Manchester Airport Arrival Routes Information Pack AWS
manchesterairport.co.uk
manchesterairport.co.uk
You can watch aircraft movements and look at heights and positions over the ground using webtrak, which is on our website at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/webtrak. –– phone our Freephone number (08000 967967); –– send an email to [email protected]; or –– come to an outreach session (details are on our website at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/outreach). If you would like to talk to us you could: There is a booklet like this one for each of our departure routes. Extra information is already available on our website in a range of formats including films and downloadable information sheets. You can see them all on our website at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/runwaydatasheet.
WANT TO KNOW MORE? –– High level – over 7000 feet where aircraft are travelling to or from their final destination –– Arrival – below 7000 feet heading to the final destination airport –– Departure – between 0 and 7000 feet leaving the airport to join the high level routes The changes relate to three levels of airspace. AIRSPACE An international review of upper airspace (above 24,500 feet) is taking place. This will reposition some of the main airways over the UK to increase efficiency and improve the customer experience with less time in hold, more timely arrivals and departures and reduced emissions. This review process will also enable us to create the best possible design to make sure we can achieve Manchester Airport’s potential by securing further routes to destinations around the world. This will create more jobs and boost the region’s economy. AIRCRAFT Over time, airlines will buy new aircraft. The improved engines are quieter and more efficient. The new sleeker planes can glide through the air with less friction, significantly reducing noise and emissions. All of this is beneficial to the communities that aircraft fly over.
We will need to consult widely on any future changes. If you would like to know when a consultation begins, please register with us at [email protected]. CONSULTATION ON CHANGES The outcome of the consultation on how best to manage any change in the future was published in December 2017 in a document called CAP1616. This will form a framework to manage consultations in the future. If the aircraft need to wait, they go into a ‘holding pattern’ away from the airfield. As a part of this project, NATS will examine if this is the best way to control aircraft approaching the airfield and before they land. ARRIVALS Aircraft currently approach the airport they are landing at and wait for an instruction to land. Ideally the approach is a continuous descent to land as this is fuel efficient and quiet.
WILL THINGS CHANGE IN THE FUTURE?
This document explains how aircraft approach Manchester Airport from the East and West. It also provides information about the number of aircraft arriving at Manchester Airport.
Manchester Airport Arrival Routes Information Pack 2017 ARRIVALS INFORMATION Manchester Airport Arrival Routes Information Pack – 2017 data
manchesterairport.co.uk
100
100
HOW WE OPERATE ABOUT YOUR AIRPORT
FLYING TO
210
–– 6411 volunteer hours in the community in 2016/2017. –– Our Airport Academy helped 469 people into work on our site. –– Community Trust Fund supporting community groups with over £3million in grants since 1997.
S DESTINATION
RUNWAY DIRECTION For safety reasons, aircraft must land and take off into the wind. At Manchester Airport the wind usually blows from the West, meaning aircraft approach from the East (over Stockport and Heald Green) and take off to the West (towards Knutsford). This is known as ‘westerly operations’. Sometimes the wind direction changes and moves to the East. In this case, aircraft approach from the West (over Knutsford) and take off to the East (over Heald Green and Stockport). This is known as ‘easterly operations’.
WESTERLY OPERATIONS
80
80
6060 4040
EASTERLY OPERATIONS
2020 0
0
YEAR The wind direction may change several times in a day, so we may change our direction of operations to reflect this. The table above shows the percentage of movements in each direction over the last eight years.
On average, between 70% and 80% of our departures each year will be westerly operations. In 2017, 85% of flights were westerly operations and 15% of flights were easterly operations. USE OF RUNWAYS Manchester Airport has two runways. We use runways 60 both Noise Level Contour (dB) during the daytime, but planning permission does not allow us to use Runway 2 between 10pm and 6am, unless we are doing maintenance on Runway 1. As the number of flights has increased, we need to extend the times during which we use both runways. This will happen gradually from April until 9 July 2018. The changes will reduce delays and increase efficiency. For more information about this see our web page at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/dualrunwayuse.
