Ballina Airport - Introduction of controlled airspace

This map shows the preferred flight paths when prevailing winds support the use of Runway 24 (arrivals from the eastern runway end, departures from the western runway end). 

Search an address on the top right of the map and zoom in to see its location in relation to the flight paths.

Purple paths represent Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs), yellow paths represent Standard Instrument Arrivals (STARs) . Orange paths indicate runway aligned approaches, which cannot be changed. 

Noise contours have been included for each flight path. These contours represent single aircraft event, maximum noise level (LAMax) contours – i.e. the maximum noise level expected during a single aircraft operation over a location. The inner most pink shaded area close to the runway represents locations where noise may be 70 decibels or higher, the longer green shaded area represents locations where the noise may be 60 decibels or higher, and the wide outer blue shaded area represents locations where noise may be 42 decibels or higher (i.e. low, but potentially noticeable).

This map shows the preferred flight paths when prevailing winds support the use of Runway 06 (arrivals from the western runway end, departures from the eastern runway end). 

Search an address on the top right of the map and zoom in to see its location in relation to the flight paths.

Purple paths represent Standard Instrument Departures (SID), yellow paths represent Standard Instrument Arrivals (STAR) . Orange paths indicate runway aligned approaches, which cannot be changed. 

Noise contours have been included for each flight path. These contours represent single aircraft event, maximum noise level (LAMax) contours – i.e. the maximum noise level expected during a single aircraft operation over a location. The inner most pink shaded area close to the runway represents locations where noise may be 70 decibels or higher, the longer green shaded area represents locations where the noise may be 60 decibels or higher, and the wide outer blue shaded area represents locations where noise may be 42 decibels or higher (i.e. low, but potentially noticeable).

This zoomable map shows the preferred Standard Instrument Departure (SID) and Standard Instrument Arrival (STAR) flight paths for runway 24 overlaid onto actual flight tracks from July to September 2024. This map is for visual comparison purposes only and tracks are limited to a three month period to ensure map visibility. Please allow some time for the map to load.

Search an address on the top right of the map and zoom in to see its location in relation to the flight paths.

Purple lines = SIDs, yellow lines = STARs. Blue lines = arrivals tracks, pink lines = departure tracks. Thicker blue and pink lines indicate more concentrated operations.

Note the flight tracks shown are for aircraft flying according to Instrument Flight Rules (mainly commercial passenger aircraft), as these are the types of flights that will be utilising the proposed SIDs and STARs. Smaller training aircraft, recreational aircraft and helicopters will not use these flight paths and will continue to operate in a similar manner to how they do today.

This zoomable map shows the preferred Standard Instrument Departure (SID) and Standard Instrument Arrival (STAR) flight paths for runway 06 overlaid onto actual flight tracks from July to September 2024. This map is for visual comparison purposes only and tracks are limited to a three month period to ensure map visibility. Please allow some time for the map to load.

Search an address on the top right of the map and zoom in to see its location in relation to the flight paths.

Purple lines = SIDs, yellow lines = STARs. Blue lines = arrivals tracks, pink lines = departure tracks. Thicker blue and pink lines indicate more concentrated operations.

Note the flight tracks shown are for aircraft flying according to Instrument Flight Rules (mainly commercial passenger aircraft), as these are the types of flights that will be utilising the proposed SIDs and STARs. Smaller training aircraft, recreational aircraft and helicopters will not use these flight paths and will continue to operate in a similar manner to how they do today.