70

economy

OVER

OPERATORS in the North West West North the in

FOR FOR AIRLINES £1.7bn

ON-SITE ON-SITE

INFRASTRUCTURE AND 200 200 AND LANDING PATHS

WITH THE THE WITH

outside the South East – delivers – East South the outside

Manchester Airport – the largest largest the – Airport

www.magworld.com/education. at available

are 3 and 1,2 stages key for resources teacher

RUNWAY 2 each direction over the last six years. six last the over direction each

Airport Manchester year. every education

The table above shows the percentage of movements in in movements of percentage the shows above table The

in children 5000 over Supporting

we may change our direction of operations to reflect this. this. reflect to operations of direction our change may we RUNWAY 1 RUNWAY

The wind direction may change several times in a day, so so day, a in times several change may direction wind The

STANDS

people directly employed on our site. our on employed directly people

75% Westerly 45000 jobs in the region with 20500 20500 with region the in jobs 45000

The Airport supports the employment of of employment the supports Airport The

25% Easterly 2016

00 10 81% Westerly

19% Easterly 2015

PATHS OVER

77% Westerly

LANDING LANDING

23% Easterly 2014

the list of top 20 European Airports. European 20 top of list the

73% Westerly

2017 Manchester Airport joined joined Airport Manchester

27% Easterly 2013

WAS ADDED WAS

78% Westerly 4pm to 8pm to 4pm 5pm to 1pm SUNDAY RUNWAY RUNWAY

the Middle East and Europe. and East Middle the A SECOND SECOND A 22% Easterly 2012

and 1pm to 4pm to 1pm and

6.30am to 10.30am to 6.30am 10.30am to 6.30am SATURDAY USA, China, inc countries 60 in

84% Westerly 2001

and 4pm to 8pm to 4pm and 8pm to 1pm and

16% Easterly 2011

6.30am to 10.30am 10.30am to 6.30am 10.30am to 6.30am FRIDAY TO MONDAY

67% Westerly

IN DAYS 2016-2017 2017

season Winter season Summer

33% Easterly 2010

0

1

…today it’s grown to grown it’s …today

2

D

TIMES WHEN TWO RUNWAYS USED RUNWAYS TWO WHEN TIMES

E S

T

PERCENTAGE OF DEPARTURES OF PERCENTAGE OPERATION OF DIRECTION YEAR O I

N T

A G T I N O I

Y N L

S F

60 Noise Level Contour (dB) year… per passengers

1939 7600 saw www.manchesterairport.co.uk/nightnoise. at easterly operations. operations. easterly

Policy Noise Night our about more read can You flights were westerly operations and 25% of flights were were flights of 25% and operations westerly were flights

we do operate at night, but flights are restricted. restricted. are flights but night, at operate do we each year will be westerly operations. In 2016, 75% of of 75% 2016, In operations. westerly be will year each

that means which Policy Noise Night a have We On average, between 70% and 80% of our departures departures our of 80% and 70% between average, On

Times for 2017 are shown below. shown are 2017 for Times ). This is known as ‘easterly operations’. ‘easterly as known is This Stockport). in the group. the in

in grants since 1997. since grants in

both runways are open can change from year to year. year. to year from change can open are runways both ) and take off to the East (over and and Green Heald (over East the to off take and Knutsford) airports four with (IFM),

groups with over £3million £3million over with groups

that hours The day. the during 1 Runway only use will East. In this case, aircraft approach from the West (over (over West the from approach aircraft case, this In East.

60 Noise Level Contour (dB) Management Funds Industry supporting community community supporting

we possible where so minimum, a to time same the at Sometimes the wind direction changes and moves to the the to moves and changes direction wind the Sometimes of and and Manchester Greater of

Community Trust Fund Fund Trust Community – –

runways both of use the keep to us asked Communities owned by the 10 Councils Councils 10 the by owned

people into work on our site. our on work into people (towards Knutsford). This is known as ‘westerly operations’. ‘westerly as known is This Knutsford). (towards

June 1938 and is today today is and 1938 June

helped 341 unemployed unemployed 341 helped we are doing maintenance on Runway 1. 1. Runway on maintenance doing are we (over Stockport and Heald Green) and take off to the West West the to off take and Green) Heald and Stockport (over

officially opened on 25 25 on opened officially

Our Airport Academy Academy Airport Our – – allow us to use Runway 2 between 10pm and 6am, unless unless 6am, and 10pm between 2 Runway use to us allow from the West, meaning aircraft approach from the East East the from approach aircraft meaning West, the from

