Proposed flight paths when the new runway opens at Perth Airport shows new or increased aircraft noise will plague a slew of suburbs, with some to get up to 200 extra aircraft movements a day.
Late last month, Qantas reached a historic multibillion-dollar agreement with Perth Airport that will pave the way for the construction of a new terminal and runway to allow the expansion of its services.
But with that expansion comes new flight paths which, while provisional mapping has been made public, are yet to be laid in stone.
Proposed flight paths contained in the airport’s major development plan show residents living in the eastern suburbs of Forrestfield, High Wycombe, South Guildford and Wattle Grove will be among the hardest hit with up to 200 extra “noise events” each day.
Other suburbs likely to face an increase include parts of Swan View, Greenmount, Darlington, Glen Forrest, Helena Valley, Canning Vale, Thornlie, Guildford, Caversham and West Swan.
Areas to the west and south-west are the most likely to experience a decrease, including parts of South Perth, Cannington, Lathlain and Belmont.
The new runway is due to become operational around 2028. Perth Airport said the extra runway was urgently needed to alleviate morning flight congestion linked to the booming fly-in, fly-out traffic supporting WA’s resources sector.
Airservices Australia with Perth Airport will start the final flight path design approximately three years out from the opening of the new runway.
A Perth Airport spokesman said that process was yet to start.