George Best Belfast City Airport

AIRPORT CONTACT

No changes reported by the airport in 2009
Verify information below with the airport.

ELEVATION: 15 ft.

RUNWAY INFORMATION
Orientation	Length (ft)	Displaced Threshold (ft)	Glide Slope(deg)	Width (ft)
04	6000 TORA	302	3	148
22	5797 TORA	-	3	148

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES

Every operator of aircraft using or intending to use the airport shall ensure that at all times that aircraft are operated in such a manner calculated to cause the least disturbance practicable to areas surrounding the airport. These procedures may only be departed from to the extent necessary to avoid immediate danger or in compliance with ATC instructions. Operators of all aircraft are required to conform with procedures shown for the airport in the UK AIP EGAC. See AIP UK EGAC AD 2.21 Noise Abatement Procedures for details.

CONTINUOUS DESCENT ARRIVAL (CDA) - NONE

Regarding CDA we facilitate airlines to achieve CDA but do no publish procedures. In these circumstances CDA is achieved by providing decent instructions consistent with Radar Vectored Minimum Altitudes and the crew comply with their company CDA by arranging descent profiles to be "at the gates" in a flight profile which makes CDA achievable.

AIRPORT CURFEWS

Hours of operation: Monday - Saturday 0630-2130 and Sunday 0815-2130 (Winter) Monday - Saturday 0530-2030 and Sunday 0715-20300 (Summer)

PREFERENTIAL RUNWAYS

Departures - Rwy 04 Arrivals - Rwy 22

OPERATING QUOTA

45,000 ATMs/annual (training/testing/military are unrestricted)

ENGINE RUN-UP RESTRICTIONS

The ground running of aircraft engines are not permitted between 2230-0600 and all run-ups are require approval of the airport authority.

APU OPERATING RESTRICTIONS

Maximum continuous not to exceed 30 minutes. Fixed Electrical Ground Power is available on all 10 stands adjacent to the airport terminal and is the preferred power source

NOISE BUDGET RESTRICTIONS - NONE

NOISE SURCHARGE - NONE

NOISE MITIGATION/LAND USE PLANNING PROGRAM INFORMATION

Type of Program	Date Implemented	Status
Sound Insulation (Residences and Public Buildings)	-	There is no Sound Insulation scheme in operation as no residences or public buildings fall within the relevant Leaq Contour.
Purchase Assurance for Homeowners Located Within the Airport Noise Contours	-	There is no Purchase Assurance scheme in operation as no residences or public buildings fall within the relevant Leaq Contour.
Avigation Easements	-	unknown
Zoning Laws	-	Public Safety Zones to control development are currently being formulated.
Real Estate/Property Disclosure Laws	-	unknown
Acquire Land for Noise Compatibility to date	-	None acquired to date.
Population within each noise contour level relative to aircraft operations	-	None at 63 Laeq None at 60 Laeq
Airport Noise Contour Overlay Maps	-	Produced annually for 63, 60 and 57 Laeq
Total Cost of Noise Mitigation Programs to Date	-	Nil
Source of Noise Mitigation Program Funding for Aircraft Noise	-	Airport Authority

NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM

Under development.

FLIGHT TRACK MONITORING SYSTEM - NONE

NOISE LEVEL LIMITS

63 Leq contour line may trigger requirement to insulate domestic dwellings within boundary.

CHAPTER 2 RESTRICTIONS

Chapter 2 airplanes >75,000 lbs are banned from operating at airports in EU Member States as of April 1, 2002.

CHAPTER 2 PHASEOUT

From April 1, 2002 all civil subsonic jet aeroplanes >75,000 lbs operating at airports in EU Member States must comply with the standards specified in Part II, Chapter 3, Volume 1 of Annex 16 in accordance with EU Council Directive 92/14/EEC.

CHAPTER 3 RESTRICTIONS

The operation of aircraft types which are ‘marginally compliant’ with Chapter 3 is not prohibited under powers vested in the airport authority through the UK Aerodromes (Noise Restrictions)(Rules and Procedures) Regulations 2003.