Local Archerfield Pilots along with the QLD Scout Commissioner - who oversees the aviation based "Scout Den" building constructed on airport property - have gained the attention of prime-time news media over the way Archerfield is managed by the owner/operator and spoke out about the "Master Plan" for the airfield which included the development of a number of non-aviation buildings on property specifically designated for aviation use
 
The response from the airport management office as recorded by the media was that the airport is a commercial enterprise and therefore operates similar to commercial businesses and rental rates applicable to the surrounding business area

The group also mentioned that some hangar owners - those that built their own hangars on leased airport ground - were unable to renew their lease after the term had or was about to expire and in most cases were left with no satisfactory alternative other than to hand over their property to the operator and/or face a massive rent increase