Is Brisbane Airport open due to flooding?

All Airtrain services to and from the City and the Gold Coast will be affected by track work between Park Road and Yeerongpilly stations on Wednesday 28th, Thursday 29th, and Friday 30th December 2022. If you are travelling on other lines during this time, please note that there is a Special Timetable across the network. See https://translink.com.au/updates/187706 for more information.

Travelling from Brisbane Airport  

• All trains departing from the Airport to the Gold Coast will arrive 5 minutes later than the normal timetable for stations between Altandi and Varsity Lakes.
• The train will run express (via the Tennyson Loop) between Roma Street and Altandi. Transfer to the Cleveland train at Roma Street for connections to South Brisbane, South Bank, and Park Road stations.

Travelling to Brisbane Airport 

• All trains from the Gold Coast travelling to the Airport will depart and arrive 5 minutes earlier than the normal timetable for stations between Varsity Lakes and Roma Street.
• The train will run express (via the Tennyson Loop) between Altandi and Roma Street. If you are travelling from South Brisbane, South Bank, and Park Road stations catch the Shorncliffe train and transfer at Roma Street station to travel to the Airport.

Delays of up to 60 minutes may be expected. Passengers travelling to or from the airport should allow extra travel time.

Flights could soon return to normal at the Brisbane Airport after flooding forced the closure of one runway.

It’s hoped both runways will be opened by the end of the day.

Rachel Bronish from the Brisbane Airport Corporation told Neil Breen teams are working hard to get rid of remaining water.

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon.

Sun protection recommended from 7:20 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]

Wednesday 14 December

Summary

Brisbane area

Slight (20%) chance of a shower, most likely in the morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.

Fire Danger - High

Sun protection recommended from 7:30 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Thursday 15 December

Summary

Brisbane area

Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 7:30 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Friday 16 December

Summary

Brisbane area

Sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon then tending southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 7:30 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Saturday 17 December

Summary

Brisbane area

Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower, most likely in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening.

Sunday 18 December

Summary

Brisbane area

Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning.

Monday 19 December

Summary

Brisbane area

Cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.

Tuesday 20 December

Summary

Brisbane area

Cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h tending southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning.

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