Winners and losers from new Brisbane flight paths
Brisbane suburbs that have rarely been exposed to aircraft noise will have scores of daily flights overhead with next year’s opening of Brisbane Airport’s second runway. ARE YOU AFFECTED?
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The opening of Brisbane’s new runway next year will increase the number of aircraft flying over suburbs which have rarely experienced a plane movement.
Arrival flights will shift further west, from over Kenmore, Fig Tree Pocket and Sherwood, to Bellbowrie and Pullenvale.
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And residents at The Gap and Bardon will now have to contend with up to 39 new arriving flights a day.
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Brookfield residents will experience a modest increase in flight movements, but if you live at St Lucia, Toowong, Taringa and around Mt Coot-tha or Enoggera Reservoir, get ready for as many as 85 departing flights per day.
Despite alarm expressed by some residents on social media, Brisbane Airport Corporation said many flights would be at relatively high altitude, with low noise, by the time some suburbs were overflown.
In some cases, noise would only be during the day.
“To keep the community well informed about what to expect when the new flight paths come into effect, Brisbane Airport Corporation has developed a flight path tool which enables individuals to check any specific address in Brisbane,’’ a BAC spokeswoman said.
“The tool shows jet arrival and departure flight paths from Brisbane Airport for both current operations and when the new runway opens.’’
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She said while the online tool was the best indicator of changes for a specific address, westside residents were likely to notice more aircraft movements in a range of suburbs but noise should in most cases be minor, or only in the day.
When the wind was from the north, usually in summer, Kenmore, Fig Tree Pocket and Sherwood currently have up to 40 arriving flights a day.
They should not experience arriving flights when the runway opens, as the arrival flight path over those areas will move further west to Bellbowrie and Pullenvale.
But even in those two areas, planes would be about 2000m up, with engine noise noticeable only when background levels were low.
From 10pm to 6am there would be no planes.
The Gap and Bardon, currently not overflown, may have departures to the east and 39 arrivals 1000m overhead to the west.
Noise may be noticeable when background levels are low but there will be no flights from 10pm to 6am.
Brookfield will be overflown by up to three plane arrivals from 10pm to 6am when the wind is northerly and 8km/h or more.
In southerly winds, usually in winter, Auchenflower, Milton, Paddington, Kelvin Grove and Ashgrove are now overflown by up to 107 departing flights a day.
St Lucia, Toowong, Taringa, Mt Coot-tha/Enoggera Reservoir will next year be used by up to 85 departing flights a day, but at relatively high levels.
“From 10pm to 6am flights will be directed over the bay as much as possible,’’ she said.
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