ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT

Incorporation of noise nuisance assessments in planning of airports is discussed. The article addresses the need to evaluate expected traffic flows, noise levels of future aircraft (as announced by manufacturers), legislative restrictions on noise level, and the need for feedback from airport planners to industry and government on airport area noise loadings. Noise nuisance criteria are compared. Economic disadvantages of nighttime airport curfews are examined. Data on air pollution by airport operations are deemed inadequate. Noise associated with general aviation and training flights at smaller airports is also considered.

• Corporate Authors:

  Bauverlag GmbH

  Wittelbacherstrasse 10
  6200 Wiesbaden,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Stratford, A H
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 13-20
• Serial:
  • AIRPORT FORUM
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Airport noise; Airport operations; Airport planning; Annoyance; Assessments; Economics; Environmental impact analysis; Environmental impacts; Forecasting; Measurement; Noise; Sound level; Traffic flow; Training aircraft
• Uncontrolled Terms: Small airports; Training planes
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Environment; Finance; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155840
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 1977 12:00AM