Current projects

We are pleased to advise that on the 28 October 2011, Melbourne Airport completed the Runway Overlay Project.  During the project, runways 09/27which runs East/West, and 16/34 which runs North/South, were milled and overlaid with asphalt.  The runway lighting system was also replaced.  The $45 million maintenance project has been essential Melbourne Airport’s provision of facilities in optimal operational and safety condition.

Successful completion of the project faced some major challenges.  Inclement weather conditions caused the loss of over 80 shifts, which is equivalent to approximately 13 weeks.  The team adopted range of initiatives to minimize the delays, and the projected was finally completed with the completed only six weeks behind schedule.

The works were primarily conducted between midnight and 6am daily.  The nature of the work meant that some existing flight paths were used more or less at times, impacting both local residents and airlines.

The video below provides an insight to what was involved each night of the works.

The project video can also be viewed here.

For information on aircraft noise at Melbourne Airport see here.

For noise enquiries, please contact the Airservices Australia National Noise Enquiry Line on 1800 802 584 or lodge a complaint online at www.airservicesaustralia.com.

Airservices also offers WebTrak, a website that provides the community with information on where and how high aircraft fly, as well as noise levels of these operations, in near real time.   Noise enquiries and complaints can also be lodged via WebTrak.
An Aircraft Noise Ombudsmen has been established in response to the National Aviation Policy White Paper released by the Australian Government in December 2009. To contact the Aircraft Noise Ombudsmen please see www.ano.gov.au.

If you have questions in regards runway maintenance overlay project, please contact community@melair.com.au or 03 9297 1690 for more details.