Armidale Airport is six kilometres from the city centre and is operated by Armidale Regional Council. It has daily return passenger flights to Brisbane and Sydney, with onward connections to Asia, North America, Europe and throughout Australia.
A $10 million upgrade of Armidale Regional Airport was completed in December 2017, creating a new terminal building with improved check-in, baggage handling, food and beverage and retail facilities, as well as enhanced parking.
Repairs to the airport's runway lighting system were undertaken during November 2025 and were successfully completed on Thursday 4 December 2025.
The repairs were necessary following a severe lightning strike in late 2024 which destroyed 24 light fittings and reduced the capacity of the primary and secondary runway lighting circuits. With the support of Council's insurers, the primary and secondary cables, transformers and light fittings have been replaced. This gives the airport a new runway lighting system.
Works were undertaken with the support of local electricians and electrical suppliers.
Runway maintenance works scheduled for early 2025 will impact some commercial airline operations at Armidale Regional Airport.
Routine pavement maintenance is scheduled for the last week of January and the first two weekends of February. Where possible these works are being undertaken as night works to minimise the impact to normally scheduled flights. Where this is not possible, some flights have had to be cancelled to allow critical stages of work to be completed.
To confirm availability of any flights relevant to your travel plans, please refer to your airline’s website.
Armidale Regional Council apologises for any inconvenience caused by these closures that are necessary to maintain the critical runway pavements.
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