Review of Runway 30 NAP trial assessment outcome

In August we published our decision to not proceed with the proposed Noise Abatement Procedure (NAP) trial for Runway 30 at Hobart Airport. The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) reviewed this decision and has since requested that Airservices Australia reconsider this outcome.

Airservices’ Chief Executive Officer completed a review of the decision, and he has requested that further work be completed to determine if the NAP trial should be implemented.

This work includes:

• additional engagement with community and industry on the operational requirements and exemptions to the NAP, along with the success criteria that would be applied to the NAP trial, should it be implemented

• assessment of the safety and operational factors to be considered should a NAP trial be implemented, including determining if the risks are acceptable following applicable mitigations.

The safety assessment work will be undertaken in parallel to industry engagement. We will then engage with the community on the outcomes.

We anticipate engaging with the Hobart community in early 2024.

Work is currently underway on the recommended actions in Package 2. We expect to commence engagement with the Hobart community on these proposals at the same time as the above.