| IATA/ICAO CODE: |
MEB/YMEN |
| CITY: |
Melbourne, Victoria |
| COUNTRY: |
Australia |
AIRPORT CONTACT
No changes reported by the airport in 2008
Verify information below with the airport.
ELEVATION: 282 ft.
| RUNWAY
INFORMATION |
| Orientation |
Length (ft) |
Displaced
Threshold (ft) |
Glide Slope(deg) |
Width (ft) |
| 08/26 |
6302 |
- |
- |
148 |
| 17/35* |
4931 |
- |
- |
148 |
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES
The following is a list of the Noise Abatement Procedures
A subsonic jet propelled aircraft having a maximum takeoff weight
(MTOW) of 34,000 Kg or more will not be permitted to operate in
Australia unless it meets the requirements of ICAO Annex 16, Vol.
I, Chapter 2 or Chapter 3.
Noise abatement climb procedures are required for operations by
jet propelled aircraft from the following airports and runways.
| Airport |
Runways |
| Adelaide |
Runways 05,12,30 |
| Brisbane |
Runway 19 |
| Cairns |
Runway 15 |
| Launceston |
Runway 32 |
| Melbourne (Essendon) |
Runways 08,26,17,35 |
| Melborune Intl. |
Runways 09,16 |
| Perth |
Runway 21,24 |
| Sydeny |
Runways 07,16,25,34 |
Note: This does not preclude the application of these procedures
to other locations and runways.
On runways listed above, departing jet propelled aircraft shall:
a. Climb at V2+10 kt to V2+20 kt or body angle limit speed;
and
b. Maintain takeoff power to a height above the airport of 1,500
ft
c. Then reduce thrust to not less than climb power/thrust and
maintain a speed of V2+10 kt to V2+20 kt to a height above the
airport of 3,000 ft.
d. Accelerate smoothly to en route climb speed with flap retraction
on schedule; and
e. Maintain runway heading unless required to do otherwise in
accordance with SID or specific ATC instruction.
As an alternative to the procedures detailed above, operators
of aircraft which have engines with a bypass ratio greater than
3.5:1 may use the following procedure:
a. Climb at V2+10 kt to V2+20 kt or body angle limit speed;
and
b. Maintain takeoff power to a height above the airport of 1,000
ft.
c. Then maintaining a positive rate of climb, accelerate to
zero flap minimum safe maneuvering speed (Vzf) retracting flaps
on schedule
d. Then reduce to normal climb power/thrust; and
Note: For airplanes with slow flap retraction, reduce power/
thrust at an intermediate flap setting.
e. Continue climb at not greater than Vzf+10 kt to a height
above the airport of 3,000 ft.
f. Accelerate smoothly to en route climb speed;
g. Maintain runway heading unless required to do otherwise in
accordance with a SID or specific ATC instruction.
Arriving aircraft subject to noise abatement procedures will
be directed in a manner that will avoid noise sensitive areas,
and approaches will be planned to preferred runways. Pilots are
not to make approaches to land below the visual or electronic
glide paths for the runway in use.
Curfews:
The curfew prohibits specified categories of aircraft from operating
at selected airports during specified times for the purpose of
reducing annoyance to persons living near flight paths during
the sensitive sleeping hours. It is an integral part of the Government's
noise abatement policy.
a. A specified aircraft bound for Essendon Airport shall depart
only if the estimated time of arrival will be at or before the
start of the curfew. However, if the aircraft is subsequently
delayed en route, by unforecast headwinds, thunderstorms, operational
conditions, traffic, etc., it may continue and land.
