A man has been charged with threatening a woman with a knife at Brisbane Airport on Saturday night, causing the international terminal to be shut down.

The 50-year-old Surfers Paradise man has been charged with one count each of violating a domestic violence order, stalking with a weapon, stealing and serious police assault.

Police at the scene fired non-lethal shots at the man at around 9pm, at which point he surrendered to the police.

The man will appear in Brisbane magistrates court today.