See AIP France AD2 LFPO ENV1 for details.
The operating restrictions established for noise abatement associated
with an airport consist of three categories.
1. Operating restrictions for aerodrome
2. Operating restrictions for aircraft
3. Restrictions applicable to Air Traffic Service
For Orly airport, these restrictions as as follow:
1. Operating Restrictions for Aerodrome
1.1 Operating procedures for runways
For the main runways, these procedures are as follow:
| Configuration |
Facing West |
Facing East |
| Preferred runway for takeoff |
RWY 24 |
RWY 08 |
| Preferred runway for landing |
RWY 26 |
RWY 06 |
The RWY 02.20 is exceptionally used in case of:
- unavailability of a main runway (it should be only used as
additional runway)
- strong winds from North or South sectors
In addition, all available runways can be used to meet safety,
control, security or protocol requirements
1.4.1 Restrictions in use for the
airport
I - With effect from October 1st, 1999, subject to provisions
specified in paragraphs IV and V of this article, taking off
and landing for any aircraft relevant to chapter 2 is prohibited
at Paris-Orly aerodrome, when the number of flight operations
using aircraft relevant to chapter 2 by the aircraft operator
reaches the following values:
25 % of the maximum number for flight operations relevant
to chapter 2 for the forth quarter in year 1999;
100 % of the maximum number for flight operations relevant
to chapter 2 for the first quarter in year 2001;
25 % of the maximum number for flight operations relevant
to chapter 2 for the first quarter in year 2002.
III - Exceptionally, the provisions of the paragraph I of
this article are not applicable to landing and take off of aircraft
relevant to chapter 2 in the following cases:
- aircraft operating for ambulance or humanitarian transport
missions;
- emergency situations for flight safety reasons.
V - The Minister of Civil Aviation can grant, for a specified
year, the authorization to exceed, within the limits of 10 %,
the value of the maximum number of flight operations relevant
to chapter 2 which is specified in the paragraph I of this article,
to the operators whose, failing such a dispensation, flight
activity will be subject to a significant decrease.
1.4.2 An aircraft can be operated on French metropolitan airfields,
only if it has an acoustic certificate attesting his compliance
to the norms edicted in the second edition (1988) on the annex
16 of the ICAO convention relating to the international civil
aviation, volume 1, second part, Chapter 3.
This ban is applicable to the civilian subsonic aircraft whose
maximum take off weight is equal or over 34000 kg or whose the
maximal internal fitting certified for this type of aircraft comprise
more than nineteen passengers seats excluding all seat reserved
for the crew.
2. Restrictions for use of Aircraft
2.1 Operational take off procedures
The following operational noise abatement
take off procedures must be applied for outbound flights from
Paris Orly.
As a general rule, aircraft must fly (in accordance with individual
aircraft specifications) to climb to a height of 3,000 ft AAL
as quickly as possible.
Captains of jet engine aircraft must among other things, use
the following initial climb gradient procedures:
- maintain take off speed V2+10 (or
the appropriate speed for the altitude of the aircraft depending
on type) up to a height of 3,000 ft with flaps set for take
off.
- maintain power takeoff setting up to a height of 1,500 ft
then full power up to 3,000 ft.
- at 3,000 ft reduce power to normal climb setting when putting
flaps in return to normal climb gradient.
2.2 Landing Procedures
Approaches must be made in such a way as to maintain the last
given altitude by ATC services to ILS glide path interception.
After intercepting the final approach must be carried out in
such a way so as to avoid flying below the glide path.
Reverse thrust or pitch reversing may only be used from 2200
to 0615 for safety reasons.
3. Restrictions Applicable with Regard to Air Traffic
- Aircraft must observe the takeoff and climb procedures established
for noise abatement.
These procedures are notified to users through aeronautical information
service.
- for a distance of 7 nautical miles from the VOR DME beacon
at Orly for takeoffs on runways 24 and 26
- for a distance of 6.5 nautical miles from the VOR DME beacon
at Orly for takeoffs on runways 02, 06 and 26.
