Outcome of the Hobart Airport Runway 30 NAP Trial Assessment

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.

Measurement/KPI Assessment Result
Safety Nil safety occurrences Success
Distribution of aircraft movements across both arrival paths (target 50% +/- 10%) Result is within target range:
43% used short approach
57% used long approach		 Success
Number of dwellings, population and noise sensitive sites subject to 60 decibel noise events (24hrs) when compared to current operations The number of dwellings and noise sensitive sites subject to 60 decibel and above noise events reduced from 797 to 23 (N60_10 event or more contour) Success


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.