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Noise Sharing Plan

The addition of a third runway will change how aircraft operate at Melbourne Airport, affecting which runways are used and how aircraft noise is experienced across surrounding communities. With three runways in operation, there will be options for how arriving and departing aircraft are managed, creating opportunities to share aircraft noise.

To manage this, Melbourne Airport is required to develop a Noise Sharing and Airspace Concept Plan.

The Noise Sharing Plan is one approach to managing aircraft noise impacts and is required as a condition by the Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government for the construction of the third runway.

Through carefully designed flight paths and runway operations, the Noise Sharing Plan aims to give communities periods of respite from aircraft noise.

Melbourne Airport has appointed independent consultants Trax and GHD to create a Noise Sharing Plan. See how they will be consulting with the community throughout the process here. Aviation industry stakeholders will also be engaged, and more information about that is available here.

We want your input on the Noise Sharing Plan!

Help shape the Noise Sharing Plan for Melbourne Airport’s third runway by filling out the survey below.

Provide your feedback.

Project timeline

Project Timeline

September (complete)

Feedback on engagement approach

NowOctober – December 2025

Gather feedback and prepare the draft Noise Sharing Plan

Mid-late2026

Consultation on the draft Noise Sharing Plan

Early2027

Draft Noise Sharing Plan is submitted for approval to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

Post approval of the Noise Sharing Plan

Airservices Australia will conduct detailed design, which involves safety assessments and operational validation on the flight paths.

Noise Sharing Plan

Noise and Flight Path Interactive Tool

As a part of the consultation process for the Noise Sharing Plan, we have designed a series of interactive tools that help people understand how the airport currently operates before exploring forecast impacts from Melbourne Airport’s Third Runway.

You can explore the different tools below. We recommend starting with the Current runway operating modes tool below to familiarise yourself with current operations at Melbourne Airport, followed by the Proposed runway operating modes tool.

These tools are best viewed on a desktop device.

Please also see our Resources page for videos, fact sheets and frequently asked questions.

Explore the Noise Sharing Plan

Current runway operating modes

Proposed runway operating modes

Flight Path and Noise Map Tool (now superseded)

Further detail on aircraft operations can be viewed on the Airservices Australia website:

Airservices Aircraft in your neighbourhood tool Airservices Website WebTrak tool

FAQs

Survey

Fact Sheets

Videos

Melbourne Airport has appointed independent consultants Trax and GHD to deliver the Noise Sharing Plan.

Trax and GHD are leading the community and stakeholder engagement to support diverse views being heard and captured in the development of noise sharing options. Trax will also develop and evaluate the technical airspace design and operating strategies, leading the engagement with industry stakeholders.

During October and November, the team will be out and about talking to community about noise sharing. The team will be hosting drop-in sessions, online webinars and pop-up sessions at local markets and/or shopping centres. The sessions are held in areas where residents are most likely to notice a change in aircraft operations.

Come by and chat with the team. Registrations are essential for the online webinars and welcomed for the drop-in sessions, however, are not required for pop-up sessions - just stop by and say hello!

Join them at one of the events below.

Provide your feedback to inform the Noise Sharing Plan

From October to December 2025, we are asking for community and industry input to help shape the Noise Sharing Plan.

Provide your feedback via the survey here

What’s next?

In mid-late 2026, Trax and GHD will be seeking further feedback on the draft Noise Sharing Plan. For more information on Trax and GHD’s Community and Stakeholder Engagement Plan see here.

Location	Engagement type	Date/time	Registration link
Webinar	Online webinar	Thursday, 23 October 2025 6-7pm	View the webinar here
DFO Uni Hill, Outside AFL store main entrance2 Janefield Dr, Bundoora	Pop-up session	Thursday, 23 October 2025 1pm-4pm	-
Kew LibraryPhyllis Hore Room, Corner Cotham Road and Civic Drive, Kew	Drop-in session	Friday, 24 October 2025 3pm-7pm	Click here to register
Sanctury Lakes Shopping Centre, Outside Aldi300 Point Cook Rd, Point Cook	Pop-up session	Tuesday, 28 October 2025 3pm-6pm	-
Outside Coles Avondale Heights53-65 Military Rd, Avondale Heights	Pop-up session	Thursday, 30 October 2025 4pm-7pm	-
BrightonCorner of Carpenter and Bay Street, Brighton (near the level crossing)	Pop-up session	Wednesday, 5 November 2025 3pm-6pm	-
Keilor Downs Central Shopping Centre (ground level, outside La Fleurette) 80 Taylors Rd, Keilor Downs	Pop-up session	Saturday, 8 November 2025 2pm-5pm	-
Wallan Neighbourhood House42 Bentinck Street, Wallan	Drop-in session	Tuesday, 11 November 2025 3pm-7pm	Click here to register
Webinar	Online webinar	Thursday, 13 November 2025 6-7pm	Click here to register
Altona Gate Shopping Centre (ground level, opposite Chemist Warehouse) 124/134 Millers Rd, Altona North	Pop-up session	Thursday, 13 November 2025 1pm-4pm	-
Richmond Traders, Centre Court SiteBridge Road &, Church St, Richmond	Pop-up session	Tuesday, 18 November 2025 3pm-6pm	-
Sunbury Indoor Market, Main entrance63 Vineyard Road, Sunbury	Pop-up session	Friday, 21 November 2025 6pm-9pm	-
Gisborne Community Centre8a Hamilton Street, Gisborne	Drop-in session	Tuesday, 25 November 2025 3-7pm	Click here to register

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