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Does anyone here know what's going on with the construction across RW25/07 from the domestic precinct? Clearly it will have aircraft access from taxiway Charlie, but is it remote parking? VA's long delayed hangar? A regional bus/boarding area?

Stand off bays for 2 Code E or 5 Code C aircraft. Access will be via Charlie then Kilo.

So just hardstand, storage not boarding? (ie no fuelling like the bays south of the intl terminal).

I'm pretty sure it's just hardstand. There's no hydrant facilities on the bays as far as I'm aware.

A new hydrant area would be expensive.

I was just hoping for the turboprop precinct that I saw in a Master Plan.

That may well happen in the future....nothing stays the same in aviation!

If it were to become a turboprop precinct, access to the area via fuel tanker is readily available.

Is this location just near the long term car park - on the south side of the east-west runway?

Yep, immediately east of Twy Kilo, north of the ATC Tower

Most turboprops would refuel straight from a tanker. I don't know many that would get it straight from a hydrant.

Mick

It happens in CNS on occasion with the Q400, but that's just due to whichever fuel truck is on shift at the time.