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Airservices Australia has released its preferred flight paths to reduce aircraft noise over parts of Brisbane.
Developed after consultation with both community and industry over the past year, the Noise Action Plan for Brisbane is open for community feedback until 14 July, with community engagement sessions to be held in Brisbane from 4–18 June.
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Changes include alterations to flight paths from the legacy runway over Moreton Bay to reduce the impact of Simultaneous Opposite Direction Parallel Runway Operations (SODPROPS) on Redlands; SODPROPS becoming the priority mode 24/7 to route more flights over the water; and flightpath height over Redlands increasing from 8,000-10,000ft to 11,000ft.
“Airservices wants to reach as many people as possible, through our community and online sessions to get direct feedback on the new flightpaths,” said Airservices Australia head of community engagement, Donna Marshall.
“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.
“We look forward to hearing the community’s feedback on these proposed changes which will help to reduce the impact of aircraft operations across Brisbane.”
Noise issues have been a flashpoint at Brisbane Airport since the completion of its new parallel runway in July 2020, which allowed more flight paths to open up, but affected nearby communities in the process.
There were various calls – including from the Greens – for caps and curfews, though owners of Brisbane Airport Corporation pointed to a potential $1 billion annual cost to the city’s economy. Others, including BAC, supported more flights being routed over Moreton Bay.
A Greens measure to implement caps and curfews, the Brisbane Airport Curfew and Demand Management Bill 2023, introduced as a private member’s bill by Greens transport spokesperson Elizabeth Watson-Brown, failed to secure the backing of the government or Transport Minister Catherine King in October.
The airport last year had a breakthrough when Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Cathay Pacific agreed to fly in tailwinds of up to seven knots at the airport, allowing more nighttime flights over Moreton Bay rather than populated areas.