TIMES WHEN TWO RUNWAYS USED Summer season 2 April to 9 July 2018 From 9 July 2018
DAYS
MONDAY TO FRIDAY 6.30am to 10.30am and 1pm to 8pm SATURDAY
6.30am to 10.30am and 1pm to 4pm
SUNDAY
We have a Night Noise Policy which means that we do operate at night, but flights are restricted.
1pm to 5pm
6am to 9pm 6am to 4pm 6am to 9.30am and 1pm to 9pm
You can read more about our Night Noise Policy at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/nightnoise.
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R VE O
MEASURING NOISE
DS N A ST
The shape of the contours is affected by the departure 54 and arrival routes. In the diagram below you 60 can see the rings extend to the North East. This is as a result of most aircraft arriving 66 in this direction.
‘Noise contours’ give an indication of general noise levels and show an average noise reading over a set period of time. They use actual information on the position, number, heights and noise levels of arrivals and departures to and from Manchester. Noise contours look like a series of concentric rings, like in a tree trunk. The closer the rings are to the airport, the louder the noise is.
Use of noise contours is common for measuring noise around other transport routes such as roads and railways.
Generally, the closer that you live to an airport and a departure or arrival route, the more noise you will hear.
69
72 Red numbers represent average noise in decibels
This is represented by a number. Current Government guidelines recommend noise insulation such as high performance glazing or loft insulation at 63 decibels. If you live in this area, you can apply for help at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/soundinsulation.
WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE
70
% OF DEPARTURES
Manchester Airport officially opened on 25 June 1938 and is today owned by the 10 Councils of Greater Manchester and Industry Funds Management (IFM), with four airports in the group.
1939 saw 7600 passengers per year… …today it’s grown to
IN
2001
in 60 countries including China, USA, the Middle East and Europe.
A SECOND RUNWAY WAS ADDED
2017 Manchester Airport joined the list of top 20 European airports.
The Airport supports the employment of 45000 jobs in the region with 24500 people directly employed on our site.
Supporting over 8000 children in education every year. Manchester Airport teacher resources for key stages 1,2 and 3 are available at www.magworld.com/education. Manchester Airport – the largest outside the South East – delivers
£1.7bn
FOR OVER
in the North West economy.
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
72
AND 200 ON-SITE OPERATORS
AIRLINES
Manchester Airport Arrival Routes Information Pack – 2017 data
In February there were…
There were westerly arrivals on 29 days in August.
The busiest month for westerly arrivals was August with a total number of…
9555
arrivals
The maximum number of arrivals on a single day in August was
t Sun Thu Fri Sa Mon Tue Wed 6 5 4 3 2 1 31 13 12 10 11 9 8 7 20 17 18 19 16 14 15 27 26 25 24 21 22 23 3 2 1 31 28 29 30 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
…compared to just 23 days in February.
4991
arrivals
Mon Tue 30 31
Wed Thu 1 2
Fri
Sat
3
4
5
10
11
12
7
13
14
20
15
16
21
17
18
23
19
27
22
28
24
2
26
6
1
25
7
3
8
9
10
8
9
…compared to a maximum in February of
288
4 HUDDERSFIELD 5 •
arrivals.
12
arrivals.
NUMBER OF ARRIVALS EACH MONTH DURING 2017
• BACUP
ROSUN STACK
• HASLINGDEN
10000
5000+
8000
Easterly 15993
8000
• RIPPONDEN • WHITWORTH
• RAMSBOTTOM
• LITTLEBOROUGH
6000
Approximate height of inbound aircraft (feet above sea level)
Westerly 85713
6000
HUDDERSFIELD •
4000
• DARWEN
• CHORLEY
4000
• ROCHDALE • BURY
• MELTHAM
• BOLTON
• SHEVINGTON
2000
235
321
• TODMORDEN
Easterly arrivals Westerly arrivals Runway 1 Runway 2 256
In February, during the night period from 11pm to 6am there were
1399
• HALIFAX • HESKETH BANK
arrivals during the peak hours of 4pm to 6pm.
