp Business Park, the Academy will provide accommodation and training facilities for up to 250 students at full capacity.

TIMELINE

  • Across 19 months, the airport was being built.

  • Operation commence, flying approximately 22 Qantas passengers to Sydney per week.


  • Regional Express     commences passenger services to Western Queensland

    Winner AAA Large Regional Airport of the Year

    Winner AAA Airport Innovation & Infrastructure Development Award

    Cathay Pacific Cargo undertakes the first freighter flight between Toowoomba and Hong Kong. This is also the first international flight from WTB. 

  • Airnorth commences passenger services with an inaugural flight to Cairns

    Qantas operates the first international passenger flight to China (TSBE Access China)

    Cathay Pacific Cargo commence the only weekly, scheduled cargo service in Queensland via WTB

    Australian Government includes Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport in the Regional Package as a Regional International Gateway

    Restricted Use International Designation granted by the Australian Government

  • Winner AAA Innovation and Excellence Award - Commercial

  • WinnerAustCham Westpac Australia-China Business Excellence Award in the Construction, Infrastructure and Natural Resources category.

    Winner Toowoomba and Darling Downs Business Disability Award – Access and Innovation Award.

  • Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport named as location for a Regional Trade Distribution Centre (RTDC) Press Release here


  • Singapore Airlines commence a weekly direct flight to Singapore

    Cathay Pacific commence their second weekly freight only flight to Hong Kong 

  • Toowoomba Wellcamp Trade Distribution Centre opens.