Cr Higgins asked how many flights per day there would be. Mr King stated
that there are approximately 400,000 flights per annum, which would equate
to approximately 1,100 flights per day.No need to close Jandakot then, seeing as that is less than we have now.
He further stated that the majority of
the flying will be pilot training which would be conducted within the airport’s
buffer zone of three nautical miles and not flying out over residential areas
outside of that zone.
So how do we get to the training area and do cross-countries, bearing in mind a massive Landcorp development will be close to the western boundary?
Cr Barrie Thomson asked why relocating the airport to the east was not
considered. Mr King stated that the Darling Ranges and the Escarpment
impacted on that. He also said that the prevailing winds also work well with
the proposed location and that there was serious wind shear issues associated
with an eastern location.
Wow these guys have so much money they can shift the prevailing winds and stop windshear when there's an Easterly!