In August, during the night period from 11pm to 6am there were
…on 24 February.
• HALIFAX
11
705
arrivals during the peak hours of 12pm to 2pm.
…on 4 and 25 August
Sun
6
1222
355
FEBRUARY ’1 7
…while February was our quietest month.
During August there were…
10000
AUGUST ’17
2000
HOLMFIRTH •
• SHAWSIDE • RADCLIFFE
3500
• MANCHESTER
• ST HELENS
• CULCHETH
DENTON •
• URMSTON • STRETFORD
• GLOSSOP
2500 • RISLEY
SALE •
• PARTINGTON
• STOCKPORT WYTHENSHAWE • • WARRINGTON
• LYMM
ALTRINCHAM • • LITTLE BOLLINGTON
• HALEWOOD • WIDNESS
1200
• MARPLE
4000+
• NEWALL GREEN
256
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sept
Aug
July
If an aircraft cannot land immediately they may be instructed to enter a ‘stack’. Aircraft in a stack circle at different heights around a central point until the way is clear for them to land. Aircraft in the stack are 1000 feet above each other. The lowest level of the stack is 6000 feet. There are three stacks in use at Manchester Airport – DAYNE, MIRSI and ROSUN. DAYNE serves arrivals from the South and East, ROSUN from the North and East, and MIRSI from the West. The stacks are approximately 15 to 20 miles away from the Airport. Stacks are more likely to be used in poor weather when our movement-rate decreases.
3000
5000+
June
HOLDING STACKS
• LEIGH
• ASHTON-IN-MARKERFIELD
May
• PRESTWICH
April
4000+
• HINDLEY
March
MIRSI STACK
• OLDHAM
Feb
0
• WIGAN
Jan
• SKELMERSDALE
0
WESTERLY ARRIVALS
• NEW MILLS
EDALE •
• APPLETON HIGH LEGH •
• RUNCORN
POYNTON •
• ROSTHERNE
Height (ft) • WHALEY BRIDGE
235 • WILMSLOW
9000
1600 KNUTSFORD • 850
• FRODSHAM4000+
• COMBS BOLLINGTON •
2500 1600
• BUXTON
MACCLESFIELD •
• NORTHWICH
• DUNHAM ON THE HILL
8000
DAYNE STACK
• CHELFORD
• LACH DENNIS
5000+
7000
• FLASH
• WILLINGTON
6000 • LONGNOR
• CONGLETON
EASTERLY ARRIVALS The busiest month for easterly arrivals was May with a total number of…
3691
There were 19 days in May when there were easterly arrivals.
arrivals
RUNWAY 1 – 1494 RUNW AY 2 – 2197
521
283 RUNWAY 2 – , 8 3 2 – 1 Y A RUNW
manchesterairport.co.uk
Mon Tue 2 1
Sun
Sat
Fri
Wed Thu 4 3
5
6
7 14
9
10
11
12
13
16
18
19
20
21
15
17
23
24
25
27
28
22
26
31
1
2
3
4
29
30
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
8
OCTOBER ’17
…while October was our quietest month with…
arrivals
MAY ’17
…compared to just four days in October.
Mon Tue Wed 27 28 29 4 5 6 11 12 13 18 19 20 25 26 27 1 2 3
Thu
Fri
30
Sat
1
2
7
3
8
9
10
Sun
14
15
16
21
17
22
23
28
24
29
30
4
31
5
6
7
The maximum number of arrivals on a single day in May was
322
During May there were…
In October there were…
465
arrivals during the peak hours of 12pm to 2pm.
…on 5 May
…compared to a maximum in October of
240 …on 18 October.
In May, during the night period from 11pm to 6am there were
64
arrivals during the peak hours of 4pm to 6pm.
In October, during the night period from 11pm to 6am there were
510
arrivals.
