Hobart Community and Industry Suggested Alternatives

Following the release of the Options Assessment Outcomes reports for Recommendation 4 and 6 in July 2025, work has now commenced to develop and further assess Recommendation 4 to the preferred design option. Once complete we will share the outcomes with the community.

In the interim, we have extended the deadline for feedback on the Recommendation 4 and 6 options assessment outcomes reports from Sunday 10 August 2025 to 31 August 2025. This allows over 6 weeks for community members to provide feedback or ask questions on the assessment reports.

We encourage you to submit your questions and comments by clicking on the Questions tab.

Following the community engagement sessions in late 2024, we have been working through assessment of the Hobart Airport Post Implementation Review (PIR) Recommendations 4 and 6. These recommendations were:

• Recommendation 4 - Shift the Runway 30 RNP-AR 2 to 3km to the east
• Recommendation 6 - Move Runway 30 arrivals to the east coast over water

The assessments are now complete, and we are pleased to share the outcomes. A summary can be viewed below:

• Recommendation 4 Assessment Summary
• Recommendation 6 Assessment Summary

Based on our assessment, Airservices has determined that Recommendation 4 will be progressed to preferred design, which will involve more detailed design, safety and environmental assessment and a further round of community engagement ahead of a decision on implementation.

Recommendation 6 will not be progressed to preferred design, as it was not supported by community or industry, does not provide a net noise improvement, and would result in a substantial increase in emissions.

You can view the full Options Assessment Reports using the links below.

• Recommendation 4 Options Assessment Report
• Recommendation 6 Options Assessment Report

The reports are available for questions and comment through to Sunday 10 August 2025. Click on the Questions tab to ask a question or provide feedback.

The Hobart Airport Runway 30 Noise Abatement Procedure (NAP) Trial period has now concluded.

A summary of our assessment against the published success criteria is provided below.

The assessment has concluded that the NAP has successfully achieved the stated objective to bring about a more equitable distribution of aircraft movements across both arrival paths, addressing the imbalance of use identified in the Post Implementation Review (PIR).

Given the success of the trial when measured against the criteria, the NAP will be implemented as a permanent operation with immediate effect.

If you have a question about the assessment or this outcome, we welcome you to submit this via the Questions tab on this page.

PIR Recommended actions 4 and 6

The feedback period for recommended actions 4 and 6 of the PIR is open until 20 December 2024 and we encourage community members to submit feedback via the 'Have Your Say' tab on this page. Alternatively, you can provide your feedback for Recommendation 4 here and Recommendation 6 here.

We will be completing the assessments for these recommendations of the PIR after the Christmas break and will provide an update once the outcomes are available.

In the interim, we wish you all a very festive break.

Airservices has received a further motion from the communities of Dunalley, Boomer Bay, Marion Bay, Murdunna and Bream Creek. We have been asked to share this motion with others who are following this project. You can view the motion here.

Airservices will consider this motion as part of our review of all feedback on the two recommendations we are engaging on.

We are pleased to confirm we have extended the feedback period on Recommendations 4 & 6 in response to requests from community members for additional time. The closing date of 1 December 2024 has been extended to Close of Business on 20 December 2024. We encourage you to take part and provide your feedback here.

During our engagement sessions on 12 November 2024, a motion was presented to Airservices from community members, that was subsequently signed by attendees across these meetings. The community members asked that we share this motion with others who are following this project. You can view the motion here.

Airservices will consider this motion as part of our review of all feedback on the two recommendations we are engaging on.

We are pleased to release information for Recommendation 4 & 6 of the Hobart PIR.

We will be holding a series of on-site and an online community engagement session, details of which are in the newsfeed below. Feedback from the community is encouraged. You can view the Fact sheets using the links below.

• Recommendation 4_Hobart RNP-AR Relocation
• Recommendation 4_Hobart RNP-AR Relocation Noise Contours
• Recommendation 6_Hobart East Coast Route Suggestion
• Recommendation 6_Hobart East Coast Route Suggestion_FPDP

We invite you to submit feedback via the 'Have Your Say' tab on this page or alternatively, you can provide your feedback for Recommendation 4 here and Recommendation 6 Recommended action 6 here.

Airservices has now completed the assessment of Recommendations 4 and 6 from the Hobart Airspace Design Post Implementation Review. We will be holding face-to-face community engagement sessions commencing 12 November 2024 to discuss the outcomes of the assessments. Community sessions will be held at Dodges Ferry, Primrose Sands, Dunalley and Triabunna. These will be drop-in style sessions where community members can have one-on-one and small group conversations with Airservices staff to further understand the outcomes of this work.

