Petrie Airfield (A2)

The closure was primarily due to economic reasons and urban development. The airfield was situated on land owned by the Amcor paper mill. When the mill's operations wound down, the large, valuable parcel of land was sold for redevelopment. The growing suburban sprawl of Petrie and surrounding areas made the land extremely valuable for residential, commercial, and educational purposes, rendering a private airfield unsustainable and incompatible with future land use plans.

The site of the former Petrie Airfield has been completely redeveloped and is now unrecognizable as an aviation facility. The land is the location of 'The Mill at Moreton Bay,' a major Priority Development Area (PDA). The most prominent feature on the site today is the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) Moreton Bay campus, which opened in 2020. The area also includes public parks, community spaces, a train station, and ongoing construction for residential and commercial precincts. No trace of the runway or any airfield infrastructure remains.

Petrie Airfield, also known locally as the 'Ko-Ace' airstrip, was a private general aviation facility. Its primary role was serving light aircraft, recreational flyers, and ultralight clubs. Its most significant historical role was serving as an interim home for the Redcliffe Aero Club in the late 1970s and early 1980s. After the club was forced to leave its original field at Kippa-Ring due to development, they operated from Petrie for several years before establishing their permanent home at the current Redcliffe Airport (YRED). The airfield consisted of a single grass or dirt runway and basic facilities, typical of small, private airstrips of that era.

None. There are zero prospects for the airfield to reopen. The site has been permanently and irreversibly transformed into a major university campus and a master-planned urban community. The land value and the nature of the current development preclude any possibility of returning it to aviation use.