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Redcliffe residents could soon notice fewer aircraft overhead after major changes to Brisbane Airport’s flight paths, with new approach procedures designed to reduce aircraft noise and provide greater flexibility in how aircraft movements are shared across available flight paths.
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Airservices Australia announced a series of changes following a lengthy review of Brisbane Airport’s flight paths and extensive community consultation. Among the measures is a new approach for non-jet aircraft arriving from the north, which is expected to reduce the visual impact of aircraft over Redcliffe while giving air traffic controllers greater flexibility to share aircraft movements across different routes.
The changes form part of the next stage of Airservices Australia’s Brisbane Aircraft Noise Action Plan. According to Airservices Australia, the changes mean almost 140,000 fewer residents will live beneath the affected arrival and departure flight paths.
New Approach Designed To Reduce Visual Impact
For Redcliffe, one of the most significant updates is the introduction of new “short approach” connections for non-jet aircraft using the northern end of Brisbane Airport’s new runway.
In simple terms, a short approach allows an aircraft to turn and line up with the runway much closer to the airport rather than following a longer approach path from further away. This gives air traffic controllers more flexibility to use different approach routes for eligible aircraft, helping to share aircraft movements across available flight paths.
Airservices Australia says the change is intended to reduce the visual impact of arriving aircraft over Redcliffe while also helping to share aircraft noise across multiple flight paths where operationally possible.
Broader Flight Path Changes Across Brisbane
The review also includes a shift in arrival flight paths to the northern end of the airport’s new runway, which sits over Moreton Bay. Those routes have been moved further north, reducing the number of people living beneath them by about 59,000, including residents in the southern part of Bribie Island.
Additional changes affecting the southern end of Brisbane Airport are also being introduced. Arrival routes for both runways have been redesigned to support future Independent Parallel Runway Operations, allowing aircraft to land on both runways simultaneously when required. Although regular use of those operations is not expected until late 2027, the revised flight paths have already been introduced to deliver noise reduction benefits sooner.
Departure routes from Brisbane Airport’s original runway towards the south-east have also been shifted further east, reducing the number of residents beneath those flight paths by about 44,500. Airservices Australia said it would continue refining the design after hearing concerns from communities on the Southern Moreton Bay Islands.
Overall, Airservices Australia says the changes mean almost 140,000 fewer residents will live beneath the affected arrival and departure flight paths.
What It Means For Redcliffe
The announcement follows years of community concern after Brisbane Airport’s new runway opened in 2020, with residents across Brisbane, Moreton Bay and surrounding areas raising concerns about aircraft noise and the concentration of flight paths.
While some community groups have criticised aspects of the latest changes, arguing they could pave the way for increased use of both runways at the same time, Airservices Australia says the changes are designed to reduce the number of people affected by aircraft noise while supporting future runway operations.
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For Redcliffe residents, the new non-jet approach procedures are among the changes expected to affect the area. By allowing eligible non-jet aircraft to line up with the runway closer to the airport and giving controllers greater flexibility in route selection, Airservices Australia says the changes will reduce visual arrivals over Redcliffe while providing greater opportunity to share aircraft movements across available approach paths.
Published 15-July-2026
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