A-F

Arrivals maps
Stansted Airport has launched two new maps to show where planes fly on their arrival into the airport.

The Stansted noise management team have been busily working on new ways to keep the local community better informed about noise around the airport. These maps are part of this important work. They will help people get a feel for the typical patterns of where arriving aircraft fly on arrival to Stansted Airport.

The maps were produced by the Environmental Research Consultancy Department (ERCD) of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), who are independent consultants.

The two new maps show planes arriving to both ends of the runway, and reflect their patterns and heights on approach. Each map shows arrivals to either end of the runway.  This is because an aircraft’s approach depends on whether the wind is in a westerly or easterlydirection.

The maps use actual aircraft tracks for an average week in the summer, our peak period. The tracks are in three different colours, representing the descending height as an aircraft approaches the runway.

Public consultation July - October 2005

Birchanger (659KB PDF)
The surrounding areas of Birchanger will see aircraft departing Stansted when either runway direction is being used.  When runway direction 05 is used (ie, taking off  towards the north east), heights at Broxted are around 1,500 ft

The surrounding areas of Broxted will see aircraft arriving to Stansted when either runway direction is being used. When runway direction 05 is used (ie, landing towards the north east), heights are around 2,500 - 4,000 ft and when runway direction 23 is used (ie, landing towards the south west) heights at Broxted are around 1,000 ft.

Birchanger
- arrivals (1,852KB)
- departures (1,117KB)

Braintree (459KB)
Braintree and the surrounding areas are overflown by aircraft departing Stansted when either runway direction is being used.  When runway direction 05 is used (ie, taking off  towards the north east), heights are around 4,000 - 7,000 ft and when runway direction 23 is used (ie, taking off towards the south west) heights are around 5,000 - 10,000 ft.

Braintree is overflown by aircraft arriving to Stansted Airport when runway direction 05 is being used (ie, landing towards the north east). Heights are around 4,500 - 7,000 ft.

Bishop's Stortford (425KB)
The surrounding areas to the south of Bishops Stortford are overflown by aircraft departing Stansted when direction 23 is used (ie, taking off towards the south west) heights are around 1,500 - 4,500 ft.

The surrounding areas to the west of Bishops Stortford are overflown by aircraft arriving to Stansted Airport when runway direction 05 is being used (ie, landing towards the north east).  Heights are around 2,500 -4,000 ft.

Bishops Stortford
- arrivals and departures    (1,646KB)

Report of the placement of a mobile noise monitor in Thorley  (295KB PDF)

Broxted
- arrivals (1,886KB)
- departures (570KB)

Buntingford   (640KB)
Buntingford and the surrounding areas are overflown by aircraft departing Stansted when either runway direction is being used.  When runway direction 05 is used (ie, taking off  towards the north east), heights are around 6,000 - 10,000 ft and when runway direction 23 is used (ie, taking off towards the south west) heights are around 6,000 -10,000 ft.

Buntingford and the surrounding areas are overflown by aircraft arriving to Stansted when either runway direction is being used.  When runway direction 05 is used (ie, landing towards the north east), heights are around 7,000 - 10,000 ft and when runway direction 23 is used (ie, landing towards the south west) heights are around 7,000 - 10,000 ft.

Chelmsford (350KB)
The surrounding areas to the west of Chelmsford are overflown by aircraft departing from Stansted Airport when runway direction 05 is being used (ie, taking off towards the north east). Heights are around 5,000 - 8,000 ft.

Chipping Ongar (383KB)
Chipping Ongar and the surrounding areas are overflown by aircraft departing Stansted when either runway direction is being used.  When runway direction 05 is used (ie, taking off  towards the north east), heights are around 5,000 - 7,500 ft and when runway direction 23 is used (ie, taking off towards the south west) heights are around 5,000 - 7,500 ft.

Chipping Ongar is overflown by aircraft arriving to Stansted Airport when runway direction 05 is being used (ie, landing towards the north east). Heights are around 2,000 - 3,000 ft.

Dunmow
- arrivals (950KB)
- departures (1,007KB)

Elsenham  (573KB)
The surrounding areas to the east of Elsenham will see aircraft departing Stansted when either runway direction is being used. When runway direction 05 is used (ie, taking off  towards the north east), heights at Broxted are around 1,500 ft

The surrounding areas to the east and west of Elsenham will see aircraft arriving to Stansted when either runway direction is being used. When runway direction 05 is used (ie, landing towards the north east), heights at Manuden are around 6,000 - 10,000 ft and when runway direction 23 is used (ie, landing towards the south west) heights at Broxted are around 1,000 ft.

Elsenham
- arrivals (1,887KB)
- departures (569KB)

Epping (124KB)
Epping and the surrounding areas are overflown by aircraft arriving to Stansted when runway direction 05 is used (ie, landing towards the north east), heights are around 2,000 - 4,000 ft.

Report of the placement of a mobile noise monitor at Epping Upland (296KB PDF)