Changes at Heathrow Airport if new runway is approved

Just so that people are aware the following has been copied from a concerned resident:- many people in Bisley do not realise how majorly this will affect them, with both current runways at Heathrow being opened for incoming flights from 6am and flight paths being changed? The former is so that more traffic can arrive at Heathrow before the third runway is open (50% increase). Once the third runway is open it will affect Bisley at high noise level 30% of the year. At the higher noise level (up to 47 flights per hour at 4000-5000ft with 1 per hour above 65Db. There is also a neighbouring ‘envelope’ which Bisley is not on officially but as Bisley is on the edge depending on where the flight path is Bisley would hear the planes at higher level than currently experienced. Within each envelope 2 or 3 flight paths only will be chosen. Those underneath will experience the most noise. Aeroplanes are gradually having a newer SAT-Nav type navigation system, which means that instead of  planes using beacons to come into the airport all planes of that size and type will always be on exactly the same path every time without deviation.https://www.crondallweather.co.uk/flighttracker.html will enable you to see current plane heights and positions. Currently if there is a particularly noisy plane from or to Heathrow you can email noise@heathrow.com.Currently Bisley is under Heathrow flight paths already (departures and arrivals), but the planes are higher up. We will be having arrivals and departures at much lower levels as there will be planes coming in at two different heights (enabling 50% more flights into Heathrow).   We are also on the flight path in to Farnborough from the westerly direction. These flights are immediately above our heads too, but at a lower level (2,000ft -3,000ft) but are mostly smaller, so Bisley only has more noise from the larger of the Farnborough flights. They come in along a flight path where they partly circle Goldsworth Park lake then come west to Bisley where they adjust their angle at the pedestrian traffic lights near Wilcot Gardens/Arethusa Way and then descend to Farnborough.As far as departures are concerned once the third runway is built, when the wind is in the west, these planes will be flying over or within hearing distance of Bisley plus we will have departures 70% of the time when the wind is in this direction. Flights from this would be from 3000ft upwards above our heads with the third runway. Only up to 17 flights per hour. Heathrow are confident that aircraft will be at different heights and will not clash with Farnborough ones. This does not take in that there is no respite from noise for homes below the flights paths, and no mention is made of air pollution increase, or that we also have noise from the shooting range. However until the third runway is built there will be one major route into Heathrow somewhere in the Bisley area for flights coming into Heathrow when the wind is in the east. This will be implemented so stacking will no longer be required, but will mean more noise and planes until the third runway is built when the envelope system will be put in place. The consultation wants to know whether residents would prefer to have respite and have the times a flight path is used continuous for several days or alternated but over more days, or even change part way through the day.

Additional Flights proposed for Farnborough Airport

See Media Release - Farnborough Flightpath