Hangar 2

HANGAR 2 was constructed in 1930 by Queensland Air Navigation Ltd (QAN) which operated a Brisbane to Townsville aviation service.

It also was the departure point for New England Airways, the first successful airline to operate a Brisbane to Sydney route.

Today signposted as Hangar 002, the structure consists of three sections: The original 1930 ‘coat hanger’ style hangar along the western boundary, the central and eastern extension (most likely constructed in c.1941), and the later adjoining extensions to the south and north (both now used as workshops).

The original hangar has a gently curved roof with windows along the northern and southern boundary walls below the roof trusses. Two rows of skylights run parallel from the western boundary (airside) to the office/ workshop area in the eastern boundary.

Large sliding hangar doors with inset windows are located on the western boundary. The door tracks extend to the north and south beyond the side walls of the main hangar.

The 1941 extension is of similar design to that used in the 1943 extension to Hangar 1. Hangar 2 relates to phases 2 and 3 of the airport, and has been assessed as having a