Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review

Community information sessions for the Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review (PIR) will be held on the following dates in October.

Session details

Date: Wednesday, 13 October 2021

Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Venue: Norman Park Sports & Community Club, 43 Norman Ave, Norman Park

Date: Friday, 15 October 2021

Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Venue: View Brisbane, Kingsford Smith Dr &, Hunt St, Hamilton

Date: Monday, 18 October 2021

Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Venue: Brookfield Hall, 550 Brookfield Road, Brookfield

Please use the Registration Form to register your interest in attending the sessions. .

A further session is planned for Samford and details will be provided once a venue and date are confirmed.

Please check this page for an update later this week.

In response to community feedback on the limited numbers advised previously for these sessions, we have increased from two to four sessions, and will consider additional sessions if necessary. We have maintained the limit of 50 people per session to manage COVID-19 risks and to ensure we can have a meaningful discussion with attendees. A Livestream will also be provided on the Engage project page.

Purpose of the sessions

These sessions will provide an opportunity for the community to learn more about the PIR purpose and process, and to discuss the draft PIR Terms of Reference (ToR), including some of the feedback we have received to date. An updated draft ToR will be provided to the community for further comment following the sessions.

To allow for greater participation, we will be holding the sessions in both in-person and online formats. We will publish a recording of the key presentations on our Engage Airservices site after the events.

Filming and camera equipment is not permitted in the sessions as they deter participation.

Airservices will host more community information sessions and workshops at key points during the PIR. This will also be discussed in these first meetings.

Registration for attendance

Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Brisbane affecting the number of people allowed in indoor venues, and to provide a meaningful opportunity for discussion between Airservices and the community, sessions are limited to 50 guests and all attendees must RSVP.

To join our sessions, please complete the Registration Form. Registration will close on Wednesday, 6 October. Registrants will be sent email confirmation prior to the sessions.

Watch the Livestream

A link to the Livestream will be provided on the Engage project page prior to the session. You do not need to register to participate in the Livestream.

Submit questions

To allow for equitable participation in the sessions and gathering of any data to support more detailed responses, we are asking that community questions be submitted in advance of the sessions, by Wednesday, 6 October, using the online Registration Form.

If you do not intend to attend in person but would still like to ask a question you can submit them via this form .

Questions submitted through registration for the previously scheduled sessions have been recorded and will be used to guide presentation content. The opportunity to ask questions online and in person at the events will be provided, but responses may be limited by reasonable access to supporting information.

COVID Safety Measures

We will be complying with all COVID safety measures required at the time of the sessions. Please ensure you bring a mask and adhere to Queensland Government check in requirements.

Airservices would like to advise that the community information sessions on the Brisbane PIR will be rescheduled to October.

In determining the proposed timing, we considered many elements including COVID lockdowns and the Terms of Reference Review period. The first public meeting was scheduled next week to close out the first round of feedback on the Terms of Reference that closed on September 5.

We’d hoped the southern states would be out of lockdown to allow our noise specialists based in Canberra and Melbourne to attend. However, due to the extended lockdowns and concerns from the community around the timing of the meetings, we are happy to move the sessions to after the school holidays.

We will provide updated information on the new dates once we confirm venue availability and will give at least two weeks’ notice.

The first review period for the draft Terms of Reference (ToR) is now closed.

We thank everyone who participated by providing feedback on the draft ToR.

We will consider all community feedback and will provide an updated version of the ToR on this project page.

Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions in Brisbane affecting the number of people allowed in indoor venues, the community session we were proposing for August 2021 will be rescheduled to September 2021. This will allow for a greater number of community members to attend the session in person. A live streaming option to view the presentations will also be provided.

Submissions on the Terms of Reference will remain open until 5 September 2021. The community session will address the feedback we receive. An updated ToR will be released for a second round of feedback.

We have provided a list of commonly asked questions in our PIR FAQs section. These will be updated as questions are received. You may find it useful to read through these prior to preparing your submission.

Airservices Australia is pleased to announce the commencement of its Post Implementation Review (PIR) of the Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes.

You can read more about the PIR in our fact sheet here.

Release of draft Terms of Reference

We have developed draft Terms of Reference (ToR) which sets out our approach to undertaking the PIR. We have attempted to cover both our standard PIR requirements and also tailor some elements of the review to be specific to known community issues and interests.

The draft ToR is available for comment from Friday 30 July to Sunday 5 September 2021 (midnight AEST) and can be viewed here.

You can provide feedback on the draft ToR here.

Community Meeting

In August, Airservices will host a community meeting to share information on the PIR process and respond to community questions. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and to ensure wide community reach, this event will be available for community members to attend in person and online.

Further details on this event and a request for expressions of interest to attend in person will be provided on this project page.

Thank you to everyone who has registered to receive updates on the Brisbane Post Implementation Review (PIR).

We are currently drafting the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the review and plan to release these for a public comment period in July 2021.

If you are signed up for updates you will be notified when the ToR are available.

Brisbane Airport have released a number of dashboards which report on overnight operations, runway directional use and on-time performance.

Access the dashboards here (external site).

Brisbane's new runway and associated flight paths become operational from Sunday 12 July 2020.

Watch the livestream of the official launch online here (external site) and be part of history.

To support the new runway, the flight paths will change the way aircraft operate as they arrive and depart from Brisbane Airport. For more information on flight paths and aircraft operations, visit Brisbane Airport's Flight Path Tool here (external site).

The final period of Operational Readiness and Testing (ORAT) is close to completion, before Brisbane's new runway becomes operational on 12 July 2020.

ORAT is required to meet the final safety, security and regulatory compliance requirements before parallel runway operations commence.

Learn more about ORAT here (external link).

Brisbane's airspace changes on Thursday 21 May, ready for when the new runway opens on Sunday 12 July.

Even though the airspace change means that the new flight paths are installed in the aircraft and air traffic control systems, the flight paths to and from the new runway won't be used as until it opens on 12 July. In the interim period, between the airspace change and the opening of the runway, amended flight paths to the current runway will be used.

Find out more about this airspace change and flight paths in Brisbane Airport's Flight Path Tool (external site).