Manchester Airport Airport Manchester

during the daytime, but planning permission does not not does permission planning but daytime, the during the wind. At Manchester Airport the wind usually blows blows usually wind the Airport Manchester At wind. the community in 2015/2016. in community

Manchester Airport has two runways. We use both runways runways both use We runways. two has Airport Manchester For safety reasons, aircraft must land and take off into into off take and land must aircraft reasons, safety For 6103 volunteer hours in the the in hours volunteer 6103 – –

USE OF RUNWAYS OF USE RUNWAY DIRECTION RUNWAY

HOW WE OPERATE WE HOW AIRPORT YOUR ABOUT

manchesterairport.co.uk Pack Information Routes Departure Airport Manchester

54 2016 60 MEASURING NOISE 54 Generally, the closer that you live to an airport and a departure or arrival route, 66 the more noise you will hear. 60 ‘Noise contours’ give an indication of general noise levels and show an average noise reading over a set period of time. They use actual information on the 69 position, number, heights and noise levels of arrivals and departures to and 66 from Manchester. Noise contours look like a series of concentric rings, like in Manchester Airport a tree trunk. The closer the rings are to the airport, the louder the noise is. This is represented by a number. Current Government guidelines recommend 69 noise insulation such as high performance glazing or loft insulation at Departure Routes 63 decibels. If you live in this area, you can apply for help with this 72 at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/soundinsulation. Noise contours are common for measuring noise around 72 Information Pack other transport routes such as roads and railways. WESTERLY DEPARTURES IN EASTERLY OPERATIONS (ROUTE ASMIM1S) Flying over: Heald Green / / Sale / Streford / This document explains how we operate now and provides some information about the number of aircraft and passengers currently flying from Manchester Airport.

WANT TO KNOW MORE? There is a booklet like this one for each of our departure routes. Extra information is already available on our website in a range of formats including films and downloadable information sheets. You can see them all at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/runwaydatasheet. If you would like to talk to us you could: ––phone our Freephone number (08000 967967); ––send an email to [email protected]; or ––come to an outreach session (details are on our website). You can watch aircraft movements and look at heights and positions over the ground using webtrak, which is on our website at www.manchesterairport.co.uk/webtrak.

manchesterairport.co.uk manchesterairport.co.uk Route ASMIM1S to the USA and Scotland

6000 6000 ASMIM1S NUMBER OF EASTERLY 31% DESIG1S DEPARTURES EACH 5000 ROUTES MONTH DURING 5000 2016 DEPARTING 37% 4000

There are three routes with easterly departures shown on 4000 TO THE EAST this diagram. These are used for an average of 23% of our flights. In 2016 there were 7495 departures on the ASMIM1S route – 31% of all easterly departures. 3000 Our information is based on the most recent complete year, 3000 which was 2016, and our busiest month in that year, October. The following graphics focus on the 2000 LISTO2S ASMIM1S route travelling to the USA 2000 and Scotland. 32% 1000 1000

31% ASMIM1S 0 0 Jan Feb Oct July Dec Aug Nov Sept May April June March

NUMBER OF DAYS EASTERLY DEPARTURES USED BY YEAR 194 2010 95 TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS 2011 EASTERLY OPERATIONS WERE 157 USED BETWEEN 2010 AND 2016 2012 To understand the effect a route has on the community it 165 2013 flies over, we have highlighted the number of days each month, over several 148 years, when easterly departure routes 2014 were used. 115 2015 1019 145 2016

During October 18 4 there were… The direction of departures during the landing and taking ASMIM1S morning peak hours off depends on the NOT USED of 6am to 8am October was our busiest wind direction. ON ’16 month in 2016 with the OCTOBER runway used for Sat Sun Wed Thu Fri Mon Tue ✔︎2 29 30 ✔︎1 DAYS The maximum compared 26 27 28 ✔︎8 ✔︎9 9 DURING number of departures to just… ✔︎6 ✔︎7 ✔︎3 ✔︎4 ✔︎5 OCTOBER on a single day in 14✔︎ 15✔︎ 16 1552 October was just… 11✔︎ 12✔︎ 13✔︎ 10✔︎ 23✔︎ 20✔︎ 21✔︎ 22✔︎ departures using 18 19✔︎ 9 17 30 the ASMIM1S route. 27 28 29 24✔︎ 25✔︎ 26 5 6 2 3 4 101 31 1 during the night period from 11pm to 6am.

