High security fences for Brisbane Airport ahead of G20

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A woman crashes her car through a fence and onto the Brisbane airport tarmac Tuesday night, forcing an emergency stop to all flights for two hours.

Brisbane Airports operations manager says high security fencing will ensure G20 leaders wont be placed at risk in November, following an incident in which a woman used a car to smash her way on to the airfield.

The car was travelling about 35km/h when it crashed through the fence near the domestic terminal on Tuesday night, travelling a further 400 metres before stopping on the tarmac about 200 metres from the runway.

BACoperations manager Stephen Goodwin said tier 3 fencing - capable of withstanding a moving car - had already been installed in areas where G20 planes would land.

The fence area breached when a woman drove a car onto the Brisbane Airport airfield. Photo: Kristian Silva

Mr Goodwin also said the airport was midway through a $2 million plan to install tier 3 fencing around 15 kilometres of the 27-kilometre perimeter by August.

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Ground-based radar technology, to detect unauthorised people and objects, will also be set up.

He confirmed the fence area that was breached on Tuesday night was earmarked to be upgraded.

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High security fences for Brisbane Airport ahead of G20