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Answers to frequently asked questions will be on our website at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/dualrunwayuse. 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).
CRYSTAL MARK TBC AND SUPPLIED AFTER COMPLETION
If you would like to talk to us you could: There is a booklet like this one for each of our departure routes and our arrival routes. Extra information is also 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.
CONSULTATION ON CHANGES The Department for Transport are supporting changes to airspace. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will manage this process on their behalf. In 2016 there was a consultation on how best to manage any change in the future. We and our Consultative Committee, along with many other airports and other interested parties throughout the UK, responded to that consultation. The outcome of this will be published in 2017 and form a framework to manage consultations on change in the future. We will need to hold consultations for any changes 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 we will operate from Summer 2018 and provides some information about operating hours, number of aircraft and passengers flying to and from Manchester Airport. Villages affected: Antrobus / Chelford / Knutsford / Lach Dennis / Little Bollington / Lostock Gralam / Lostock Green / Lower Whitley / Mere / Mobberley / Ollerton / Over Peover / Over Tabley / Partington / Plumley / Rostherne / Swettenham
Manchester Airport Runway Use Information Pack 2017 Manchester Airport Runway Use Information Pack
manchesterairport.co.uk
HOW WE OPERATE
REASON FOR CHANGE
Communities asked us to keep the use of both runways at the same time to a minimum. Since Runway 2 opened we have been able to restrict operations in the middle of the day and at the weekends, and use just one runway in the early evenings. As the number of flights has increased over recent years, we need to change our hours of using both runways in order to meet the needs of our business. The changes will:
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’.
USE OF RUNWAYS Manchester Airport has two runways. We currently use both runways during the daytime. Our planning permission does not allow us to use Runway 2 between 10pm and 6am, unless we are doing maintenance on Runway 1 or there is an emergency.
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’.
On average, between 70% and 80% of our departures each year will be westerly operations. In 2016, 75% of flights were westerly operations and 25% of flights were easterly operations.
Easterly
2010
DIRECTION OF OPERATION
YEAR
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
PERCENTAGE OF DEPARTURES 33%
16%
Easterly
67%
Westerly
22%
Easterly
84%
Westerly
27%
Easterly
78%
Westerly
23%
Easterly
73%
Westerly
19%
Easterly
77%
Westerly
25%
Easterly
81%
Westerly
Westerly
75%
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 six years.
–– bring about more efficient operations, benefitting airlines and passengers by reducing delays; and –– offer us opportunities to reduce the time aircraft spend taxiing, so reducing ground noise and emissions. We recognise that these changes will affect some communities which aircraft fly over when landing at or departing from Runway 2. On the following pages we have provided information that will show the effect of these changes. There is further information on our web page at www.manairport.co.uk/dualrunwayuse and at Community Outreach sessions during the autumn of 2017. Dates for these sessions are on the same web page. NIGHT-TIME OPERATIONS We operate through the night. We have a Night Noise Policy which restricts night-time movements. Operations will only be from Runway 1 between 10pm and 6am unless there is maintenance or an emergency. You can read more about our Night Noise Policy at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/nightnoise.
Runway 1 is closest to the terminal buildings. When we are using a single runway, aircraft land on and depart from Runway 1. Air traffic control give pilots instructions so that only one aircraft is on the runway at a time. To speed things up, an aircraft can be on a nearby ‘taxiway’ waiting to enter the runway, having recently left the runway, or approaching the airfield. Aircraft make a ‘wake vortex’ (waves in the air), and the larger the aircraft, the larger this air movement is. Smaller aircraft must wait for these waves to slow down before they can take off. Air traffic control will try to put aircraft in order of size, but this is not always possible due to the times that aircraft have been given to leave. Airports like Manchester, have a mixture of aircraft types and sizes. This makes it difficult to equally space departure times and causes delays. Some airports, such as Heathrow, have a lot of similar-sized aircraft and can consistently space departures closer together. The delays in departure times mean that aircraft wait in line for their turn to depart. The time it takes to taxi to the runway from the stand where you board is normally about 15 minutes. However, delays in being given a departure instruction can often add another 12 minutes to this. When that happens, there is more noise on the ground, more emissions from the aircraft, and passengers are delayed in arriving at their destination airport. Aircraft coming in to land need the runway to be clear. If only one single runway is being used, there must not be any other aircraft on that runway. This may mean that aircraft have to wait and air traffic control will put them into a holding pattern until a space becomes available. There is more information about this in our arrivals data sheet www.manchesterairport.co.uk/runwaydatasheet. When this happens, aircraft burn more fuel while waiting, and will create more emissions and noise. Also, passengers are delayed in arriving at Manchester.