37
arrivals.
manchesterairport.co.uk
You can watch aircraft movements and look at heights and positions over the ground using webtrak, which is on our website at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/webtrak. –– phone our Freephone number (08000 967967); –– send an email to [email protected]; or –– come to an outreach session (details are on our website at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/outreach). If you would like to talk to us you could: There is a booklet like this one for each of our departure routes. Extra information is already available on our website in a range of formats including films and downloadable information sheets. You can see them all on our website at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/runwaydatasheet.
WANT TO KNOW MORE? –– High level – over 7000 feet where aircraft are travelling to or from their final destination –– Arrival – below 7000 feet heading to the final destination airport –– Departure – between 0 and 7000 feet leaving the airport to join the high level routes The changes relate to three levels of airspace. AIRSPACE An international review of upper airspace (above 24,500 feet) is taking place. This will reposition some of the main airways over the UK to increase efficiency and improve the customer experience with less time in hold, more timely arrivals and departures and reduced emissions. This review process will also enable us to create the best possible design to make sure we can achieve Manchester Airport’s potential by securing further routes to destinations around the world. This will create more jobs and boost the region’s economy. AIRCRAFT Over time, airlines will buy new aircraft. The improved engines are quieter and more efficient. The new sleeker planes can glide through the air with less friction, significantly reducing noise and emissions. All of this is beneficial to the communities that aircraft fly over.
We will need to consult widely on any future changes. If you would like to know when a consultation begins, please register with us at [email protected]. CONSULTATION ON CHANGES The outcome of the consultation on how best to manage any change in the future was published in December 2017 in a document called CAP1616. This will form a framework to manage consultations in the future. If the aircraft need to wait, they go into a ‘holding pattern’ away from the airfield. As a part of this project, NATS will examine if this is the best way to control aircraft approaching the airfield and before they land. ARRIVALS Aircraft currently approach the airport they are landing at and wait for an instruction to land. Ideally the approach is a continuous descent to land as this is fuel efficient and quiet.
WILL THINGS CHANGE IN THE FUTURE?
This document explains how aircraft approach Manchester Airport from the East and West. It also provides information about the number of aircraft arriving at Manchester Airport.
Manchester Airport Arrival Routes Information Pack 2017 ARRIVALS INFORMATION Manchester Airport Arrival Routes Information Pack – 2017 data
manchesterairport.co.uk
100
100
HOW WE OPERATE ABOUT YOUR AIRPORT
FLYING TO
210
–– 6411 volunteer hours in the community in 2016/2017. –– Our Airport Academy helped 469 people into work on our site. –– Community Trust Fund supporting community groups with over £3million in grants since 1997.
S DESTINATION
RUNWAY DIRECTION For safety reasons, aircraft must land and take off into the wind. At Manchester Airport the wind usually blows from the West, meaning aircraft approach from the East (over Stockport and Heald Green) and take off to the West (towards Knutsford). This is known as ‘westerly operations’. Sometimes the wind direction changes and moves to the East. In this case, aircraft approach from the West (over Knutsford) and take off to the East (over Heald Green and Stockport). This is known as ‘easterly operations’.
WESTERLY OPERATIONS
80
80
6060 4040
EASTERLY OPERATIONS
2020 0
0
YEAR The wind direction may change several times in a day, so we may change our direction of operations to reflect this. The table above shows the percentage of movements in each direction over the last eight years.
On average, between 70% and 80% of our departures each year will be westerly operations. In 2017, 85% of flights were westerly operations and 15% of flights were easterly operations. USE OF RUNWAYS Manchester Airport has two runways. We use runways 60 both Noise Level Contour (dB) during the daytime, but planning permission does not allow us to use Runway 2 between 10pm and 6am, unless we are doing maintenance on Runway 1. As the number of flights has increased, we need to extend the times during which we use both runways. This will happen gradually from April until 9 July 2018. The changes will reduce delays and increase efficiency. For more information about this see our web page at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/dualrunwayuse.
