Council approve Robin Hood Airport night flight changes
03.02.10
Doncaster Council’s Planning Committee has approved variations to planning conditions at Robin Hood Airport that previously restricted certain categories of aircraft from operating from the airport at night. The changes mean up to 100 bigger, noisier aircraft will be allowed to operate at the airport at night each year, however the overall night flight noise limits have been cut.
Aircraft can be categorised in terms of noise by a ‘Quota Count’ system and the airport's original planning consent when it opened almost 5 years ago set a limit, or noise quota, for the amount of night time noise permitted in a year. Within this limit, noisier Quota Count 4 (QC4) aircraft - used by some freight companies - and above, were not permitted to operate during the night between 23:00 and 07:00. These restrictions have meant the airport was unable to attract key cargo operators who need the flexibility to operate flights with QC4 aircraft from the airport at night.
In addition to approving the airport’s proposal to lift the current QC4 aircraft restriction, the Council also approved proposals put forward by the airport to reduce the overall annual quota count limit by 26% and to restrict numbers of QC4 aircraft movements at night to a maximum of 100 per year. The airport also agreed a complete ban on all much noisier QC8 and QC16 aircraft – bringing tighter controls on the noisiest aircraft.
Robin Hood Airport sees this decision as vital if it is to capitalise on the opportunities to grow its air freight business, which it says has the potential to create up to 440 jobs and bring a further welcome boost to the local economy.
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