This makes it simpler for air traffic control to manage arrivals and departures, and time spent waiting in the air and on the ground is reduced. In 2017, we have 27 million passengers as more people want to travel by air for business and pleasure. Runway movements have increased from 435 a day in 2010 to 582 in 2017. To manage this increase, we need to be able to use both runways for more of the time. For this reason, we plan to increase the use of both runways from the summer of 2018 and to open Runway 2 for a longer period. TIMES WHEN THE TWO RUNWAYS WILL BE USED DAYS MONDAY TO FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
From Summer 2018 6am to 9pm 6am to 4pm 6am to 9.30am and 1pm to 9pm
From Summer 2019 These times will change according to traffic demand but will not go outside our maximum hours of 6am to 10pm.
LANDING PATHS
AY W N RU
1
AY W N RU
When we use Runway 1 and Runway 2, air traffic control use one runway for arrivals and one for departures.
2
G N S DI H N AT LA P
Manchester Airport Runway Use Information Pack
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PATHS
10000
NUMBER OF ARRIVALS EACH MONTH DURING 2016
10000
2500
ASMIM1S
Easterly 24505
8000
• PARTINGTON
8000
Westerly 71452
6000
DESIG1S
6000
SONEX1R SONEX1Y
4000 2000
256
• ROSTHERNE
LISTO2S
235
OVER TABLEY • • LOWER WHITLEY
1600
EKLAD1R EKLAD1Y
LOSTOCK GRALAM •
• PLUMLEY
1772 2694
• OVER PEOVER 2
4
• LACH DENNIS
6
8
nway 2 landed on Ru
10km
t Sun Thu Fri Sa Mon Tue Wed 3 2 1 30 27 28 29 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 16 17 15 14 11 12 13 24 21 22 23 18 19 20 31 28 29 30 25 26 27 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
MEASURING NOISE
28
25 on Runway 1 and 3 on Runway 2. If the changes had been in place then, 28 of these would have landed on Runway 2.
ARRIVAL AIRCRAFT DISTRIBUTION
WHAT EFFECT WILL THE CHANGES HAVE ON NOISE? The closer you are to the arrival or departure path and the end of the runway, the more noise you will hear.
The use of noise contours is common for measuring noise around other transport routes such as roads and railways.
Airports measure noise using noise contours. These show actual information about the routes used, aircraft types and the noise recorded for our busiest 90 days.
We have produced a noise contour to show what will happen when we change our runway use. This is shown below.
235
TOWN LANE – MOBERLEY
Runway 1 72 Red numbers represent average noise in decibels
256
66
57 60
850
Runway 2
54
235
69
Approximate height of inbound aircraft (feet above sea level)
KNUTSFORD •
LIBRARY – KNUTSFORD
1600 PLUMLEY •
6
• MOBERLEY
1600
63
R 4
Dec
July was our quietest month for arrivals from the direction of South-West Cheshire, with…
aircraft landing between 6am and 10pm.
2
Nov
JULY ’16
• SWETTENHAM
0
Oct
If the changes, had been in place then 3912 aircraft would have landed on Runway 2.
LISTO1Y / LISTO2R
SANBA1R SANBA1Y
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. The noise level 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.
Sept
nway 1 landed on Ru
• CHELFORD
0
Aug
of which…
• OLLERTON
LOSTOCK GREEN •
July
arrivals
• KNUTSFORD
1600 2500
4466
• MOBBERLEY
850
June
In 2016 our busiest month for arrivals between 6.30am and 10pm was October. There were…
• MERE
• ANTROBUS
May
HIGH LEGH •
April
0 March
235
Approximate height of inbound aircraft (feet above sea level)
Feb
256
2000
LITTLE BOLLINGTON •
Jan
Runway 2
4000
8
RAILWAY STATION – PLUMLEY
2500
10km
LOSTOCK GREEN
HOW WILL THE CHANGE AFFECT ME?
