Our Noise Performance

The aviation industry creates many economic benefits and social opportunities, despite a number of challenges – including noise disturbance from airport operations. Each year, we report on how we manage these issues via our Corporate Sustainability Report.

Here are some important performance measurements from the most recently published reports.

Track-Keeping performance

% of departures on-track (all flights)

• 2020 - 99.66%
• 2019 - 99.68%
• 2018 - 99.61%
• 2017 - 99.53%
• 2016 - 99.29%
• 2015 - 99.31%
• 2014 - 99.22%
• 2013 - 99.03%
• 2012 - 98.95%
• 2011 - 99.07%
• 2010 - 98.76%

Noise Infringements

Day (0700 – 2300hrs)

• 2020 - 0 infringements
• 2019 – 1 infringement
• 2018 – 0 infringements
• 2017 – 4 infringements
• 2016 - 1 infringement
• 2015 - 0 infringements
• 2014 - 1 infringement
• 2013 - 4 infringements
• 2012 - 1 infringement
• 2011 - 2 infringements
• 2010 - 2 infringements

Night (2300 – 0700hrs)

• 2020 - 1 infringement
• 2019 – 0 infringements
• 2018 – 1 infringements
• 2017 – 4 infringements
• 2016 - 0 infringements
• 2015 - 1 infringement
• 2014 - 2 infringements
• 2013 - 4 infringements
• 2012 - 4 infringements
• 2011 - 22 infringements
• 2010 - 19 infringements

Continuous Descent Approaches (CDAs) – Runway 22 direction only

• 2020 - 93.44%
• 2019 – 94.72%
• 2018 – 94.27%
• 2017 – 94.06%
• 2016 - 93.81%
• 2015 - 94.30%
• 2014 - 94.43%
• 2013 - 94.73%
• 2012 - 94.63%
• 2011 - 94.42%
• 2010 - 93.78%

Enquiries and complaints

2020 – 5,272 (from 413 individuals)

2019 – 15,389 (from 370 individuals)

2018 – 14,566 (from 571 individuals)

2017 – 8,395 ( from 633 individuals)

2016 – 4,170 (from 670 individuals)

2015 - 747 complaints (from 245 individuals)

2014 - 1022 (from 427 individuals)

2013 - 907 (from 340 individuals)

2012 - 742 (from 305 individuals)

2011 - 881 (from 368 individuals)

2010 - 1,745 (from 545 individuals)

Noise exposure contours

Area within 57Leq contour

2020 - 11.8km2

2019 - 28.5km2

2018 - 28.5km2

2017 - 26.5km2

2016 - 24.8km2

2015 – 23.6km2

2014 - 21.6km2

2013 - 20.0km2

2012 - 21.2km2

2011 - 21.2km2

2010 - 22.5km2

Population within 57Leq contour

2020 - 500

2019 - 2,500

2018 - 2,100

2017 – 2,450

2016 – 2,050

2015 - 1,650

2014 - 1,650

2013 - 1,250

2012 - 1,250

2011 - 1,250

2010 - 1,400

Noise Abatement Compliance

Noise Abatement consists of many aspects, including noise limits, CDA's, track keeping etc. Please see below for a more detailed breakdown of compliance, contained in the below reports.

Noise Abatement Summary 2020-2021
Noise Abatement Summary 2019-2020
Noise Abatement Summary 2018-2019
Noise Abatement Summary 2017 - 2018
Noise Abatement Summary 2016-2017
Noise Abatement Summary 2015-2016 
Noise Abatement Summary 2014-2015
Noise Abatement Summary 2013-14 
Noise Abatement Compliance 2012 

Noise Complaints Analysis

The Noise Complaints Report 2020 details all noise complaints received in 2020. The report covers the method and the localities of these complaints, as well as displaying noise infringements and runway usage statistics by month. 

Noise Complaints Report 2019
Noise Complaints Report 2018
Noise Complaints Report 2017
Noise Complaints Report 2016 
Noise Complaints Report 2015

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