Council's draft budget for the next financial year, expected to be determined at a meeting in June, lists a number of projects that are planned to be undertaken over the 12 month period.

Engineering Services director Darren Sturgiss said the projects are part of the ongoing improvement works for the airport.

He said they are being funded with the $2.5 million from the Federal Government's National Stronger Region Fund and $2.5 million from council itself. 

The most expensive project on the agenda is the construction of leasable hangar sites at the precinct, at a cost of $850,000.

"Leasable sites have been available in excess of 20 years and provide private individuals and businesses their own facilities to construct hangars to store their aircraft, or for aviation related businesses," Mr Sturgiss said. 

"Construction of additional leasable sites will provide Bathurst Airport further expansion and growth as identified in the Bathurst Airport Master Plan, which was produced in consultation with the facility's key stakeholders."

Council plans to have 20,000 square metres available for leasable sites.

Mr Sturgiss said the number of individual lease sites will depend on the size of lots requested, "with Council, where possible, customising leasable sites to suit the leasee".

In addition to new leasable hangar sites, council plans to redirect taxiway C and construct taxiways H and I, as well as construct a taxiway golf.

These projects will come at a cost of $450,000 each. 

“A parallel taxiway to the main runway will be constructed, to increase aircraft operational efficiency and safety,” Mr Sturgiss said. 

“Further taxiways will be constructed  to service the proposed leasable sites and existing taxiways modified to address compliance with current airport safety standards.”

Council has also earmarked $100,000 for closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring and landing charges equipment.

“The airport has had an extensive CCTV system in place since 2004 which monitors activities in the terminal, the car park and surrounds,” Mr Sturgiss said.

“The new CCTV monitoring equipment  will be used in conjunction with, and enhance the scope of, the landing charges equipment, which charges airport patrons for use of the airport.”