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The change on LIS2Y/R will be the most noticeable as this route turns south closest to the end of our runways. The changes will not be noticeable to most people on the other routes and there will be no change to the position of aircraft departing to the East. For more information about the position of aircraft on departure, see our departures data sheets at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/runwaydatasheet.
4,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 0 -3 0 -3 -2 -2 -1 -1 0 01 12 23 -3 Distance -1 0 Runway 12 (in 000’s -3 -2Distance -2the -1of 12 2(infeet) 2 3feet) from centre from the centre of0 Runway 000’s Distance from the centre Runway 2 (in 000’s Distance from the of centre of Runway 2 (infeet) 000’s feet)
3 3
4,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 0 -3 0 -3 -2 -2 -1 -1 0 01 12 23 -3 Distance -1 0Runway 12 (in 000’s -3 -2Distance -1of 12 2 23 from-2the centre from the centre of0Runway (infeet) 000’s feet) Distance from the centre Runway 2 (in 000’s Distance from the of centre of Runway 2 (infeet) 000’s feet)
3 3
Duke ofDuke Portland of Portland Duke ofDuke Portland of Portland
Railway Railway station station Railway Railway station station
STATION – PLUMLEY 4,000 RAILWAY 4,000 4,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 0 0 -2 -1 -1 0 01 12 23 0 -3 0 -3 -2 -3 Distance -1 0 Runway 12 (in 000’s -3 -2Distance -2the -1of 12 2(infeet) 2 3feet) from centre from the centre of0 Runway 000’s Distance from the centre Runway 2 (in 000’s Distance from the of centre of Runway 2 (infeet) 000’s feet)
4,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 0 0 Altitude in feet Altitude in feet
More departures on SANBA1Y Fewer departures along the SANBA1R
Library Library
LIBRARY – KNUTSFORD Library Library Altitude in feet Altitude in feet
More departures along the EKLAD1Y Fewer departures along the EKLAD1R
4,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 0 0 Altitude in feet Altitude in feet
More departures along the SONEX1Y Fewer departures along the SONEX1R
Town Lane Town Lane
TOWN LANE – MOBBERLEY Town Lane Town Lane
3 3
4,000 4,000 LOSTOCK GREEN 4,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 0 0 -4 -2 -2 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 0-6 0-6 -4 -6 -4 Distance 0centre 2 (in 000’s 6 -6 -4 -2 -2 0 Runway 2 (in4feet) Distance from the centre Runway 2 from the of of 2 000’s4feet) Distance from the centre Runway 2 (in 000’s Distance from the of centre of Runway 2 (infeet) 000’s feet) Altitude in feet Altitude in feet
The cross sections show the position of actual aircraft arriving to Runway 1 and Runway 2. These cross sections show that landing aircraft follow very similar paths, and the width of the paths flown for landing aircraft on the arrival route is approximately 150 feet. As aircraft approach the runway, this narrows to a central point on the runway.
More departures along the LIS2Y Fewer departures along the LIS2R
Altitude in feet Altitude in feet
The maps on this page show an OS map with the centre line of the arrivals path marked with typical heights for landing aircraft on each runway.
• LACH DENNIS
Altitude in feet Altitude in feet
ARRIVING AIRCRAFT The position of the arrivals paths from the West to Runway 1 and Runway 2 will stay the same. There are no changes from the East.
The graphics below show the height of aircraft at the places marked on the map. They show the concentration of aircraft in the centre of the routes and the height above sea level. As aircraft get closer to the runway, the landing paths for Runway 1 and Runway 2 become more distinct.
DEPARTING AIRCRAFT More use of Runway 2 will mean that the distribution of aircraft along the westerly departure routes will change. In the future there will be:
Altitude in feet Altitude in feet
RUNWAY MAINTENANCE Each month we close Runway 1 for three nights so that we can do maintenance. At these times we use Runway 2 between 10pm and 6am. We advertise these dates on our web page at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/ runwayclosures. To receive an email update for closures, email [email protected] with your details.
