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Annual report 2013
Flight Performance
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ContentsIntroduction 3RoleofFlightPerformance 3
ITSystems 4
FlightAnalysisData 5
NoiseActionPlan 18
AirfieldPerformance 21
AirQualityActionPlan 27
Resilience 28
Airspace 31
FlightPerformanceEngagement 32
Glossary 34
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Wehavefourkeyareasofresponsibilitywherewecarryoutdaily/weekly/monthlymonitoring,reportingandrootcauseanalysisofspecificissuestoensurecompliancewithstatutoryrequirementsandtoenableHeathrowtocontinuallyassesstheoperationalandenvironmentalperformanceofitsairsideoperation.
Whatwedo Manageaircraft-relatedenvironmentalissuese.g.noise,
airqualityandclimatechange. Improveoperationalperformancee.g.slotperformance,
line-uptimes,runwayoccupancytimes,airtrafficperformance.
Safeguardthecapabilityandtakeactionstodriveuptheefficiencyoftheairfield.
Deliverintostrategicplanningworkstreamshistoricdataandreportsdepictingtrends.
Introduction
Howwedoit Weleadontrialstoimproveenvironmentaland
operationalefficiencyandrespondtoconsultationsonmattersrelatingtoairtrafficmanagement(ATM),airspacedevelopmentandenvironmentalissues.Weundertakehorizonscansandidentifythreatstoourairfieldperformance,workingtomitigateandlimitimpact.
WeareambassadorsforHeathrowairsideoperationsonmattersrelatingtogovernmentpoliciesandprocesses,withtheForeign&CommonwealthOffice,theDepartmentforTransport(DfT)andtheMinistryofDefence.
Weseekoperationalgainthroughtheschedulingandcapacitydeclarationprocessandareresponsibleforslotpermissionsandperformance,interfacingwithAircraftCoordinationLimitedonadailybasiswithregardstoslotpermissions.
Weleadonoperationalinputregardingcapacitymanagementandrunwayresilience.
WeensurethataircraftnoiseandtrackkeepingaremonitoredinlinewithDfTandourownrequirements.
WeareaccountableforaspectsofoperationalenvironmentalcomplianceandwedelivertheAirsideOperationsfacetsoftheNoiseandAirQualityActionplans.
WeworkonresearchanddevelopmentwithgroupssuchasSustainableAviationandtheAirportOperatorsAssociation.
Weprovidetechnicalanalysisfortheonwarddisseminationtomembersofthepublicwhoseenquiriesrelatetohowairportoperationsmayaffectthem.
Thisreport,producedbyHeathrowAirsideOperationsFlightPerformance(FP)Team,containsdetaileddataonarangeofkeyissuesrelatedtonoiseandairqualitymanagement,performancemetricsandairspaceprojects.Thereportcoversthecalendaryearof2013,withtheexceptionofthedatarelatingtonightflightsastheyaremanagedandreportedasseparatesummerandwinterseasons.
Furtherdetailedinformationonournoisestrategy,abatementprocedures,targetsandmitigationschemescanbefoundonourdedicatednoisewebsitealongwithallourpublicreporting.Additionalmaterialonairquality,includinghowandwhatwemonitorandourconstantreporting,isavailableonourdedicatedairqualitywebsite.
Websitedetailsare:www.heathrow.com/noiseandwww.heathrowairwatch.org.uk
RoleofFlightPerformance
http://www.heathrow.com/noisehttp://www.heathrowairwatch.org.uk
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ITSystemsToenableustomonitortheperformanceoftheHeathrowoperationwemakeuseofairport-widesystems,togetherwiththefollowingFP-ownedassets:
AirportNoiseandOperationsManagementSystem(ANOMS)ANOMSisthemainNoiseandTrackKeeping(NTK)systematHeathrow.ANOMSreceivesradardatafromNATSradars,whichprovidesinformationabouttheheightofanaircraftaboveairportelevation,thetrackithasflown,itsgroundspeedatanyparticularpointandtheaircraftscall-sign.
Thecall-signisthencrossreferencedwithairtrafficlogswhichprovidedatasuchastheaircraftoperator,aircrafttypeanddestinationororigin.Additionally,thesystemautomaticallyreceivesdataovernightfromaseriesofpermanentnoisemonitorslocatedaroundtheairport.Thelocationsofthepermanentmonitorsandthenoiselimits(whichapplytodepartingaircraftonly)areprescribedbytheDfT.Thenoiseeventsrecordedatthemonitorsarethenmatchedtotheaircrafttrackdetails.
ANOMSprimarypurposeistomonitorairlineperformanceagainstKeyPerformanceIndicators(KPI):
AdherencetotheNPRs(NoisePreferentialRoutes). Adherencetothegovernment-setnoiselimitsfor
departingaircraft. 1000ftcompliance. CompliancewiththedayandnightInstrumentLanding
System(ILS)joiningpointprocedures. MonitoringofContinuousDescentApproaches(CDA). Reportingontheuseofnightjetmovementsand
reportingtointernalandtoexternalstakeholdersonusage.
Additionally,ANOMShastheflexibilitytotrackandreportonanyoperationaltrialsrunbyHeathrow.Itisthesolesystemcapableofreportingontheoutcomesandfacilitatestheidentificationoftrialbenefits,anddis-benefits.Furtherdetailsofthetrialsappearonpage29.
CommencinginQ22014FPwillbeundertakingathoroughrefreshoftheoverallNTKsystem.
