If you live or work near an airport, there will almost certainly be times when you hear aircraft.
Here at London Stansted, we are committed to being a good neighbour and we continually work with airlines, National Air Traffic Services (NATS), local Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Government agencies to minimise the noise impact on the local community as much as possible.
The noise section of our website is designed to help give a better understanding of the various aspects of aircraft noise by giving clear and factual information.
Aircraft noise Explained
This section of the website provides valuable information about the sources and causes of noise.
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Monitoring Aircraft Noise
Aircraft noise is recorded at take off by any of our 8 fixed noise monitors which are located underneath the departure flight paths, 4 at each end of the runway
In addition, we also have mobile noise monitoring equipment which is used to measure the noise levels in the communities close to the airport, correlated or not with aircraft movements and assess how the impact may have changed over time.
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Investigating aircraft noise
Self-investigate a noise disturbance or contact the noise team.
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Who does what
There are numerous bodies, organisations and companies that play a part in working with the airport to mitigate and reduce the impacts of aircraft-related noise.
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Noise Action Plan
A Noise Action Plan is a five-year plan to assess, consider and manage aircraft noise at the airport. It is a key part of delivering broader UK Government noise objectives that are to limit and, where possible, reduce the number of people in the UK significantly affected by aircraft noise. Noise Action Plans are a legal requirement under European Union Directive 2002/49/EC relating to the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise. This Directive is commonly referred to as the Environmental Noise Directive or END. The requirements of the END are transposed by the UK Government in the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006 as amended (“the Regulations”).
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FAQ's
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Noise News
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