This week three Shellharbour councillors called for the extraordinary meeting to address issues surrounding plans to land the aircraft at the council-owned Illawarra Regional Airport.

Last week Qantas announced it was donating the aircraft, known as the City of Canberra, to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society based at the airport.

The Shellharbour council has been quick to point out the leasing and licensing involved in parking this aircraft was yet to be approved.

Concerns have been raised about a range of issues surrounding the landing and location of the plane which Qantas hopes to deliver in early March.

Shellharbour Mayor Marianne Saliba said the main issue to be addressed was the lease of airport land to HARS, and its plans to build concrete pads on which the aircraft will stand.

She was not worried by suggestions the plane would overhang the airport's perimeter fence, a public car park and a road.

"I don't believe the overhanging will be an issue ... the plane will be high enough off the ground not to have an impact on what is happening below," she said.

"We are talking about a very historic aircraft coming to Shellharbour ... this is an absolute gem coming to the Illawarra region."

When it came to potential damage to the airport runway, Cr Saliba said the council's primary concern was that HARS had insurance to cover any damage.