Aircraft noise in Pascoe Vale (3044)
Aircraft fly over Pascoe Vale roughly 11 times a day, the bulk of them helicopters and light aircraft, below 3,000 ft. Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) traffic adds another 2 overflights a day. Estimated peak ground noise reaches 83–88 dB. It ranks #81 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 Pascoe Vale · updated monthly
Where the noise comes from
Pascoe Vale hears traffic from 2 distinct sources:
Helicopters & other light aircraft
9 overflights/day (82%) · typically 700 ft
Pascoe Vale hears Essendon Fields Airport's traffic climbing and descending low across the suburb — corporate, freight and medical movements, undercounted because the field is untracked.
Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)
live map →2 overflights/day (18%) · typically 2,600 ft
Traffic from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) is arrivals, below 3,000 ft.
Light-aircraft counts are tracked overflights only — many training and private aircraft carry no ADS-B transponder, so true numbers are higher.
How nearby suburbs compare
| Suburb | Overflights / day | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 15 | #72 |
| Pascoe Vale | 11 | #81 |
| Strathmore | 10 | #91 |
| Coburg North | 7 | #115 |
| Brunswick West | 6 | #126 |
Common questions
- Is Pascoe Vale under a flight path?
- Yes — Pascoe Vale is directly under the area's flight paths, with around 11 overflights on a typical day, mostly arrivals.
- Which airport's aircraft fly over Pascoe Vale?
- More than one source: other low-flying aircraft (~9/day), Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) (~2/day). The breakdown above shows each source's pattern.
- What time do planes start over Pascoe Vale?
- The first movements typically pass over Pascoe Vale around 8:57am, building through the morning peak.
- Is it quieter in Pascoe Vale on weekends?
- Not much — weekday and weekend traffic over Pascoe Vale is similar (12 vs 12 overflights a day).
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