Noise Sharing Plan Videos

Learn how aircraft noise may be experienced across Melbourne over a 24-hour period when the third runway is operating. This video helps explain what respite periods are and how different operating modes can share noise to reduce impacts on communities.

Learn more about the draft Noise Sharing Plan, how runway operating modes are selected and what a mode priority order means.

Learn how runway modes can better balance noise and periods of respite across a day. This will show what the priority order is for runway mode operations.

Learn about the Noise Sharing Plan, a requirement of the Federal Government’s approval of Melbourne Airport's third runway. This video explains why the Noise Sharing Plan is required and how you can provide feedback to help shape the plan.

Learn about flight paths, including how they're designed to keep aircraft safely separated, how they help manage the flow of air traffic. 

Learn about N-above metrics, and how they're used to show how aircraft noise is experienced in a particular area. 

Learn how to use our updated flight path and aircraft noise tool, to see current and future noise levels at your address.

Learn about the carefully planned process of runway mode selection. This video explains the important factors taken into account when choosing which runways to use, the different airport operating modes currently used at Melbourne Airport and how often they are used.

Learn how runway modes can be used to share noise across different parts of Melbourne, and how this can be used to provide periods of respite for residents.

As part of the engagement for the Noise Sharing Plan, GHD and Trax led a webinar on 23 October 2025. You can also view the Q&A from the webinar here.

A second webinar on the Noise Sharing Plan was led by GHD and Trax on 13 November 2025. You can also view the Q&A from the webinar here.