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 Port Phillip Bay Aircraft Radar Tracking

WebTrack  - A new service provided by Airservices Australia that helps track aircraft noise levels.  

Using WebTrack you can track the flight activity in to and out of Melbourne International, Essendon and Moorabbin airports, along with information about each aircraft.  Its an innovative system providing the community with information on where and how high aircraft fly, as well as noise levels of these operations.

It allows members of the public access to detailed information on aircraft operations around major airports.

WebTrak is part of the largest integrated Noise and Flight Path Monitoring System in the world.

How does it work?

WebTrak uses information from air traffic control secondary surveillance radars to monitor aircraft:-  within 55km of the airport up to a height of 3000m above ground level.

Aircraft noise data is downloaded daily from noise monitors strategically located about the communities close to the airport.

The information is then displayed on a detailed map (road or aerial) which enables the user to zoom down to their street level.

In Current Flights mode you can view current operations (delayed by 40 minutes for aviation security reasons) around the airport.

In Replay Mode you can access flight information and noise data for the previous two weeks.

CLICK HERE