L
Altitude in feet Altitude in feet
These changes will not affect the night period from 10pm to 6am.
0
Runway 1
1200
6 6
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Answers to frequently asked questions will be on our website at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/dualrunwayuse. 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).
CRYSTAL MARK TBC AND SUPPLIED AFTER COMPLETION
If you would like to talk to us you could: There is a booklet like this one for each of our departure routes and our arrival routes. Extra information is also 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.
CONSULTATION ON CHANGES The Department for Transport are supporting changes to airspace. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will manage this process on their behalf. In 2016 there was a consultation on how best to manage any change in the future. We and our Consultative Committee, along with many other airports and other interested parties throughout the UK, responded to that consultation. The outcome of this will be published in 2017 and form a framework to manage consultations on change in the future. We will need to hold consultations for any changes 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 we will operate from Summer 2018 and provides some information about operating hours, number of aircraft and passengers flying to and from Manchester Airport. Villages affected: Antrobus / Chelford / Knutsford / Lach Dennis / Little Bollington / Lostock Gralam / Lostock Green / Lower Whitley / Mere / Mobberley / Ollerton / Over Peover / Over Tabley / Partington / Plumley / Rostherne / Swettenham
Manchester Airport Runway Use Information Pack 2017 Manchester Airport Runway Use Information Pack
manchesterairport.co.uk
HOW WE OPERATE
REASON FOR CHANGE
Communities asked us to keep the use of both runways at the same time to a minimum. Since Runway 2 opened we have been able to restrict operations in the middle of the day and at the weekends, and use just one runway in the early evenings. As the number of flights has increased over recent years, we need to change our hours of using both runways in order to meet the needs of our business. The changes will:
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’.
USE OF RUNWAYS Manchester Airport has two runways. We currently use both runways during the daytime. Our planning permission does not allow us to use Runway 2 between 10pm and 6am, unless we are doing maintenance on Runway 1 or there is an emergency.
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’.
On average, between 70% and 80% of our departures each year will be westerly operations. In 2016, 75% of flights were westerly operations and 25% of flights were easterly operations.
Easterly
2010
DIRECTION OF OPERATION
YEAR
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
PERCENTAGE OF DEPARTURES 33%
16%
Easterly
67%
Westerly
22%
Easterly
84%
Westerly
27%
Easterly
78%
Westerly
23%
Easterly
73%
Westerly
19%
Easterly
77%
Westerly
25%
Easterly
81%
Westerly
Westerly
75%
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 six years.
–– bring about more efficient operations, benefitting airlines and passengers by reducing delays; and –– offer us opportunities to reduce the time aircraft spend taxiing, so reducing ground noise and emissions. We recognise that these changes will affect some communities which aircraft fly over when landing at or departing from Runway 2. On the following pages we have provided information that will show the effect of these changes. There is further information on our web page at www.manairport.co.uk/dualrunwayuse and at Community Outreach sessions during the autumn of 2017. Dates for these sessions are on the same web page. NIGHT-TIME OPERATIONS We operate through the night. We have a Night Noise Policy which restricts night-time movements. Operations will only be from Runway 1 between 10pm and 6am unless there is maintenance or an emergency. You can read more about our Night Noise Policy at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/nightnoise.