WebTrakWebTrakisanonlinesystemthatallowsthoseaffectedbyaircraftoperationsatHeathrowtolocatetheirresidenceandviewhowaircraftoperateintheirarea.IthasbeeninoperationatHeathrowsince2008andtypicallyshowsthepreviousthreemonthsofoperations,witha24-hourdelay.ThisdelaywasimposeduponHeathrowbyTRANSEC,thegovernmentstransportsecuritydepartment.WebTrakhasgonethroughseveralupgradessinceitwasfirstimplemented,themostnotablebeingclearmapping.FPiscurrentlyrunningthelatestversion,4.0.1.
Onceauserhasidentifiedtheoperationthatcausedthemannoyance,theycancomplaindirectlyviaWebTrakwheretheircomplaintgetsloggeddirectlyintothemainNTKANOMS.WebTrakcanbeviewedfromwww.heathrow.com/noise.
AirTrakAirTrakprovidesairportswithatoolthatmeasurescarbonoutputfromeachphaseofaviationactivity.Airportscanusethisinformationtoimplement,monitorandmeasurethesuccessofcarbon-reducingactivitiesovertime.Heathrowacquiredthesysteminmid-2012toevaluatetheproductandcheckitfordataaccuracyandsuitability.Wearelookingtoenhancethisproductoverthenext12monthsbeforedeployingit.
DemandandCapacityManagementsupporttoolDuring2013,FPdevelopedaconceptforperformanceforecastingwithaprototypetoolwhichshouldenablemorerobustplanningofoperationalperformance.FPbegantotesttheconcepttowardstheendof2013andwillcontinuethisworkintoearly2014.Asdemandandcapacitybalancing(DCB)activitiesbecomeincreasinglyimportantinrelationtoairfieldperformanceandtheneedtodeliveragainstplan,itisenvisagedthatthiswillrequireparticularfocusfromtheFPteamin2014.
http://www.heathrow.com/noise
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FlightAnalysisDataThisdataisproducedbyFPthroughouttheyear.Inordertosetitincontext,itisnecessarytoexplainHeathrowaircraftoperations.
Heathrowhasparallelrunwayscommonlyreferredtoasthenorthernandsouthernrunways,lyingwesttoeast.Thesefacilitatearrivalsanddepartures,resultinginmovementsfromfourdistinctrunwayends;27R,27L,09Rand09L.ThepicturebelowisfromANOMSandshowstherunwaysinthecentre.Thisisasnapshotfrom10.30to11.30on12January2013duringeasterlyoperations.
AnnualMovementsbyRunwayIn2013HeathrowcontinuedtooperatebeneaththeAirTransportMovement(ATM)capof480,000.Allmovementsareshownbelow,includingaverysmallnumberofaircraftmovementsthatarenotclassifiedasATMandarethereforenotcapped.Theseincludehelicopters,aircraftinemergencyandtheirsubsequentdepartures,andbusinessaviationaircraftwithapassengerseatingcapacityoftenorless.Thetotalnumberofallcappedandun-cappedmovementsin2013was471,880.
WindDirectionForsafetyreasons,aircraftmusttakeoffandlandintothewind.MostofthetimeatHeathrowthereisawesterlywind(thewindcomesfromthewest).Therefore,aircraftwillusuallyarrivefromtheeast(thatisoverLondon)anddeparttothewest.Thisisknownaswesterlyoperationsandtherunwaysusedare27R(northern)and27L(southern).However,whenthewindiscomingfromtheeast,aircraftwillarrivefromthewest(thatisoverWindsor)anddeparttotheeast.Thisisknownaseasterlyoperationsandtherunwaysusedare09L(northern)and09R(southern).
AtHeathrow,governmentpolicydictatesthat,duringtheday,unlessthewindistoostrong,planesshouldalwaystakeofftothewest(towardsWindsor);consequentlyaircraftwillarrivefromthewest(overLondon).Thisisknownasthewesterlypreference.However,ifthesurfacewindisfromtheeastandisover5knots,aircraftwilltakeofftotheeast(towardsLondon)andarrivefromthewest(overWindsor).
Westerlypreferencewasintroducedtoreducethenumberofpeopleexposedtohighlevelsofnoiseemittedbydepartingaircraft,byminimisingthenumberofdeparturesoneasterlyoperations.Atthetimeofitsintroductionwesterlypreferenceoperated24hoursadaybecausethenoiseemittedbyaircraftondeparturewasconsideredbythegovernmenttobethepredominantissue,sinceitwasmuchgreaterthanthatemittedbyarrivingaircraft.
In2001,followingconsultationonthepreferenceforthedirectionofoperationoftheairportatnight,theDfTdecidedthatthewesterlypreferenceshouldbereplaced,atnight,byaweeklyrotationbetweenwesterlyandeasterlyoperations,wheneverweatherconditionspermit.
Theoperationofapreferenceisdependentonatailwindspeedoflessthan5knots,dryrunwaysandtheabsenceofstrongcrosswinds,sotheeventualsplitisalwaysdependentonweather.
74,81709L
159,38527R
82,95509R
154,72327L
Northern Runway
Southern Runway
AnnualMovementsbyRunway2013Source:NATS
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MovementsbyAircraftTypeThemixofaircrafttypeshasremainedrelativelyconsistent,althoughthefrequencyofAirbusA380usagecontinuestoincreaseyearonyearfromitsentryintoservicein2008.
Day westerly operations Onerunwayisusedforlandingsfrom06.00to15.00(seeparagraphbelowonthe06.00to07.00period)andtheotherfrom15.00untilafterthelastdeparture.ThisarrangementrunsforaweekfromMondaytoSunday.
Day easterly operations ThereisnorunwayalternationduringthedayoneasterlyoperationsduetothehistoricCranfordAgreement.
Night westerly and easterly operations Afterthelastdeparturethereisaseparatenightperioduntil06.00.Duringthisperiod,ifweatherconditionspermit,thereisaweeklyrotationbetweenwesterlyandeasterlyoperations.
