ATS.TR.260 Selection of the runway-in-use

CONSIDERATION OF NOISE ABATEMENT IN THE SELECTION OF THE RUNWAY-IN-USE

(a)The aerodrome control tower should select runways for noise abatement purposes for landing operations only when they are equipped with suitable glide path guidance, e.g. ILS, or a visual approach slope indicator system for operations in VMC.

(b)Noise abatement should not be a determining factor in runway nomination under the following circumstances:

(1)if the runway surface conditions are adversely affected (e.g. by snow, slush, ice, water, mud, rubber, oil or other substances);

(2)for landing in conditions:

(i)when the ceiling is lower than 150 m (500 ft) above aerodrome elevation, or the visibility is less than 1 900 m; or

(ii)when the approach requires use of vertical minima greater than 100 m (300 ft) above aerodrome elevation and:

(A)the ceiling is lower than 240 m (800 ft) above aerodrome elevation; or

(B)the visibility is less than 3 000 m;

(3)for take-off when the visibility is less than 1 900 m;

(4)when wind shear has been reported or forecast or when thunderstorms are expected to affect the approach or departure; and

(5)when the crosswind component, including gusts, exceeds 28 km/h (15 kt), or the tailwind component, including gusts, exceeds 9 km/h (5 kt).

(a)Normally, an aircraft will land and take off into wind.

(b)Departing aircraft may be expedited by suggesting a take-off direction which is not into the wind. It is the responsibility of the pilot-in-command of an aircraft to decide between making such a take-off or waiting for take-off in a preferred direction.

DESCRIPTION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONDITIONS When considering the air traffic conditions for the selection of the runway-in-use, the following elements, inter alia, should be evaluated:

(a)traffic complexity;

(b)traffic density;

(c)task complexity; and

(d)traffic typology (e.g. prevalent aircraft types operating at the aerodrome and preferred runway-in-use.