Finelli, Marco: Coolangatta Gold Coast – An airport with a golden future, page 55, (Airliner World online ) September 2005 The final runway was confirmed as 2492 meters long in 2007, as says the plaque and photos of 2006 runway length of 2042 m compared to the 2007 runway length of 2,492 m on the left wall of the arrivals southern exit.