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London airport noise exposure contours

Reports and maps showing the magnitude and extent of aircraft noise around Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 24 September 2013
• Last updated: 12 January 2017 — See all updates

The Civil Aviation Authority’s Environmental Research and Consultancy Department estimates noise exposures around London’s airports (Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted) for the Department for Transport. Contours from 2016 onwards are commissioned and published by the designated airports. The magnitude and extent of the aircraft noise around these airports are depicted on maps by contours of constant aircraft noise index (Leq) values.

The contours are generated by a computer model validated with noise measurements which calculates emissions and noise propagation from arriving and departing air traffic.

Airport noise exposure contours maps and reports

• Noise exposure contours around London airports
  • 12 January 2017
  • Research and analysis
• London airports: noise exposure contours on Ordnance Survey maps
  • 12 January 2017
  • Map
• DXF noise exposure contours for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports
  • 12 January 2017
  • Map

Published 24 September 2013
Last updated 12 January 2017 + show all updates

1. 12 January 2017

   2015 noise exposure contour reports, maps and DXF files.

2. 24 September 2015

   Added 'DXF contours for specialist users 2014'

3. 11 November 2014

   Added 2013 contour maps.

4. 24 September 2013

   First published.