TIMES WHEN TWO RUNWAYS USED Summer season 2 April to 9 July 2018 From 9 July 2018
DAYS
MONDAY TO FRIDAY 6.30am to 10.30am and 1pm to 8pm SATURDAY
6.30am to 10.30am and 1pm to 4pm
SUNDAY
We have a Night Noise Policy which means that we do operate at night, but flights are restricted.
1pm to 5pm
6am to 9pm 6am to 4pm 6am to 9.30am and 1pm to 9pm
You can read more about our Night Noise Policy at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/nightnoise.
0 10
R VE O
MEASURING NOISE
DS N A ST
The shape of the contours is affected by the departure 54 and arrival routes. In the diagram below you 60 can see the rings extend to the North East. This is as a result of most aircraft arriving 66 in this direction.
‘Noise contours’ give an indication of general noise levels and show an average noise reading over a set period of time. They use actual information on the position, number, heights and noise levels of arrivals and departures to and from Manchester. Noise contours look like a series of concentric rings, like in a tree trunk. The closer the rings are to the airport, the louder the noise is.
Use of noise contours is common for measuring noise around other transport routes such as roads and railways.
Generally, the closer that you live to an airport and a departure or arrival route, the more noise you will hear.
69
72 Red numbers represent average noise in decibels
This is represented by a number. Current Government guidelines recommend noise insulation such as high performance glazing or loft insulation at 63 decibels. If you live in this area, you can apply for help at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/soundinsulation.
WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE
70
% OF DEPARTURES
Manchester Airport officially opened on 25 June 1938 and is today owned by the 10 Councils of Greater Manchester and Industry Funds Management (IFM), with four airports in the group.
1939 saw 7600 passengers per year… …today it’s grown to
IN
2001
in 60 countries including China, USA, the Middle East and Europe.
A SECOND RUNWAY WAS ADDED
2017 Manchester Airport joined the list of top 20 European airports.
The Airport supports the employment of 45000 jobs in the region with 24500 people directly employed on our site.
Supporting over 8000 children in education every year. Manchester Airport teacher resources for key stages 1,2 and 3 are available at www.magworld.com/education. Manchester Airport – the largest outside the South East – delivers
£1.7bn
FOR OVER
in the North West economy.
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
72
AND 200 ON-SITE OPERATORS
AIRLINES
Manchester Airport Arrival Routes Information Pack – 2017 data
In February there were…
There were westerly arrivals on 29 days in August.
The busiest month for westerly arrivals was August with a total number of…
9555
arrivals
The maximum number of arrivals on a single day in August was
t Sun Thu Fri Sa Mon Tue Wed 6 5 4 3 2 1 31 13 12 10 11 9 8 7 20 17 18 19 16 14 15 27 26 25 24 21 22 23 3 2 1 31 28 29 30 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
…compared to just 23 days in February.
4991
arrivals
Mon Tue 30 31
Wed Thu 1 2
Fri
Sat
3
4
5
10
11
12
7
13
14
20
15
16
21
17
18
23
19
27
22
28
24
2
26
6
1
25
7
3
8
9
10
8
9
…compared to a maximum in February of
288
4 HUDDERSFIELD 5 •
arrivals.
12
arrivals.
NUMBER OF ARRIVALS EACH MONTH DURING 2017
• BACUP
ROSUN STACK
• HASLINGDEN
10000
5000+
8000
Easterly 15993
8000
• RIPPONDEN • WHITWORTH
• RAMSBOTTOM
• LITTLEBOROUGH
6000
Approximate height of inbound aircraft (feet above sea level)
Westerly 85713
6000
HUDDERSFIELD •
4000
• DARWEN
• CHORLEY
4000
• ROCHDALE • BURY
• MELTHAM
• BOLTON
• SHEVINGTON
2000
235
321
• TODMORDEN
Easterly arrivals Westerly arrivals Runway 1 Runway 2 256
In February, during the night period from 11pm to 6am there were
1399
• HALIFAX • HESKETH BANK
arrivals during the peak hours of 4pm to 6pm.
