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Brisbane Airport Noise Abatement Procedure Overview

A Noise Abatement Procedure (NAP) is a procedure designed to reduce the impact of aircraft noise on the community.

Airservices Australia has the following published NAP at Brisbane airport:

Reporting is available for:

1 Preferred Runway Operations

SODPROPS usage Report

4.1 Preferred Flight Paths (arrivals)

4.2 Preferred Flight Paths (departures)

The following NAPs are not able to be reported on by Airservices Australia as we do not have ready access to the required data:

2.  Runway 19L/R Jet noise abatement departure procedures/clean speed

3.  Intersection Departures

5.  Landing reverse thrust

6.  Training flights

It is important to note that NAPs are not mandatory; ATC and pilots apply the NAPs whenever possible. The published NAPs at Brisbane airport state that ATC will maximise the use of preferred flight paths and over-water operations. Pilots and ATC will determine when critical operational requirements override the use of NAPs.

The below overview provides monthly movement numbers, runway end usage, and the types of aircraft operating at Brisbane airport. Note that the percentages shown at each end of the runway represent the proportion of arrivals or departures using that direction.

This report was updated on 6 November 2025 and now shows daily data from midnight to 11:59pm to better reflect full-day activity. It previously showed 24-hour data from 6am to 6am.

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Simultaneous Opposite Direction Parallel Runway Operations (SODPROPS) Report

SODPROPS mode is prioritised for use where weather and traffic conditions allow.

The following conditions must be met:

  • dry runway
  • less than 5 knot tailwind
  • cloud base not below 2,500 ft (762 metres)
  • 8 km visibility
  • low traffic levels.

The mode is most likely to be used during the following hours:

  • 9pm to 6am six days a week
  • 6am to 8am Saturday and Sunday mornings
  • 12noon Saturday to 4pm Sunday.

Improving our reporting

Airservices Australia is committed to providing clear, accurate, and transparent information about how our airspace is managed. We began monthly reporting on SODPROPS use in June 2024 and since then have worked to continuously improve our methodology. This includes how we align data sources and calculations to improve accuracy, and how we present the information to improve simplicity and clarity.

Reporting from December 2024 on, following implementation of changes to support greater use of SODPROPS when conditions allow, can be viewed below.

Earlier reporting can be viewed here.

Additional SODPROPS use

Additional SODPROPS movements may be recorded when conditions were not available.  This is primarily due to transition periods. These occur when SODPROPS is in operation and the system identifies that suitable conditions are no longer available but some aircraft will already be planned on SODPROPS flight paths. These flights will continue their departure or landing as planned, when safe to do so. This could be several minutes after the system notes SODPROPS conditions have ended.

These extra SODPROPS movements were captured in February 2025 reporting, and we have now updated the report structure to separate these extra movements from movements during available conditions. This will apply to reporting from February 2025 on. Previous months only captured SODPROPS movements during available hours and these reports will not be changed. The new structure reports on use and movements during available conditions on the left of the page and movements outside of these conditions on the right.

Rounding of hours

For simplicity, the reporting now uses whole hours rather than hours and minutes. Results of 30 minutes or more are rounded up to the next hour and less than 30 minutes are rounded down.

Reports from December 2024 to the end of the most recent month can be viewed below.

Archived reports from June 2024 to January 2025 can be viewed here

Archived report from February 2025 can be viewed here

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Brisbane Airport NAP 1: Preferred Runways Operations

This NAP lists the preferred runway operating modes during the daytime period (6am-10pm local) and night-time period (10pm-6am local):

During the daytime period (6am-10pm local):

Priority 1: Arriving and departing – Runways 19L/R (arriving over the waters of Moreton Bay and departing over Greater Brisbane)

Priority 2: Arriving and departing – Runways 01L/R (arriving over the Greater Brisbane and departing over the waters of Moreton Bay)

During the night-time period (10pm-6am local):

Priority 1: Arriving Runway 19R and departing Runway 01R (Simultaneous Opposite Direction Parallel Runway Operations, SODPROPS) (arriving and departing over the waters of Moreton Bay)

Priority 2: Arriving Runway 19L/R and departing Runway 01R (Reciprocal Runway Operations, RRO) (arriving and departing over the waters of Moreton Bay)

Priority 3: Arriving Runways 19L/R and departing Runway 19L (arriving on both runways over the waters of Moreton Bay and departing via the legacy runway over land)

Priority 4: Arriving Runway 01R and departing Runways 01L/R (arriving via the legacy runway over land and departing off both runways over the waters of Moreton Bay)

During night-time hours (10pm-6am local) operations over land via the new runway (19R departures/01L arrivals) are only permitted in emergency, loss of infrastructure, or extreme weather conditions. Any operations outside of these conditions require BAC approval.

The report below provides the percentage of each operating mode during daytime and night-time periods for each month. Click here to access the SODPROPs usage report.

The report is best viewed in full screen mode. For instructions on how to use this tool, select the Help button.

This report was updated on 6 November 2025 and now shows daily data from midnight to 11:59pm to better reflect full-day activity. It previously showed 24-hour data from 6am to 6am.

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NAP 4.1: Preferred Flight Paths – Arrivals

This NAP lists the preferred arrival flight paths to be used by different aircraft at different times throughout the day.

4.1.1 Aircraft Arriving on Runways 19L/R (arriving over the waters of Moreton Bay):

4.1.1 a Between 6am-10pm local, all jet aircraft will not normally descend below 3000ft (914m) until east of the coastline.

4.1.1 b Between 10pm-6am local, descent below 5000ft (1524m) is not permitted for all jet aircraft until east of the coastline.

4.1.1 c Between 10pm-6am local, descent below 3000ft (914m) is not permitted for all non-jet aircraft until east of the coastline.

Reported below.

4.1.2 Aircraft Arriving on Runway 01R (arriving over the Brisbane population onto the legacy runway):

4.1.2 a Between 10pm-6am local, all aircraft shall not descend below 3000ft (914m) until aligned with the Runway 01R extended centreline.

Reported below.

4.1.3 Aircraft Arriving on Runway 01L/R (arriving over the Brisbane population):

4.1.3 a Use, as the final landing flap setting, the minimum certified landing flap setting approved by the operator for the applicable conditions. Reporting on this NAP is currently unavailable. Airservices is working to source the additional information needed to provide a report.

4.1.3 b For jet aircraft conducting a visual approach, Air Traffic Control (ATC) will issue an instruction to join final approach for landing south of the Brisbane River. Reported below.

4.1.3 c For non-jet aircraft heavier than 5700KG conducting a visual approach, ATC will issue an instruction to join final approach for landing south of the Brisbane River when the estimated time of arrival is:

  • Between 8pm-11pm local
  • Between 6am-12pm local

Reported below.

The report below provides the percentage of flights that adhered to the arrival flight path conditions under the NAP.

The report is best viewed in full screen mode. For instructions on how to use this tool, select the Help button.

This report was updated on 6 November 2025 and now shows daily data from midnight to 11:59pm to better reflect full-day activity. It previously showed 24-hour data from 6am to 6am.

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