The two maps illustrate how Tilden Airport and the area around it changed over a span of three decades, starting in 1985.
Tilden Airport underwent dramatic changes which included expanding the international terminal, demolishing the factories and Johnson’s farm and constructing new sections, the second runaway and the light rail. As a result, the airport had been transformed into Tilden International Airport by 2015.
First of all, a new wing was added on to the international terminal just east of the domestic terminal. Secondly, Johnson’s farm was demolished, and the second runaway, a business park and a housing estate were built in its place. The second runaway was located in the north-east of the international terminal, while the business park and the housing estate were to the east of it. To the north of the road, which connects the airport with the City of Tilden situated 8 kilometres east of the spot, a hotel and conference centre and a new building for airport support services were constructed where the factories used to be. The previous building for airport support services was expanded and converted to a bus and light rail station which became the final destination for the light rail which ran next to the road.