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