Perth Airport has two runways; the main runway 03/21 (3.4 km long) is orientated approximately north-south and the smaller cross runway 06/24 (2.2km) is orientated south-west to north-east.
Each runway is referred to differently according to in which direction it is being used. For example the main runway is known as Runway 03 when used in a northerly direction and Runway 21 when used in a southerly direction. Runway numbering reflects the runways’ orientation and correlates with degrees on a compass. Runway 21 is 210 degrees.
An Instrument Landing System operates for aircraft landing on Runways 03,21 and 24, and non-precision approaches are available to all runways.
Runway selection and seasonal winds
Runway selection is based on wind direction, weather conditions, traffic volume and other factors. See the Runway Selection page for more details. Aircraft primarily take-off and land into the wind for safety and performance reasons. Therefore, as the wind direction changes the runway in operation may also change depending on the strength of the wind.
This means that Perth’s seasonal wind patterns affect usage of the different runway directions. Specifically, Runway 21 tends to be used more frequently in the warmer months due to southerly winds whereas Runway 03 tends to be used more frequently in the cooler months when the predominant wind direction tends to be northerly.
Runways may be used in combination. For example, Runways 03 and 06 may be used at the same time for departures, or Runways 21 and 24 may be used at the same time for arrivals.
Runway use in peak periods
One of the factors taken into account in runway selection is operational requirements. For example, two operational factors make Runway 21 a more suitable choice for departures during peak periods. Firstly, the location of the terminals and hangars in relation to the runways means that departing aircraft can be moved to Runway 21 more efficiently than to other runways. Secondly, because there is so much military restricted airspace to the north of Perth Airport, there is more airspace available to the south in which to manage the mix of slow and fast aircraft in the air after departure. Both these factors become critically important when the volume of traffic is high. For these reasons, Runway 21 will usually be selected in peak periods if the wind allows it. Therefore it can be expected that Runway 21 will be used whenever possible for the morning departure burst which is the busiest period at Perth Airport. This begins around 5 am.
Noise abatement procedures
Noise abatement procedures are designed to help reduce the impact of aircraft noise on communities. While they are applied whenever it is possible to do so, their use is not mandatory and is subject to weather conditions and traffic requirements.
The Perth Noise Abatement Procedures state that Runways 03, 21 and 24 are equally preferred for arrivals. For departures, Runways 03, 21 and 06 are equally preferred. Movements over the south-western end of the crossing runway that is, arrivals to Runway 06 and departures from Runway 24, are least preferred under the procedures. This is due to the very close proximity of residential areas to this end of the crossing runway. This runway end is used on occasion however, for example when there is too much crosswind to use the main runway, and when the main runway is unavailable for reasons such as runway works.
The procedures also provide that:
aircraft departing towards the north and turning east of Perth are to be kept on the Standard Instrument Departure track until leaving 8000 feet, unless there is an operational reason not to do so
departing aircraft will usually be given a Standard Instrument Departure (SID) but where this is not possible the route given will approximate the SID as closely as possible
arriving aircraft flying under instrument flight rules (IFR) must be given Standard Arrival Routes (STAR) where available. Any non-STAR tracking must approximate the STAR as closely as possible except in some specific circumstances
April - June 2022
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period April – June 2022. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
January - March 2022
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period January – March 2022. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
October- December 2021
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period October – December 2021. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
July - September 2021
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period July – September 2021. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
April - June 2021
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period January – March 2021. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
January - March 2021
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period January – March 2021. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
October - December 2020
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period October – December 2020. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
July - September 2020
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period July – September 2020. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
April - June 2020
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period April – June 2020. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
January - March 2020
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period January – March 2020. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
October - December 2019
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period October – December 2019. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
July - September 2019
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period July – September 2019. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
April - June 2019
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period April – June 2019. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
January - March 2019
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period January – March 2019. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
October - December 2018
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period October – December 2018. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
July - September 2018
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period July – September 2018. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
April - June 2018
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period April – June 2018. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
January - March 2018
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period January – March 2018. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
October - December 2017
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period October – December 2017. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
July - September 2017
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period July – September 2017. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
April - June 2017
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period April – June 2017. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
January - March 2017
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period January – March 2017. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
October - December 2016
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period October – December 2016. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
July - September 2016
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period July – September 2016. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
April - June 2016
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period April – June 2016. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.
January - March 2016
Runway end use
The map below shows the percentage of use for each runway end for the period January – March 2016. “Runway end use” is calculated by adding together all arrivals to one end of the runway and all departures from the same end.
How To: As you click an (i) icon on the map or the applicable radio button below, the chart below the map will change to display information about the selected runway end.
How To: As you click each radio button below, the chart will change to display information about the selected runway end.
Operations by hour of day for each runway end
This graph shows the use of each runway end by hour thoughout the quarter.
Operations by runway
This pie chart shows you how the traffic is split across the runways based on operation type.
Aircraft type by runway end
This pie chart shows which runway ends were used by the selected aircraft type during the quarter.