Air traffic noise map, international airports - Lden contours - 2016 condition

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This noise map shows the noise pollution of air traffic around the international airports Brussels Airport, Ostend-Bruges, Kortrijk-Wevelgem and Antwerp, located in Flanders. The reference year of these dates is 2016. On the noise map, the annual average noise emission of the flight movements to and from the airport is expressed in the parameter Lden. The Lden level is a weighted annual average sound pressure level over the course of the day at which evening and night levels are relatively heavier, which corresponds to the finding that noise pollution is generally perceived as more annoying in the evening and at night. European research therefore shows that a Lden is a relatively good predictor of the extent to which local residents may experience nuisance. 55 decibels (dB(A)) are used as the lower limit for air traffic to determine the number of potentially hindered persons. Since the sound cards are not suitable for high-resolution analysis, zooming in on the card is limited. For Brussels Airport, the data comes from the strategic noise map (important airports). This strategic noise map, in implementation of the European Directive 2002/49/EC, is updated every five years. For the other airports, the noise emission was added as calculated by the KU Leuven (Acoustics Laboratory) on behalf of the airports themselves (annual update). More information about the noise contours around Antwerp airport can be found in this report: https://www.antwerp-airport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Report-EBAW2016_V5.pdf More information about the noise contours around Ostend-Bruges airport can be found in this report: https://www.ostendebruges-aeroport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sound contours-Ostend-Year-2020_v3-compressed_compressed-1.pdf

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  • vliegbewegingen
  • belangrijke-luchthavens
  • mercatornet
  • richtlijn-omgevingslawaai
  • hh_geluid_vliegver_2016
  • regionaal
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  • HEAL

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