An aircraft which has flight-planned to arrive after the end
of the curfew and which arrives early, shall hold until the
end of the curfew unless in doing so the fixed fuel reserves
would be reduced.
b. An aircraft shall not depart from a curfewed airport unless
air traffic control has been advised that the aircraft doors
are closed or the aircraft has requested a push back or taxi
clearance at, or before the start of the curfew.
c. The curfew does not apply to an aircraft when operational
safety is involved or when it is engaged upon a flight for urgent
medical, flood or fire relief purposes, to an evacuation flight
undertaken to save a persons from grave or imminent danger or
to an in-flight medical emergency.
d. Except for Essendon Airport, all curfewed airports may be
nominated and used as planned or unplanned alternates. However,
an aircraft diverting to a curfewed airport shall hold until
the end of the curfew unless in doing so the fixed fuel reserves
would be reduced. Once it has landed at a curfewed airport,
a diverted aircraft shall not depart again during the curfew.
Dispensation from the conditions of the curfew requires the approval
of the Minister for Transport and Communications or the Minister
for Telecommunications and Aviation Support. The Minister may
at his/her discretionapprove operations in the following situations:
a. When exceptional passenger hardship is involved;
b. For humanitarian reasons;
c. For delayed flights by visiting Heads of State, the Governor-General
and the Prime Minister;
d. When the aircraft involved is assessed by the CAA as a "low
noise" aircraft (except at Avalon and Melbourne (Essendon))
In these circumstances, operators of jet propelled aircraft
requesting dispensation from conditions of the curfew should
make application with supporting evidence in sufficient time
before the start of the curfew to allow consideration to be
given to the request.
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AIRPORT CURFEWS
| There is now a weight limitation on the airport.
Aircraft with a MTOW of 45,000 kilograms or more are not permitted
to operate at Essendon except where a specific dispensation has
been granted
The curfew still applies from 2300-0600 local time as follows.
1. No jet aircraft are permitted to operate during these hours.
2. Propeller-driven aircraft with a MTOW exceeding 8,618 kilograms
may only operate if the aircraft's noise emission levels do
not exceed 90 EPNdB on take-off and 95 EPNdB on approach to
landing.
Full details are in the relevant AIP Supplement, available from
the Airservices Australia web site (www.airservices.gov.au).
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PREFERENTIAL RUNWAYS
|
Preferred Runways 0600 to 2300 Local Time
|
|
Landing
|
Takeoff
|
|
1. Runway 26 or 17
|
1. Runway 26 or 35
|
|
2. Runway 35
|
2. Runway 17
|
|
3. Runway 08
|
3. Runway 08
|
|
Preferred Runways 2300 to 0600 Local Time
|
|
Landing
|
Takeoff
|
|
1. Runway 17
|
1. Runway 35
|
|
2. Runway 26
|
2. Runway 26
|
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3. Runway 35
|
3. Runway 17
|
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4. Runway 08
|
4. Runway 08
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OPERATING QUOTA - NONE
ENGINE RUN-UP RESTRICTIONS
| Ground running of engines not permitted between the hours of
1800-0700 Monday to Friday and 1800-1000 hours Saturday and Sunday. |
APU OPERATING RESTRICTIONS - NONE
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) |
-
|
unknown |
| Purchase Assurance for Homeowners Located
Within the Airport Noise Contours |
-
|
unknown |
| Avigation Easements |
-
|
unknown |
| Zoning Laws |
-
|
unknown |
| Real Estate/Property Disclosure Laws |
-
|
unknown |
| Acquire Land for Noise Compatibility to
date |
-
|
unknown |
| Population within each noise contour level
relative to aircraft operations |
-
|
unknown
|
| Airport Noise Contour Overlay Maps |
-
|
unknown |
| Total Cost of Noise Mitigation Programs
to Date |
-
|
unknown
|
| Source of Noise Mitigation Program Funding
for Aircraft Noise |
-
|
unknown |
NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM
| Click
here for all noise monitoring system information including a
current map for the airport. |
FLIGHT
TRACK MONITORING SYSTEM
NOISE LEVEL LIMITS - NONE
CHAPTER 2 RESTRICTIONS
| Chapter 2 airplanes are prohibited from operating at airports
in Australia as of April 1, 2002. |
CHAPTER 2 PHASEOUT
CHAPTER 3 RESTRICTIONS - NONE
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