Appendix 3.9 - Maximum Combination of Flights Number Predicted during Future Operation (1900 - 2300 hours)
Mode 1 Operation - Apprach from East and Takeoff to West
NSR - Bauhinia
Maximum Combination of flights during future operation
Existing pad Proposed New pad  
No. of movements at Existing pad Noise Level,    Leq(4-hour) No. of movements at New pad Noise Level,    Leq(4-hour) Cumulative impact during future operation, Leq(4-hour) Noise levels difference between with and without the project*
22 67.5 7 59.3 68.2 0.6
21 67.3 9 60.4 68.1 0.6
20 67.1 10 60.8 68.0 0.5
19 66.9 12 61.6 68.0 0.5
18 66.7 13 62.0 67.9 0.4
17 66.4 15 62.6 67.9 0.4
16 66.2 16 62.9 67.8 0.3
15 65.9 18 63.4 67.8 0.3
14 65.6 19 63.6 67.7 0.2
13 65.3 20 63.8 67.6 0.1
12 64.9 22 64.2 67.6 0.1
*The difference between the cumulative noise level under future operation and the noise level at existing pad
under the current maximum allowable no. of helicopter movements (i.e. 67.5 dB(A) under 22 movements)
NSR - Ka On Building
Maximum Combination of flights during future operation
Existing pad Proposed New pad  
No. of movements at Existing pad Noise Level,    Leq(4-hour) No. of movements at New pad Noise Level,    Leq(4-hour) Cumulative impact during future operation, Leq(4-hour) Noise levels difference between with and without the project*
22 64.3 7 55.5 64.9 0.5
21 64.1 9 56.6 64.8 0.5
20 63.9 10 57.0 64.7 0.4
19 63.7 12 57.8 64.7 0.4
18 63.5 13 58.2 64.6 0.3
17 63.2 15 58.8 64.6 0.2
16 62.9 16 59.1 64.4 0.1
15 62.7 18 59.6 64.4 0.1
14 62.4 19 59.8 64.3 0.0
13 62.0 20 60.1 64.2 -0.2
12 61.7 22 60.5 64.1 -0.2
*The difference between the cumulative noise level under future operation and the noise level at existing pad
under the current maximum allowable no. of helicopter movements (i.e. 64.3 dB(A) under 22 movements)
NSR - Talon Tower
Maximum Combination of flights during future operation
Existing pad Proposed New pad  
No. of movements at Existing pad Noise Level,    Leq(4-hour) No. of movements at New pad Noise Level,    Leq(4-hour) Cumulative impact during future operation, Leq(4-hour) Noise levels difference between with and without the project*
22 66.2 7 59.6 67.1 0.9
21 66.0 9 60.7 67.1 0.9
20 65.8 10 61.1 67.1 0.9
19 65.6 12 61.9 67.1 0.9
18 65.3 13 62.3 67.1 0.9
17 65.1 15 62.9 67.1 0.9
16 64.8 16 63.2 67.1 0.9
15 64.5 18 63.7 67.1 0.9
14 64.2 19 63.9 67.1 0.9
13 63.9 20 64.2 67.0 0.8
12 63.6 22 64.6 67.1 0.9
*The difference between the cumulative noise level under future operation and the noise level at existing pad
under the current maximum allowable no. of helicopter movements (i.e. 66.2 dB(A) under 22 movements)
Summary of Future Allowable Helicopter Flight Schedule during 1900 - 2300 hours
Scenario No. of movements at Existing pad No. of movements at New pad No. of movements allowable during future operation
1 22 or less 7 or less 29 or less
2 21 or less 9 or less 30 or less
3 20 or less 10 or less 30 or less
4 19 or less 12 or less 31 or less
5 18 or less 13 or less 31 or less
6 17 or less 15 or less 32 or less
7 16 or less 16 or less 32 or less
8 15 or less 18 or less 33 or less
9 14 or less 19 or less 33 or less
10 13 or less 20 or less 33 or less
11 12 or less 22 or less 34 or less