- turns must not be started under any circumstances before these
distances have been flown
This route must be flown as accurately as possible
- The pilot in command may only not to comply with the rules
established above if he thinks it absolutely necessary for flight
safety reasons.
For flight safety reasons the air traffic control unit may issue
clearances not complying with the rules established above
These restrictions do not apply to propeller powered aircraft
weighing less than 5.7 tons.
Propeller powered aircraft weighing more than 5.7 tons do not
have to adhere to these restrictions when flying above 2,500 ft.
Air traffic control services attempt whenever possible to:
3.1 To avoid northward turns less than 0 nautical miles from
Orly VOR DME below flight level 060 for jet engine aircraft or
an altitude of 2,500 ft for propeller powered aircraft on runways
02, 06 and 08
3.2 To avoid turning onto base leg at less than 9 nautical miles
from the Orly VOR for inbound flights from TOUSSUS VOR to runway
24 and 26 following the Northern down wind leg.
3.3 Visual Approach
Visual approach as described in RCA 1.5.5 is not allowed by day
or night.
4. Noise Reduction Measures
Noise level measuring stations have been set up under RWY axis
08 and 24 (see AIP AD2 LFPO INI 1/2) and are located as follows:
| 1 |
CHAMPLAN |
48 42 23N-002 16 44E |
| 2 |
VILLEBON |
48 41 25N-002 14 54E |
| 3 |
VILLENEUVE-LE-ROI |
48 43 48N-002 25 03E |
| 4 |
LIMEIL BREVANNES |
48 44 22N-002 29 27E |
5. Environment protection airspaces
(VPE)
In order to control the sound nuisances around PARIS-ORLY, the
following operating restrictions are applicable on this platform.
5.1 Definition of environment protection airspaces (VPE)
- Environment protection airspace:
An airspace section associated to a departure or arrival procedure,
notified to users through Aeronautical Information Service,
in which the flight shall be contained for environmental reasons.
- Exit limits:
Section of lateral limits in environment protection airspace,
located between the points defined in appendix, through which
the flight can leave the environment protection airspace.
- Entry limits:
Section of lateral limits in environment protection airspace,
located between the points defined in the attached appendix,
through which the flight can enter the environment protection
airspace.
5.2 Application of VPE requirements
The captain of an aircraft operating IFR shall fly within the
environment protection airspace associated with the procedure
declared in force by the ATC unit.
The concerned procedures and the associated environment protection
airspaces are defined in the appendix attached to this Ministerial
Order.
When an environment protection airspace ins associated with
an initial departure procedure, the flight captain is not anymore
required to apply the provisions of this article as soon as
he reaches the "exit limits" or the upper limit defined.
When an environment protection airspace is associated with
an ILS approach procedure (instrument landing system), the flight
captain must enter this airspace through the "entry limits".
The flight captain can only waive the regulations defined in
paragraph 2 of this article if he thinks that it is absolutely
necessary for safety reasons or if he has received an air traffic
control instruction issued from the ATC unit for flight safety
reasons.
The propeller-driven aircraft are not concerned by the provisions
relative to the environment protection airspaces associated
with initial departure procedures specified in paragraph 2 of
this article.
5.3 Limits of environment protection airspaces
See the charts AD2 LFPO VPE 01 to AD2 LFPO VPE 04.
8/20/99
A draft bill was approved by the French Parliament (July,12,1999)
to set up an independent group call the "Autorité de Controle
des Nuisances Sonores Aeroportuaires" to monitor noise levels
at French airports and will be allowed to impose fines of up to
FF 80,000 ($13,000) on airlines and FF 10,000 on pilots that disregard
noise abatement procedures on take-off, landing, engine run-ups
and departing procedures. This group is set to be and operating
by fall 1999. The new law also restricts helicopter operations
over over populated areas. |