In August, during the night period from 11pm to 6am there were
…on 24 February.
• HALIFAX
11
705
arrivals during the peak hours of 12pm to 2pm.
…on 4 and 25 August
Sun
6
1222
355
FEBRUARY ’1 7
…while February was our quietest month.
During August there were…
10000
AUGUST ’17
2000
HOLMFIRTH •
• SHAWSIDE • RADCLIFFE
3500
• MANCHESTER
• ST HELENS
• CULCHETH
DENTON •
• URMSTON • STRETFORD
• GLOSSOP
2500 • RISLEY
SALE •
• PARTINGTON
• STOCKPORT WYTHENSHAWE • • WARRINGTON
• LYMM
ALTRINCHAM • • LITTLE BOLLINGTON
• HALEWOOD • WIDNESS
1200
• MARPLE
4000+
• NEWALL GREEN
256
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sept
Aug
July
If an aircraft cannot land immediately they may be instructed to enter a ‘stack’. Aircraft in a stack circle at different heights around a central point until the way is clear for them to land. Aircraft in the stack are 1000 feet above each other. The lowest level of the stack is 6000 feet. There are three stacks in use at Manchester Airport – DAYNE, MIRSI and ROSUN. DAYNE serves arrivals from the South and East, ROSUN from the North and East, and MIRSI from the West. The stacks are approximately 15 to 20 miles away from the Airport. Stacks are more likely to be used in poor weather when our movement-rate decreases.
3000
5000+
June
HOLDING STACKS
• LEIGH
• ASHTON-IN-MARKERFIELD
May
• PRESTWICH
April
4000+
• HINDLEY
March
MIRSI STACK
• OLDHAM
Feb
0
• WIGAN
Jan
• SKELMERSDALE
0
WESTERLY ARRIVALS
• NEW MILLS
EDALE •
• APPLETON HIGH LEGH •
• RUNCORN
POYNTON •
• ROSTHERNE
Height (ft) • WHALEY BRIDGE
235 • WILMSLOW
9000
1600 KNUTSFORD • 850
• FRODSHAM4000+
• COMBS BOLLINGTON •
2500 1600
• BUXTON
MACCLESFIELD •
• NORTHWICH
• DUNHAM ON THE HILL
8000
DAYNE STACK
• CHELFORD
• LACH DENNIS
5000+
7000
• FLASH
• WILLINGTON
6000 • LONGNOR
• CONGLETON
EASTERLY ARRIVALS The busiest month for easterly arrivals was May with a total number of…
3691
There were 19 days in May when there were easterly arrivals.
arrivals
RUNWAY 1 – 1494 RUNW AY 2 – 2197
521
283 RUNWAY 2 – , 8 3 2 – 1 Y A RUNW
manchesterairport.co.uk
Mon Tue 2 1
Sun
Sat
Fri
Wed Thu 4 3
5
6
7 14
9
10
11
12
13
16
18
19
20
21
15
17
23
24
25
27
28
22
26
31
1
2
3
4
29
30
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
8
OCTOBER ’17
…while October was our quietest month with…
arrivals
MAY ’17
…compared to just four days in October.
Mon Tue Wed 27 28 29 4 5 6 11 12 13 18 19 20 25 26 27 1 2 3
Thu
Fri
30
Sat
1
2
7
3
8
9
10
Sun
14
15
16
21
17
22
23
28
24
29
30
4
31
5
6
7
The maximum number of arrivals on a single day in May was
322
During May there were…
In October there were…
465
arrivals during the peak hours of 12pm to 2pm.
…on 5 May
…compared to a maximum in October of
240 …on 18 October.
In May, during the night period from 11pm to 6am there were
64
arrivals during the peak hours of 4pm to 6pm.
In October, during the night period from 11pm to 6am there were
510
arrivals.
37
arrivals.