Runway 1 is closest to the terminal buildings. When we are using a single runway, aircraft land on and depart from Runway 1. Air traffic control give pilots instructions so that only one aircraft is on the runway at a time. To speed things up, an aircraft can be on a nearby ‘taxiway’ waiting to enter the runway, having recently left the runway, or approaching the airfield. Aircraft make a ‘wake vortex’ (waves in the air), and the larger the aircraft, the larger this air movement is. Smaller aircraft must wait for these waves to slow down before they can take off. Air traffic control will try to put aircraft in order of size, but this is not always possible due to the times that aircraft have been given to leave. Airports like Manchester, have a mixture of aircraft types and sizes. This makes it difficult to equally space departure times and causes delays. Some airports, such as Heathrow, have a lot of similar-sized aircraft and can consistently space departures closer together. The delays in departure times mean that aircraft wait in line for their turn to depart. The time it takes to taxi to the runway from the stand where you board is normally about 15 minutes. However, delays in being given a departure instruction can often add another 12 minutes to this. When that happens, there is more noise on the ground, more emissions from the aircraft, and passengers are delayed in arriving at their destination airport. Aircraft coming in to land need the runway to be clear. If only one single runway is being used, there must not be any other aircraft on that runway. This may mean that aircraft have to wait and air traffic control will put them into a holding pattern until a space becomes available. There is more information about this in our arrivals data sheet www.manchesterairport.co.uk/runwaydatasheet. When this happens, aircraft burn more fuel while waiting, and will create more emissions and noise. Also, passengers are delayed in arriving at Manchester.
This makes it simpler for air traffic control to manage arrivals and departures, and time spent waiting in the air and on the ground is reduced. In 2017, we have 27 million passengers as more people want to travel by air for business and pleasure. Runway movements have increased from 435 a day in 2010 to 582 in 2017. To manage this increase, we need to be able to use both runways for more of the time. For this reason, we plan to increase the use of both runways from the summer of 2018 and to open Runway 2 for a longer period. TIMES WHEN THE TWO RUNWAYS WILL BE USED DAYS MONDAY TO FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
From Summer 2018 6am to 9pm 6am to 4pm 6am to 9.30am and 1pm to 9pm
From Summer 2019 These times will change according to traffic demand but will not go outside our maximum hours of 6am to 10pm.
LANDING PATHS
AY W N RU
1
AY W N RU
When we use Runway 1 and Runway 2, air traffic control use one runway for arrivals and one for departures.
2
G N S DI H N AT LA P
Manchester Airport Runway Use Information Pack
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PATHS
10000
NUMBER OF ARRIVALS EACH MONTH DURING 2016
10000
2500
ASMIM1S
Easterly 24505
8000
• PARTINGTON
8000
Westerly 71452
6000
DESIG1S
6000
SONEX1R SONEX1Y
4000 2000
256
• ROSTHERNE
LISTO2S
235
OVER TABLEY • • LOWER WHITLEY
1600
EKLAD1R EKLAD1Y
LOSTOCK GRALAM •
• PLUMLEY
1772 2694
• OVER PEOVER 2
4
• LACH DENNIS
6
8
nway 2 landed on Ru
10km
t Sun Thu Fri Sa Mon Tue Wed 3 2 1 30 27 28 29 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 16 17 15 14 11 12 13 24 21 22 23 18 19 20 31 28 29 30 25 26 27 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
MEASURING NOISE
28
25 on Runway 1 and 3 on Runway 2. If the changes had been in place then, 28 of these would have landed on Runway 2.
ARRIVAL AIRCRAFT DISTRIBUTION
WHAT EFFECT WILL THE CHANGES HAVE ON NOISE? The closer you are to the arrival or departure path and the end of the runway, the more noise you will hear.
The use of noise contours is common for measuring noise around other transport routes such as roads and railways.
Airports measure noise using noise contours. These show actual information about the routes used, aircraft types and the noise recorded for our busiest 90 days.
We have produced a noise contour to show what will happen when we change our runway use. This is shown below.
235
TOWN LANE – MOBERLEY
Runway 1 72 Red numbers represent average noise in decibels
256
66
57 60
850
Runway 2
54
235
69
Approximate height of inbound aircraft (feet above sea level)
KNUTSFORD •
LIBRARY – KNUTSFORD
1600 PLUMLEY •
6
• MOBERLEY
1600
63
R 4
Dec
July was our quietest month for arrivals from the direction of South-West Cheshire, with…
aircraft landing between 6am and 10pm.
2
Nov
JULY ’16
• SWETTENHAM
0
Oct
If the changes, had been in place then 3912 aircraft would have landed on Runway 2.
LISTO1Y / LISTO2R
SANBA1R SANBA1Y
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. The noise level 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.
