Airservices Australia has released options aimed at reducing aircraft noise impacts for more than half a million Brisbane residents.
A review by air traffic management consultants Trax International has resulted in five options being put forward for community engagement.
The full details are here
Airservices said in a statement that the options would:
- Provide periods of respite for around 482,000 Brisbane residents from arrival operations for new and legacy runway aligned communities
- Reduce aircraft noise by removing daytime altitude restrictions on night-time flightpaths, decreasing the impact of arrival operations from the north and west over water, and south and east over land. This would include removing level flight operations over around 71,000 residents.
- Increase aircraft altitude permanently on flightpaths from the north and west to the southern runway ends, including removing level flight operations over around 68,000 residents.
The community has until December 13, 2026 to provide feedback. This can be done here
Airservices Australia’s Head of Noise Action Plan for Brisbane Program Delivery Donna Marshall said the options “provide a real opportunity for noise improvements for some of the communities we have most frequently engaged with throughout the Noise Action Plan for Brisbane”.
“New runway aligned communities, who are subject to both arrival and departure operations, could receive respite from arrivals in between peak traffic periods on an alternating basis with legacy runway communities,” she said.
“Communities to the north and west of the airport, who are overflown by aircraft arriving to the new runway, could also experience lower noise levels from the increased flightpath altitudes and smoother descent profiles. Some of these communities could also benefit from respite options.”
