Aircraft noise

Due to required runway works the main runway at Adelaide Airport, Runway 05/23, will be closed between 10:00pm on Tuesday 28 March and 5:00am on Wednesday 29 March. Aircraft will operate on Runway 12/30 during this period.

Due to flood damage the medical response helicopter that normally operates out of Lismore has now been relocated to the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport for approximately six months. The helicopter operations may occur at any time of the day or night and local residents may notice an increase during this time.

Due to construction works involving cranes, Runway 12 will be closed to normal arrival operations between 7:00am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday, and between 8:00am and midday on Saturdays. This will occur from Monday 12 December to Wednesday 21 December 2022 and recommence on Wednesday 4 January 2023 until April. Emergency services aircraft may utilise the runway during these times.

Due to required works at the airport the east/west runway will be closed each day between 10:00am and 4:00pm from Wednesday 22 March to Friday 31 March, excluding the weekend. All aircraft will operate on the north/south runway during this time.

The north/south runway, Runway 16/34 will be closed five nights a week between 6.5 and 8 hours for asphalt replacement works - for approximately 10 months from November 2022. Aircraft will use the east/west runway, Runway 09/27, during these times.

In February 2023 for approximately a month and in May 2023 for approximately a week, maintenance works will occur on the area where the two runways intersect. During this time, the north-south runway will be temporarily shortened, and the east-west runway will be closed, again for five nights a week.

Further information can be found on the Melbourne Airport website.

Due to required works at Melbourne Airport the east/west runway, Runway 09/27 will be closed between 10:00am and 3:00pm each Wednesday in March, commencing Wednesday 1 March at 10:00am and finishing on Wednesday 29 March at 3:00pm.

All aircraft will operate on the north/south runway during these times.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority will be conducting navigation aid testing at and around Sydney Airport on Saturday 25 March. Local residents may observe a twin engine aircraft flying a low and unusual flight pattern up to 50 kilometres from the airport on this day.