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Auckland International Airport — Corporate Update (March 2026)
6 slides from Auckland International Airport's corporate update, Mar 2, 2026
Slide 1: Agenda Item 8 – SMART Tracks
Agenda Item 8 – SMART Tracks Speaker: Jason H, AIAL ANCCG Meeting - 2 March 2026 Auckland Airport 1
Slide 2: Agenda Item 8 – SMART Tracks Discussion – The Trial
Agenda Item 8 – SMART Tracks Discussion – The Trial • Three‑month trial, increasing the daily caps for northern SMART tracks RNP X and U (Yellow U23, Blue X05A and Green X23A) • Commencing in autumn, over a five-month period • Additional noise monitors will be deployed to best capture noise events •
Slide 3: What we know about SMART Tracks today
What we know about SMART Tracks today SMART tracks use more precise flight paths. AKL has approx. 220-240 landings per day, currently under 10% are utilising SMART tracks This improves efficiency, not only from airspace operations but fuel usage. It also means some corridors experience Current runni
Slide 4: Northern SMART Track Utilisation During Trial (Forecast)
Northern SMART Track Utilisation During Trial (Forecast) Below is Airways’ forecast for the busiest If these numbers are reached, it will only SMART track day once daily cap is be on days where conditions allow it, such increased: as a low traffic day. • Green track 13 each day (Current cap 10) •
Slide 5: Marshall Day Acoustics – Assessment of Trial
Marshall impact Day Acoustics – Assessment of Trial • Original caps were put in place to help understand potential noise effects. • Monitoring showed negligible community Monitoring of the trial will be impact. used to verify the initial MDA modeling • MDA predicts the increased use of the SMART tra
Slide 6: A short-term trial to better understand community impact
A short-term trial to better understand community impact A 3-month trial of increased use of northern SMART approaches. (AKL and This trial is about understanding Airways have forecast that there will be real-world impact — Before many days with no increase). considering a permanent change Designed
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