Airservices Australia has launched five new sets of flightpath options developed by specialist airspace design consultants Trax International which may change where aircraft operate over Brisbane.
Now, Airservices is calling for Brisbane residents to provide feedback on the flightpath options at their community engagement sessions.
The proposed flightpath concepts, which form part of Airservices’ Noise Action Plan for Brisbane, have been designed to reduce the concentration of flights over several Brisbane communities.
The Plan was developed to address aircraft noise impacts resulting from changes to Brisbane’s airspace, following the introduction of Brisbane Airport’s new parallel runway in July 2020.
The options address arrivals and departures to the north and departures to the south and east. In addition, the new sets of flightpath options address changes required to facilitate independent parallel runway operations, which involves aircraft arriving and departing on the two runways at the same time.
Airservices Australia Head of Community Engagement, Donna Marshall, said: “We want all communities across Brisbane to be involved in the discussion on these new sets of flightpath options.”
“Airservices is offering one-on-one consultations with our flightpath specialists at engagement sessions to boost the community’s understanding of what’s being proposed.
“We are dedicated to closely working with the community. We are listening to and proactively consulting with noise-impacted residents.
“We also want to ensure this is a transparent process, which demonstrates our commitment to improving noise outcomes for the Brisbane community, where safe and operationally feasible.”
Join a community engagement session
The Noise Action Plan for Brisbane is now out for public comment.
Airservices Australia’s Head of Community Engagement, Donna Marshall, said the concepts were developed to reduce the frequency and concentration of flights over some communities that experience the highest volumes of air traffic.
“These concepts are essentially about sharing aircraft noise and the proposals will likely mean a change to where aircraft operate over Brisbane. We want residents to review the five concepts and to give us their feedback,” said Donna.
You can learn more about the proposed concepts for flight path changes at any of six in-person community engagement sessions, by joining one of five online information sessions, or participating in the Q&A online sessions toward the end of the engagement period.
Due to the complexity of the information being presented, the community sessions will take the form of one-on-one meetings. Interested community members need to select their preferred venue and book a time beforehand at engage.airservices.com/nap4b
If booking an in-person meeting, you’re encouraged to join one of the online sessions beforehand to gain a greater understanding of the concepts ahead of more detailed discussion.
Provide feedback until September 15 here
