The ambitious plan to build the country's first public airport from scratch in more than five decades west of Toowoomba is on schedule for the first flight to take-off in the second half of next year.


One of the major stumbling blocks for the Toowoomba-based Wagner family, which is behind the multi-million dollar project, has been the use of military airspace given the project's proximity to the Oakey Army Training and Aviation Centre.


However, Wagners Group chairman John Wagner said yesterday a mutual agreement had been reached between the two parties allowing work on the project to ramp-up even further.


"Plans are progressing along very well. We have reached an agreement with the Department of Defence in relation to the airspace," Mr Wagner said.


Mr Wagner said the company was now working closely with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to determine the best possible flight corridors for the new airport.


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