The number of days that extreme weather/diversions occur on the Gold Coast are so limited that the ILS flight path should rarely be used. However, it can be used for emergencies and when “operationally required”. Major win for the communityīroadly, the conditions restrict the flight path’s use to the reason cited by the Airport in its Major Development Plan, which is to improve reliability in bad weather and reduce diversions. Learn more about the review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

Our group - legally known as Gold Coast Lifestyle Association Inc - fought a David and Goliath battle against the Federal Government and Gold Coast Airport to achieve restrictions on Gold Coast Airport’s future ILS flight path usage. Learn more about the reasons for our opposition to the the ILS. We represent all those who recognised the significant negative impact of the new over-land flight path over the most populated residential and tourist areas between Surfers Paradise and Palm Beach. In fact, the privately-owned airport is operating at 99.9% reliability yet it has installed a flight path over the homes of more than 200,000 people to improve reliability. It may be fewer in recent years but we can only guess as Gold Coast Airport and Airservices Australia have steadfastly refused to provide data despite numerous requests. Gold Coast Airport and Airservices Australia argued that an ILS is needed to reduce diversions, citing approximately 50 diversions a year even though there were only 13 in 2014. Our broad-based community support grew from a single issue back in 2015 when thousands were strongly opposed to the introduction of a new Instrument Landing System (ILS) flight path, which the Federal Coalition Government subsequently approved and became operational on February 28 2019. Stop Flight Path Impacts – formerly known as Stop the ILS Flight Path – remains committed to what we’ve always stood for keeping the natural beauty of the Gold Coast, and the lifestyle it offers, protected from unnecessary noise and airborne pollution associated with Gold Coast Airport.

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