Commencement of engagement

A new curved flight path is being proposed at Hervey Bay Airport, to support Bombardier DHC8-400 (Dash-8) and Airbus A320/1 aircraft types arriving from Brisbane and wanting to land towards the south-east, on to Runway 11 (northern runway end), at Hervey Bay Airport. A feature of this type of approach is the ability to fly a curved path that enables a significant reduction in track miles, and a more stable approach.

In poor weather aircraft arriving from Brisbane that are required to land on Runway 11 at Hervey Bay must currently track 15 nautical miles to the north to commence their approach to land. When the weather is good, these aircraft have the option of flying a much closer visual approach to land. This reduces track miles, which in turn, reduces fuel burn, emissions and time.
The new flight path will allow aircraft to fly the closer visual approach in all weather conditions and benefit from the reduction in track miles, fuel burn and emissions.

GE Aerospace is engaging the community on this proposed change. You can view the Community Engagement Plan here. Comments on this plan are welcomed to ensure that this engagement is effective in reaching interested communities.

You can also review the following information on the proposed change:

• Options Development Methodology and Assessment Criteria (ODMAC)
• Fact sheet describing the proposed change

For more information, or to provide feedback, please contact GE Aerospace by email at navservices.engagement@geaerospace.com.au.