Community engagement sessions – Post Implementation Review Recommendation 4 and 6

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.