Details of the sessions are as follows:

Tuesday 12 November, 1:30pm to 3:30pm

Dodges Ferry

Okines Community House, 540 Old Forcett Road, Dodges Ferry

Tuesday 12 November, 5.00pm to 7.00pm

Primrose Sands

Primrose Sands Community Centre, 570 Primrose Sands Road, Primrose Sands

Wednesday 13 November, 5.00pm to 7.00pm

Dunalley

Dunalley Community Hall, 5 Franklin Street, Dunalley

Thursday 14 November, 11:30am to 1:30pm

Triabunna

Triabunna Community Centre, 3 Vicary St, Triabunna

Anyone who is unable to attend the in-person sessions is welcome to register to attend an online session, which will involve a short presentation followed by questions.

Wednesday 20 November, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Online Session - Click here to register

Information on the two recommendations will shared on this page next week.

Noise Abatement Procedure (NAP) trial update

Airservices has reviewed the operation of the trial over its first 3 months.

Between 13 June 2024 and 12 September 2024, there were 1851 arrivals to runway 30. Of these:

• 42 percent used the shorter RNP-AR approach

• 58 percent used the longer RNAV approach.

This result is within the desired success criteria for the trial, and points to its success in better sharing operations between these two arrival paths.

We also looked into adherence with the NAP during the prescribed hours, and identified:

• Two flights were instructed by air traffic control to use the RNP-AR due to emergency services aircraft activity

• One aircraft used the RNP-AR to avoid bad weather

• One aircraft used the RNP-AR outside of tower hours

• Six pilots requested the RNP-AR approach for operational reasons.

Airservices has contacted the relevant airlines to understand the operational reasons for not adhering to the NAP and to encourage use where operationally safe.

Your ongoing feedback will be a key consideration in the assessment of this trial and you can submit your feedback on the NAP trial through our online form available here.

Members of the community are welcome to discuss the details of the NAP trial with our staff at the upcoming engagement sessions.

Airservices has completed assessment of the community suggested recommendations, number 4 and 6, from the Hobart Airspace Review Post Implementation Review (PIR). We are now preparing the relevant information to share with the community on these recommendations and other Hobart operations, including an update on the progress of the Noise Abatement Procedure (NAP) trial. We anticipate commencing face-to-face community engagement sessions from mid-October 2024.

In the meantime, we encourage community members to continue providing feedback on the NAP trial through our online form available here. Your feedback will be a key consideration in the assessment of this trial.

Airservices will soon announce the next round of community engagement on the recommendations of the Hobart Airspace Review Post Implementation Review (PIR). We are currently finalising our assessment of the options and anticipate being able to confirm the engagement timing in the next month. In the meantime, we encourage any community members with feedback on the Noise Abatement Procedure (NAP) trial, to record your feedback here.

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Airservices has completed community and industry engagement on the additional work requested by our CEO for the Noise Abatement Procedure (NAP) Trial. This involved operational safety assessment, including exclusions and exemptions to its use, and the criteria against which the NAP trial success or otherwise will be measured. The assessment found no reason that we should not proceed with the NAP trial, in accordance with the original recommendation from August 2023.

The completion of this additional work was necessary to confirm if any safety risks posed by this change in operations can be mitigated. It also provided the opportunity to further explain when aircraft are not required to apply the NAP and to share our proposed approach to monitoring and measuring the trial’s success.

The NAP trial will commence on 13 June 2024 and will be in effect for a period of 6 months.

Over this period, arriving aircraft to runway 30 will use the RNAV approach (also known as the long approach) between the hours of 2pm and 8am, unless they are exempt for specific reasons. Details on the conditions for exemptions are available here.

Feedback from the community and industry gathered throughout the trial period will inform our assessment of the trial. Members of the public are encouraged to submit feedback via the Have Your Say tab on this page.

We are also currently installing noise monitors in key locations identified by our specialist aircraft noise monitoring consultants to record noise levels throughout the trial. These have been placed at:

• Primrose Sands – to monitor arrivals to runway 30 on the RNP-AR/visual arrival route (short approach)
• Connelly’s Marsh – to monitor arrivals to runway 30 on the RNAV arrival route (long approach) and jet departures from runway 12.

We are also seeking to deploy a noise monitor in the vicinity of Dunalley to monitor overflight in this location. We invite members of the community to contact us at communityengagement@airservicesaustralia.com if you are interested in hosting a noise monitor (noting the location selected will need to meet the required noise monitoring criteria).

Hobart Airport runway works

We have recently become aware that Hobart Airport is planning to commence upgrade works to the runway. We do not expect these works to impact the trial however we are currently working with the airport to understand any changes to existing operations and will provide updates as we learn more.