Air traffic has returned to normal at the local airport with construction of three new aircraft bays now complete.
Construction of the new bays resulted in the temporary suspension of Qantas flights in and out of the city between February 3 to February 11, and also impacted on REX's flight schedules.
The $13 million project replaces large stretches of worn and damaged tarmac, and has increased the airport's capacity for parked aircraft.
Council's General Manager, Jay Nankivell, said the airside upgrades would put Council in a strong position to seek further funding for an upgrade to the runway to accommodate larger aircraft.
"Our aprons and taxiways can now handle larger aircraft and more aircraft at once, so the next logical step is to upgrade the runway itself," he said.
"We'll continue lobbying for that assistance and pursue all funding avenues to get that work done and increase the city's air traffic."
Mr Nankivell said he wished to thank everyone involved in the project, including the local community for their patience.
"Everyone has been great, from the contractors and Council staff through the airlines and their work to change their flight schedules to allow this work to be completed," he said.
"There's still more work to be done - most notably the taxiways and the RFDS Apron - but the disruption to the general public is now essentially over, and I want to thank the community for their patience while we carried out this important work."
The upgrade of the airport's taxiways and aprons is funded by the NSW Government (former Resources For Regions Fund), Federal Government (Regional Airport Fund), and Broken Hill City Council.