Sept
nway 1 landed on Ru
• CHELFORD
0
Aug
of which…
• OLLERTON
LOSTOCK GREEN •
July
arrivals
• KNUTSFORD
1600 2500
4466
• MOBBERLEY
850
June
In 2016 our busiest month for arrivals between 6.30am and 10pm was October. There were…
• MERE
• ANTROBUS
May
HIGH LEGH •
April
0 March
235
Approximate height of inbound aircraft (feet above sea level)
Feb
256
2000
LITTLE BOLLINGTON •
Jan
Runway 2
4000
8
RAILWAY STATION – PLUMLEY
2500
10km
LOSTOCK GREEN
HOW WILL THE CHANGE AFFECT ME?
manchesterairport.co.uk
The change on LIS2Y/R will be the most noticeable as this route turns south closest to the end of our runways. The changes will not be noticeable to most people on the other routes and there will be no change to the position of aircraft departing to the East. For more information about the position of aircraft on departure, see our departures data sheets at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/runwaydatasheet.
4,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 0 -3 0 -3 -2 -2 -1 -1 0 01 12 23 -3 Distance -1 0 Runway 12 (in 000’s -3 -2Distance -2the -1of 12 2(infeet) 2 3feet) from centre from the centre of0 Runway 000’s Distance from the centre Runway 2 (in 000’s Distance from the of centre of Runway 2 (infeet) 000’s feet)
3 3
4,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 0 -3 0 -3 -2 -2 -1 -1 0 01 12 23 -3 Distance -1 0Runway 12 (in 000’s -3 -2Distance -1of 12 2 23 from-2the centre from the centre of0Runway (infeet) 000’s feet) Distance from the centre Runway 2 (in 000’s Distance from the of centre of Runway 2 (infeet) 000’s feet)
3 3
Duke ofDuke Portland of Portland Duke ofDuke Portland of Portland
Railway Railway station station Railway Railway station station
STATION – PLUMLEY 4,000 RAILWAY 4,000 4,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 0 0 -2 -1 -1 0 01 12 23 0 -3 0 -3 -2 -3 Distance -1 0 Runway 12 (in 000’s -3 -2Distance -2the -1of 12 2(infeet) 2 3feet) from centre from the centre of0 Runway 000’s Distance from the centre Runway 2 (in 000’s Distance from the of centre of Runway 2 (infeet) 000’s feet)
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Library Library
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Town Lane Town Lane
TOWN LANE – MOBBERLEY Town Lane Town Lane
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4,000 4,000 LOSTOCK GREEN 4,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 0 0 -4 -2 -2 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 0-6 0-6 -4 -6 -4 Distance 0centre 2 (in 000’s 6 -6 -4 -2 -2 0 Runway 2 (in4feet) Distance from the centre Runway 2 from the of of 2 000’s4feet) Distance from the centre Runway 2 (in 000’s Distance from the of centre of Runway 2 (infeet) 000’s feet) Altitude in feet Altitude in feet
The cross sections show the position of actual aircraft arriving to Runway 1 and Runway 2. These cross sections show that landing aircraft follow very similar paths, and the width of the paths flown for landing aircraft on the arrival route is approximately 150 feet. As aircraft approach the runway, this narrows to a central point on the runway.
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The maps on this page show an OS map with the centre line of the arrivals path marked with typical heights for landing aircraft on each runway.
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ARRIVING AIRCRAFT The position of the arrivals paths from the West to Runway 1 and Runway 2 will stay the same. There are no changes from the East.
The graphics below show the height of aircraft at the places marked on the map. They show the concentration of aircraft in the centre of the routes and the height above sea level. As aircraft get closer to the runway, the landing paths for Runway 1 and Runway 2 become more distinct.
DEPARTING AIRCRAFT More use of Runway 2 will mean that the distribution of aircraft along the westerly departure routes will change. In the future there will be:
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RUNWAY MAINTENANCE Each month we close Runway 1 for three nights so that we can do maintenance. At these times we use Runway 2 between 10pm and 6am. We advertise these dates on our web page at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/ runwayclosures. To receive an email update for closures, email [email protected] with your details.
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These changes will not affect the night period from 10pm to 6am.
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