Revision as of 17:37, 20 October 2022

Overview

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The Canberra Airport Group has announced that they are shortening runway 12 via a displaced threshold. Informal information is that it is because of a high-rise car-parking station proposal.

A final-consultation meeting is being held on the 26 Oct 2022 to inform the General Aviation Permit Holders about the works. An extract from the email:

To all General Aviation Permit Holders at Canberra Airport

Canberra Airport invites you to attend a final consultation meeting for the purposes of briefing you on the program and scope of works to permanently displace the Runway 12 threshold. 

Changed operational conditions will apply with the permanent displacement of the Runway 12 threshold and, once implemented, will be notified via a PERM NOTAM. 

Details of the meeting are:

DATE:              Wednesday, 26 October 2022
TIME:              6.00pm – 8.00pm
VENUE:             Alastair Swayn Theatre, 33-35 Brindabella Circuit, Brindabella Business Park (map attached)
RSVP:              Please RSVP to Susan Mulligan on s.mulligan@canberraairport.com.au by COB Friday, 21 October 2022.

Light refreshments will be provided.

We urge you to please come along to this final consultation meeting as it will provide important information for GA users of the aerodrome.


Kind regards.
  
Susan Mulligan
Executive Assistant - Director of Planning & Government Relations | Canberra Airport
Level 4, 21 Terminal Avenue | Plaza Offices – West | Canberra Airport ACT 2609
T 02 6275 2294

I do not recall ever being invited to a first or previous consultation as an GA operator out of YSCB.

prevailing wind

The prevailing wind conditions at Canberra airport.

^[1] 🚩 Note: the cross-runway 30 / 12 (oriented 300 / 120 degrees magnetic) faces into statistically significant prevailing winds. (Note that the diagram references true north).

The main runway 35 / 17 is oriented 350 / 170 degrees magnetic.

turbulence

🚩 Note: when the wind is strong and between 060 and 090 (due to the sea-breeze reaching Canberra) is is difficult to land on runway 12^[2] because of the turbulence^[3]^[4] caused by the new buildings^[5] within the Majura business park. There is also turbulence caused by the high-rise cark-parking station, the Qantas Hangar and the terminal buildings affecting runway 35 with North-westerly and Westerly winds. Both sets of turbulence are permanently mentioned in NOTAMs.

Buildings, according to the FAA should be more than 1,5 times their height away from movements areas.

non aviation use

Canberra airport Aviation Infrastructure is being squeezed by non-aviation use^[6], and commercialisation rates have forced several flying schools away from the field, as well as General Aviation Maintenance - though Qantas does have a maintenance hangar - the one near runway 35 intersection Mike.

references

↑ Windfinder prevailing winds YSCB https://www.windfinder.com/windstatistics/canberra_airport
↑ PPrune 2006 https://www.pprune.org/australia-new-zealand-pacific/print-207654-building-more-turbulence-canberra.html
↑ pprune report runway 12 Weston UK https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/447761-turbulence-buildings.html
↑ Hong Kong LIDAR study of turbulence https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342583633_Statistical_analysis_of_building-induced_turbulence_at_an_airport
↑ Wind Modelling building north of Runway 12 YSCB https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2010/aair/ao-2010-008/si-03/
↑ PPrune 2001 https://www.pprune.org/australia-new-zealand-pacific/207654-building-more-turbulence-canberra.html

[1] Windfinder prevailing winds YSCB https://www.windfinder.com/windstatistics/canberra_airport

[2] PPrune 2006 https://www.pprune.org/australia-new-zealand-pacific/print-207654-building-more-turbulence-canberra.html

[3] rune report runway 12 Weston UK https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/447761-turbulence-buildings.html

[4] Hong Kong LIDAR study of turbulence https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342583633_Statistical_analysis_of_building-induced_turbulence_at_an_airport

[5] Wind Modelling building north of Runway 12 YSCB https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2010/aair/ao-2010-008/si-03/

[6] PPrune 2001 https://www.pprune.org/australia-new-zealand-pacific/207654-building-more-turbulence-canberra.html

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+Canberra airport Aviation Infrastructure is being squeezed by non-aviation use<ref>PPrune 2001 https://www.pprune.org/australia-new-zealand-pacific/207654-building-more-turbulence-canberra.html</ref>, and commercialisation rates have forced several flying schools away from the field, as well as General Aviation Maintenance - though Qantas does have a maintenance hangar - the one near runway 35 intersection Mike.
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