Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) is one of Australia’s most successful regional airport investment companies. QAL currently own, Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa airports.  In 2007, the group acquired Aviation Ground Handling and a 51% stake in Worland Aviation.  Both businesses compliment our existing airport portfolio.

The Centre of Asia Pacific Aviation recently recognised the group’s commitment to excellence by awarding Gold Coast Airport Asia Pacific’s Low Cost Airport of the Year 2007.

Our airport and aviation services group achieves operational excellence through a long-term commitment to regional investment, sustainable growth, regional partnerships and innovative strategy.

As a group we are passionate about finding innovative ways to achieve sustainable passenger growth that will not only benefit shareholders but benefit the regional communities we serve, our environment and business partners.

A definite "hands on" approach to long term growth in air access and profitability to all partners is pivotal to QAL operations.

An example of this is our Cooperative marketing investment which aims to increase tourism and business traveller numbers. Airlines who operate to QAL airports are less exposed to vulnerability as marketing efforts are targeted on maintaining high load factors and a profitable mix of passengers.

Key dates in QAL’s history

1998	Gold Coast Airport Ltd (GCAL) acquired 99 year lease of airport from the Federal Government.
2003	QAL formed as part of corporate reconstruction of the shareholding of GCAPL, assuming 100% ownership of GCAPL
2005	QAL acquired a 100% stake in Townsville Airport Pty Limited and Mount Isa Airport Pty Limited.
2007	QAL acquired 51% of Worland Aviation. QAL launched Australia’s newest avaition business park, the Northern Australian Aerospace Centre of Excellence (NAACEX). QAL acquired 100% of Aviation Ground Handling. A full service ground handling agent that prides itself on low cost, high quality ground handling, backed by 16 years of experience

Queensland Airports Limited, Principle sponsor for the Queensland Tourism Awards.