Aircraft noise in Greenvale (3059)
Aircraft fly over Greenvale roughly 45 times a day, the bulk of them arrivals at Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine), below 3,000 ft. Estimated peak ground noise reaches 90–90 dB — enough to interrupt conversation outdoors. It ranks #31 of 128 Melbourne suburbs for aircraft noise exposure. (Flight Path Noise monitoring data, 90 days to 2026-08-21.)
Data: 90 days to 2026-08-21 · all tracked aircraft over Greenvale · updated monthly
Where the noise comes from
Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)
live map →45 overflights/day (100%) · typically 400 ft
Runway 27's final approach crosses Greenvale directly: on easterly operations, arrivals descend very low over the suburb in their last kilometres to the threshold. Those days are unmistakable; north–south days leave the sky mostly quiet.
How nearby suburbs compare
| Suburb | Overflights / day | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bulla | 249 | #1 |
| Oaklands Junction | 208 | #2 |
| Attwood | 70 | #17 |
| Greenvale | 45 | #31 |
| Craigieburn | 26 | #47 |
Common questions
- Is Greenvale under a flight path?
- Yes — Greenvale is directly under Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) flight paths, with around 45 overflights on a typical day, mostly 27 arrivals.
- What time do planes start over Greenvale?
- The first movements typically pass over Greenvale around 6:12am, building through the morning peak.
- Is it quieter in Greenvale on weekends?
- Not much — weekday and weekend traffic over Greenvale is similar (51 vs 48 overflights a day).
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