1. This course is prepared under the Erasmus+ KA-210-YOU Project titled
«Skilling Youth for the Next Generation Air Transport Management»
Sustainability
Management in Aviation
Environmental dimension – Aircraft noise – Part V
Prof. Dr. Frank Fichert
Worms University of Applied Sciences
2. Use of land for certain purposes (residential buildings, hospitals,
education, etc.) might be restricted (or even prohibited) if noise
is above certain threshold (=> also based on noise forecast).
Noise insulation/soundproofing (esp. windows – and also
ventilation) might be mandatory (for new buildings) if noise is
above certain threshold.
Often different ‘noise zones’ with specific restrictions (also day-
night differentiation possible).
Aircraft noise – Part V 2
Land use planning and management
3. Important decisions:
Who pays for insulation?
Is the airport obliged to compensate land owners for
restrictions of use?
Often voluntary programs by airports, paying for insulation or
even buying property.
Aircraft noise – Part V 3
Land use planning and management
4. Investment decisions:
• New airport
• Airport expansion (esp. new/additional runway)
Esp. with respect to airport expansion, trade-offs are possible,
e.g. option 1 leads to less additional noise problems,
but option 2 has operational advantages (e.g. less taxiing).
Aircraft noise – Part V 4
Land use planning and management
5. Airports often complain about deficits in land-use planning.
Apart from legal issues (rights of land owners), different interest
might matter, esp. if different municipalities (e.g. airport belongs
to city A (which also receives taxes from the airport), affected
areas belong to city B (which has no incentive to ‘protect’ the
airport from encroachment).
Aircraft noise – Part V 5
The policy dimension
=> Please continue with video/slides ‘Sust S/V 04-01’
