George Best Belfast City Airport

IATA/ICAO CODE: BHD/EGAC
CITY: Belfast
STATE: Northern Ireland
COUNTRY: UK

AIRPORT CONTACT

No changes reported by the airport in 2007
Verify information below with the airport
Name: Alan Young
Title: Manager Air Traffic Services
Airport: Belfast City Airport
Address:


Sydenham By-Pass Belfast
Northern Ireland BT3 9JH
UK
Phone: +44 28 9093 5120
Fax: +44 28 9093 5123 or 44 28 9093 9094
Email: alan.young@belfastcityairport.com
Airport Web Site: www.belfastcityairport.com

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

See AIP UK EGAC AD 2.21 Noise Abatement Procedures for details.

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 prohibited under powers vested in the airport authority through the UK Aerodromes (Noise Restrictions)(Rules and Procedures) Regulations 2003.