Areas affected by the use of the southern runway for landings include south Barnes, East Sheen, Putney, Richmond, Twickenham, Hounslow Central, Feltham and Bedfont. For this the notified rota is Monday January 27th-Sunday February 2nd: westerly operations: 3pm-12 midnight. No easterly operations. Monday 3rd-Sunday 9th: westerly operations 12 midnight-6am and 7am-3pm. Easterly operations 11pm-6am.

Areas affected by the use of the northern runway for landings include north Barnes, Chiswick, Kew, Isleworth, Osterley, Heston, Hounslow West and Cranford: Monday January 27th-Sunday February 2nd: westerly operations: 12 midnight-6pm and 7am-3pm; easterly operations 11pm-6am. Monday 3rd-Sunday 9th: westerly 3pm-12 midnight. No easterly operations.

The second phase of work to replace the Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), the navigational aids used by arriving aircraft at Heathrow is in progress.

Works on the remaining ILS for aircraft arriving on the northern runway on easterly operations (ie coming from the west - runway 09L) will be undertaken in the spring.

Information and complaints to The Flight Evaluation Office, Room 112, Building 820, Heathrow Airport, Harlington. UB3 5AP. 0800-344844.

Richmond upon Thames Council's Aircraft Noiseline on 8891 7979.

Hacan ClearSkies (Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise). Telephone 8876 0455.

Hacan ClearSkies (Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise) now incorporates Fang (Federation of Airport Noise Groups), PO Box 339, Richmond. TW9 4SS. 8876 0455. Chairman John Stewart, vice chairman Monica Robb.

Hounslow borough residents can ring a 24 hour complaint line: 8583 5239.

January 31, 2003 11:32