Noise in your area

Are you moving to an area near the airport? Do you want to know if or how your local community is affected by aircraft noise? If so this part of the website will provide you will some useful information.

By clicking on the links below you can find out information about the areas where you live or work and understand how departing and arriving aircraft could affect you. We have produced a number of information leaflets on a wide range of topics related to air noise and track keeping. These can be viewed using the links below (PDF files which will launch a new window).

Further information can be found on how noise affects communities around Gatwick in the noise explained section of this website.

Please note: If you would like a detailed understanding of how noise affects your individual property please contact the Flight Evaluation Unit.

Aircraft Emissions  (85KB PDF)
Arrivals & Go arounds  (43KB PDF)
Complaints and Enquiries  (61KB PDF)
Gatwick Airport Contours - 2001 and 2002  (239KB PDF)
Departures & Air noise  (63KB PDF)
Glossary of Terms   (86KB PDF)
Ground Noise - Airfield Source  (101KB PDF)
Ground Noise - Engine Testing   (111KB PDF)
Flight Evaluation Unit information leaflet  (186KB PDF)
Monitoring Systems  (179KB PDF)
Night Flights  (43KB PDF)
Runways  (30KB PDF)
Who's Who and FLOPC (Flight Operations Performance Committee) (118KB PDF) 

Industry Code of Practice for Arriving Aircraft (870KB PDF)