DNTN LHTH POSITION OF AIRCRAFT ALONG ROUTE ASMIM1S Currently aircraft navigate using navigational equipment on the ground close to and around our runways. A series of instructions will navigate the aircraft along the whole route (for example, to fly straight ahead for a set distance and then turn at a particular point to a compass bearing of…). ISL The accuracy with which an aircraft navigates depends on the following. ––The size of the aircraft ––The weight of the aircraft PATINGTN ––What technology the aircraft has on board ––Weather conditions ––How the pilot interprets instructions ST DIDS STPT The map opposite shows the general position and spread of flights using the ASMIM1S route in October 2016. THNSHA At the beginning of the departure, the aircraft is dark blue. As it becomes higher above the ground, the colour changes to light blue (3000 feet) and finally to green at 5000 feet, which is the highest point at which the aircraft must stay on the route. The graphics below show the height of aircraft GATL on the ASMIM1S route at the places marked on the route. They show the concentration WILL THINGS of aircraft in the centre of the route ALTINHA and the L height above sea level.

CHANGE IN THE FUTURE? West Didsbury WEST DIDSBURY HADL AL AIRCRAFT AIRSPACE 10,000 10,000 Over time, airlines will buy new aircraft. The A review of upper airspace (above 24500 feet) is taking place. 8,000 8,000 improved engines are quieter and more efficient. This will reposition some of the main airways over the UK to 6,000 6,000 The new sleeker plane is able to climb quicker increase efficiency and improve the customer experience with less 4,000 4,000 and with less friction, significantly reducing APPLTNtime in hold, more timely arrivals and departures and reduced Altitude in feet 2,000 Altitude in feet 2,000 noise and emissions. All of this is beneficial to emissions. This review process will also enable us to create the best 0 0 HIGH LIGH -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 -1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 communities that the aircraft fly over. possible design to make sure we can achieve Manchester Airport’s Distance from the centre of the route (kilometres) Distance from the centre of the route (kilometres) West Didsbury Gatley potential by securing further routes to destinations Westaround Didsbury the Gatley PNTN Aircraft currently using the ASMIM1S route range GATLEY Cheadle Royal world. This will create more jobs and boost the region’s economy. 10,000 10,000 from small 10-seat aircraft up to the larger 10,000 10,000 10,000 8,000 8,000 400-seat aircraft. The most common is the The changes relate to three levels8,000 of airspace. 8,000 8,000 6,000 6,000 100- to 200-seat aircraft, which accounts for 6,000 6,000 ––High level – over 7000 feet where aircraft 6,000 4,000 4,000 61% of all flights. 4,000 4,000 are travelling to or from their final destination 4,000 Altitude in feet 2,000 Altitude in feet 2,000 Altitude in feet 2,000 Altitude in feet 2,000 Altitude in feet 2,000 It is likely there will be changes in the future ––Arrival – below 7000 feet heading to the 0 0 0-2999 feet 0 0 -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 -1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 due to: final destination airport -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 0 -1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 -0.6 -0.5Distance-0.4 -0.3 from-0.2 the-0.1 centre0 of 0.1the route0.2 0.3(kilometres)0.4 0.5 0.6 Distance from the centre of the route (kilometres) Distance from the centre of the route (kilometres) Distance from the centre of the route (kilometres) ––a national policy, led by the CAA, to ––Departure – between 0 and 7000 feet leaving Distance from the centre of the route (kilometres) 3000-4999 feet reorganise airspace for improved efficiency the airport to join the high level routes Cheadle Royal Cheadle Royal CHEADLE ROYAL HOSPITAL and maintaining safety; 10,000 5000+ feet ARRIVALS 10,000 8,000 ––satellite navigation replacing navigational 8,000 Aircraft currently approach the airport they are landing at and wait 6,000 ASMIM1S aids on the ground, enabling aircraft to fly 6,000 for an instruction to land. Ideally, the approach is a continuous 4,000 more accurately following the centre line of 4,000

descent to land as this is fuel efficient and quiet. Altitude in feet 2,000

the departure route on each departure; and Altitude in feet 2,000 0 ––improved technology on board new aircraft, If aircraft need to wait, they go into0 a ‘holding pattern’ away from -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 NTSD the airfield. As a part of this project, NATS will examine if this is the Distance from the centre of the route (kilometres) offering the opportunity for greater efficiency Distance from the centre of the route (kilometres) best way to control aircraft approaching the airfield and before and reduced noise. LLINGTN they land.

manchesterairport.co.uk HLD

ALSILD NTHIH