Flight paths will be lowered around Wagga Airport by about 480 metres, meaning higher noise levels for residents living in the outer lying suburbs.
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Flight traffic managers Airservices Australia says these new landing techniques will make for a new "modernised" approach that will improve safety for incoming flights.
It will mean up to a 10 decibel increase in noise for residents in The Rock, Maxwell, Watabadgery, Uranquinty, and other regions around Wagga Airport.
Residents can expect noise of up to 50 decibels, a sound level which is roughly comparable to the sound of a nearby dishwasher.
There are also two new holding patterns near Watabadgery and The Rock, meaning that residents in those areas might notice planes circling above them in times of poor weather, training, or other delays.
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Uranquinty Progress Association president Deb Bewick said the changes did not particularly worry her, saying that they had become used to noise from the nearby highway and other sources of noise.
"We don't really notice [planes]. We get trains coming in every hour and we're not that far from the firing range at Kapooka," Mrs Bewick said.
"It doesn't seem like that much of an issue for us out here."
The flight paths will be extended slightly northwest by about 1.5 kilometres, meaning that residents in Harefield and Borambola will notice planes flying closer to them with an increase of about 10 decibels.
The changes will affect both the Wagga to Melbourne routes as well as the Wagga to Sydney routes in the opposite direction.
In a report, Airservices said their new "Baro-VNAV" landing system would improve the way planes landed in Wagga.
"Baro-VNAV increases the likelihood of a stabilised approach by providing vertical guidance to the pilot during their descent to the runway without relying on ground based navigation equipment," the report said.
"It also reduces the workload for pilots and decreases their reliance on visual assessments, making landing safer."
Those who have noise complaints can lodge them at Airservices' Noise Complaints and Information Service on 1800 802 584.