Noise: Noise mapping
Airport noise maps
For each airport, two maps are shown, depicting the results in terms of the Lden, and Lnight. There is one exception, Shoreham, where only an Lden map is shown as there were no night time activities at that airport in 2006.
The END requires the maps to represent the annual average values. This contrasts with the current UK practice of producing aircraft noise contours for the average summer’s day (16 hour, 07.00 -23.00, Leq). Existing practice uses air traffic data during the summer months mid June to mid September to estimate the level of aircraft noise experienced by people living round the three London designated airports. The END requires the use of different parameters, Lday (07.00 – 19.00), Levening (19.00 – 23.00), Lnight (23.00 – 07.00), Leq16hr (07.00 – 23.00), and Lden (00.00 – 24.00).
The results published here, however, are for an average day over the whole year, in this case 2006. Thus there is likely to be a difference between the results for an average day in the summer period (which for most airports is the busiest) and an average day in a year.
It has also been found that the Lden indicator tends to produce larger contours than the corresponding LAeq,16h indicator. This is because the noise which occurs in the evening (1900 – 2300) and at night (2300 – 0700) attracts an artificial weighting of 5dB and 10 dB added respectively before being combined to produce the Lden.
Given the difference in parameters, it is not possible to draw any meaningful conclusions between the END maps and the annual summer contours. This will need to await the second tranche of noise mapping in 2012.
It must be noted that these strategic noise maps have been produced only for the purposes of the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006. Defra cannot be held responsible for any outcomes that may arise from using these results by any party for any reason other than for the purpose stated here.
Maps
- Birmingham International Airport (EGBB), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- Birmingham International Airport (EGBB), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- Blackpool Squire’s Gate Airport (EGNH), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- Blackpool Squire's Gate Airport (EGNH), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- Bournemouth Airport (EGHH), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- Bournemouth Airport (EGHH), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- Bristol Lulsgate Airport (EGGD), Lden (PDF 2 MB)
- Bristol Lulsgate Airport (EGGD), Lnight (PDF 2 MB)
- Coventry Airport (EGBE), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- Coventry Airport (EGBE), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (EGNM), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (EGNM), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (EGGP), Lden (PDF 4 MB)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (EGGP), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- London City Airport (EGLC), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- London City Airport (EGLC), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- London Gatwick Airport (EGKK), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- London Gatwick Airport (EGKK), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- London Heathrow Airport (EGLL), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- London Heathrow Airport (EGLL), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- London Luton Airport (EGGW), Lden (PDF 2 MB)
- London Luton Airport (EGGW), Lnight (PDF 2 MB)
- London Stansted Airport (EGSS), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- London Stansted Airport (EGSS), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- Manchester International Airport (EGCC), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- Manchester International Airport (EGCC), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- Newcastle International Airport (EGNT), Lden (PDF 2 MB)
- Newcastle International Airport (EGNT), Lnight (PDF 2 MB)
- Nottingham East Midlands Airport (EGNX), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- Nottingham East Midlands Airport (EGNX), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- Shoreham Airport (EGKA), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- Southampton Eastleigh Airport (EGHI), Lden (PDF 3 MB)
- Southampton Eastleigh Airport (EGHI), Lnight (PDF 3 MB)
- Southend Airport (EGMC), Lden (PDF 2 MB)
- Southend Airport (EGMC), Lnight (PDF 2 MB)
Note. Shoreham Airport does not operate during the night period so a night noise map has not been produced.
Page last modified: 16 May 2008