Launceston Airport has released the draft of its 2020 master plan with several developments being workshopped to accommodate the predicted increase of traffic.
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The draft report was described as the "public exhibition phase" by Launceston Airport general manager Paul Hodgen.
"The draft report is about notifying the community about what our development plans are going to be ... it's a bit of a blueprint or a vision on airport development," he said.
The reports were conducted every five years, however, they will be submitted every eight years from now on.
The report aims to predict certain trends the airport will experience over the next few decades and proposes developments to acclimatise to those trends.
This includes possible additions and expansions to the gate lounges as well as the arrival and departure halls, according to Mr Hodgen.
"We do talk about new car parks [in the report] ... expansion of the gate lounges as well as arrival and departure halls - so it's a little bit of everything in this report, but nothing of a radical nature," he said.
Mr Hodgen added these expansions would only start to be developed if trigger numbers for passenger and aircraft movements are reached.
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According to the report, the number of passenger movements at Launceston Airport should increase to 1.9 million in 2028.
The report includes draft illustrations for the arrivals hall, which would open up the area and make room for dining and retail installations similar to the departure lounge.
"We're dealing with conceptual plans at the moment, but our intention would be pushing the arrivals hall right out to the front of the terminal," Mr Hodgen said.
He anticipated that these works would be completed within the next five years, if necessary.
The security screening area will again be upgraded within the next year according to Mr Hodgen, with computer tomography x-ray checkpoints and full-body scanners being implemented.
"For the public, the most impactful change is likely to be our response to the enhancement of security screening measures," Mr Hodgen said.
Mr Hodgen said the new checkpoint would expand over the Qantas lounge area, closer to the check-in desks.
The report is being finalised over the next few months and is open to the public for comment.
Mr Hodgen said the report will then be submitted to federal Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Minister Michael McCormack in May for approval.
