At the airport, we recognise that whilst the benefits of the airport operating are felt right across our city, state and country, the burdens of aircraft noise are carried locally. We are committed to working with Airservices Australia, the airlines and community to ensure the best possible outcomes in managing aircraft noise.
We have developed a series of dashboards using data from Airservices Australia, Bureau of Meterology and WeatherZone. This includes historical reporting on overnight operations and runway directional usage, on-time performance as well as forecasted directional use. Information can be filtered on the reports, with historical data available for comparison from 2017 onwards.
Dashboard Reports
Runway Usage
The direction in which aircraft are able to take-off and land is determined by the wind speed and direction at the airport. As a general rule, aircraft must take-off and land into the wind.
The preferred mode of operation overnight (10pm-6am) is for all aircraft to arrive and depart over the bay, to minimise the impact of noise on the Brisbane community. However this is weather dependant and based on four factors; wind speed, visibility, cloud cover and runway surface conditions.
This chart shows the historical data for over the bay operations and the direction of flights on the runways at Brisbane Airport.
- North (northerly/easterly winds) = where flights land over the city and take-off over the bay.
- South (southerly/westerly winds) = where flights land over the bay and take-off over the city.
Data source: Airservices Australia
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Runway Usage Forecast
The mode of operation of the runway system is determined by the wind speed and direction at the airport. This chart provides planned modes of operation based on the weather forecast at Brisbane Airport for the next 54 hours.
Note: data is updated daily at midday for the next 54 hours. Source: Bureau of Meteorology Aviation Weather Service and Weatherzone.
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On-time Performance
On-time performance (OTP) measures the percentage of flights that are considered ‘on-time’, which is arriving or departing within 15 minutes of the scheduled time. This is an industry standard used by both airlines and airports to benchmark and improve on operating performance.
Whilst delays such as bad weather on the flight paths into Brisbane, or even at a connecting destination, like Sydney or Melbourne can have on onflow impact right across the domestic network, in Brisbane, parallel runway operations are critical to reducing operational delays into the future.
Note: data is updated monthly for the previous month. Source: Airservices Australia
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