Sydney Airport - Temporary restrictions on East-West runway operations

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Why are the changes necessary?

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is delivering the freight rail line project that runs from the Port Botany Container Terminal to Mascot.

The Botany Rail Duplication Project will increase capacity on the rail line and the wider Metropolitan Freight Network, with one train able to move around the same number of containers as 54 trucks. This will encourage a freight transport mode shift from road to rail, which will result in a reduced rate of growth in truck movements and associated traffic congestion. Reducing the number of heavy vehicles on the road network around Sydney Airport will be a particularly important outcome.

The freight rail line skirts Sydney Airport’s eastern and northern boundary, including an area less than 500 metres from the eastern end of the east-west runway. At times, various types of equipment will need to be used to allow construction activity to proceed. As some of this equipment will be high enough to intrude into Sydney Airport’s protected airspace, when such equipment is in use, operations on Sydney Airport’s east-west runway will need to be temporarily restricted.

What is changing?

To avoid overflying the worksite all flights to or from the east-west runway will be limited to departures to the west. This means that some of the noise sharing modes in Sydney Airport’s noise sharing program (the Long Term Operating Plan) will not be available during the works period. As a result, only mode 7 will be available with mode 5, 12, 13 and 14a not available until works are complete. During this period of construction, any aircraft that would have landed on the east-west runway from the east or the west will instead land on one of the airport’s two north-south runways. During 2022, there were an average of 19 such flights per day. There will be no impact during the curfew period.

When is it changing?

Construction works restricting east-west runway operations will be in progress from 18 to 24 October 2022 (inclusive) and will be undertaken 24 hours a day.

Where can I find more information?

More information is available at www.sydneyairport.com.au/runwaysafety

Questions about the restriction of east-west runway operations should be directed to Sydney Airport.

Contact: Mr Ted Plummer

Ph: 0409 072 436

Email: runwaysafety@syd.com.au

https://www.sydneyairport.com.au/contact-us

More information about Sydney Airport Operations, including the runways and flight paths can be found at https://aircraftnoise.airservicesaustralia.com/


Why are the changes necessary?

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is delivering the freight rail line project that runs from the Port Botany Container Terminal to Mascot.

The Botany Rail Duplication Project will increase capacity on the rail line and the wider Metropolitan Freight Network, with one train able to move around the same number of containers as 54 trucks. This will encourage a freight transport mode shift from road to rail, which will result in a reduced rate of growth in truck movements and associated traffic congestion. Reducing the number of heavy vehicles on the road network around Sydney Airport will be a particularly important outcome.

The freight rail line skirts Sydney Airport’s eastern and northern boundary, including an area less than 500 metres from the eastern end of the east-west runway. At times, various types of equipment will need to be used to allow construction activity to proceed. As some of this equipment will be high enough to intrude into Sydney Airport’s protected airspace, when such equipment is in use, operations on Sydney Airport’s east-west runway will need to be temporarily restricted.

What is changing?

To avoid overflying the worksite all flights to or from the east-west runway will be limited to departures to the west. This means that some of the noise sharing modes in Sydney Airport’s noise sharing program (the Long Term Operating Plan) will not be available during the works period. As a result, only mode 7 will be available with mode 5, 12, 13 and 14a not available until works are complete. During this period of construction, any aircraft that would have landed on the east-west runway from the east or the west will instead land on one of the airport’s two north-south runways. During 2022, there were an average of 19 such flights per day. There will be no impact during the curfew period.

When is it changing?

Construction works restricting east-west runway operations will be in progress from 18 to 24 October 2022 (inclusive) and will be undertaken 24 hours a day.

Where can I find more information?

More information is available at www.sydneyairport.com.au/runwaysafety

Questions about the restriction of east-west runway operations should be directed to Sydney Airport.

Contact: Mr Ted Plummer

Ph: 0409 072 436

Email: runwaysafety@syd.com.au

https://www.sydneyairport.com.au/contact-us

More information about Sydney Airport Operations, including the runways and flight paths can be found at https://aircraftnoise.airservicesaustralia.com/