Perth’s New Runway
Perth Airport is constructing a new runway, located parallel to the existing main runway, to increase airport capacity and deliver greater operational efficiency for all airlines at Perth Airport.
The project involves constructing a new runway that is 3,000m long and 45m wide, with associated infrastructure including taxiways, lighting, navigational aids and other ground infrastructure and drainage.
Perth’s new runway is planned to be operational in 2028.
Australian Government Approvals
Perth Airport conducted a significant community, industry and government engagement and consultation program in 2018 as part of the Major Development Plan process.
The appropriate environmental offsets have also been secured for the project.
The approved Major Development Plan, Offset Strategy and Offset Management Plans can be viewed here.
Detailed Infrastructure Design
Perth Airport has completed the detailed design of the runway infrastructure with a focus on minimising impacts on the environment and heritage. Perth Airport is committed to ensuring the Munday Swamp heritage site, within the runway project area, remains protected and accessible to current and future generations of Whadjuk Noongar people.
Construction
In December 2025, Perth Airport appointed Skyway (joint venture partners BMD Group and CPB Contractors) as contractors to construct a major component of the new runway project. Construction works will commence in early 2026 and take approximately three years to complete.
Final Flight Path Design
The new runway means new flight paths. Indicative flight path corridors were included in the Major Development Plan, approved in 2020. Based on these corridors, Airservices Australia, with support from Perth Airport, will soon begin the detailed design process for the new flight paths.
Engagement with the community and other stakeholders will be an important part of this process. You can find out more about Airservices’ approach to community engagement here.
Information and engagement activities for the flight path design process will be made available later this year on Engage Airservices
Upcoming activities
Runway 24 Instrument Landing System Outage
Due to construction works associated with the new runway, the Instrument Landing System (ground-based navigation aid) for the existing Runway 24 will be out of service from 18 March 2026 until late 2027/early 2028. Runway 24 is the north-east end of the cross runway, near Hazelmere.
During this time, when arriving onto Runway 24 pilots will be able to use an alternative navigation approach procedure that is based on satellite navigation technology. The alternative approach procedure uses the existing arrival flight path and there will be no change to where aircraft fly. Pilots may choose to use another runway with an Instrument Landing System in poor weather.
This change will not be audibly different for the community. It will not affect the number of flights operating at Perth Airport, or the number of flights using Runway 24 (except during poor weather when aircraft may prefer to land on an alternative runway). There are no changes to existing flight paths, and no new areas will be overflown.