Noise Avtion Plan Table by commonplace.is

Noise Action Plan

We will present key noise initiatives and report on our progress against this Noise Action Plan to the Glasgow Airport Consultative Committee.

Number of meetings and actions/outcomes produced from meetings Ongoing

We will continue to publish an Annual Noise Report which will be available on our website and contain:

• statistics on the number, type and time of day of aircraft and helicopter movements;

• adherence to Continuous Descent Operations (CDO) and Continuous Climb Operations (CCO) targets;

• number and timing of engine test runs;

• statistics on noise complaints;

• information on community engagement

• progress against actions in this Noise Action Plan.

Publish Annual Noise Report Ongoing

We will undertake a review of the contents of our Annual Noise Reports, in consultation with local stakeholders, to ensure that the report provides clear and useful information that is valuable to our local communities.

DRAFT

Completion of review and update to Annual Noise Reports

Incorporate feedback into 2024 report. Published updated report early 2025

number of people affected

Communities within and beyond the 55dBLden contour (estimated >6,500 people)

We will update our noise webpage with information on key noise initiatives and strategies.

We will upgrade our complaints and enquiries process with a new system that will allow improved analysis of trends. This will be used in combination with our noise and track-keeping system to investigate any complaints related to off-track infringements.

We will continue to operate a free noise action line, dedicated email inbox and online noise complaints and enquiries form. We will log all complaints, seek to respond to 100% of complaints and enquiries within five working days and report our performance to the Glasgow Airport Consultative Committee.

Update of webpage

Webpage to be updated by end of 2025

Communities within and beyond the 55dBLden contour (estimated >6,500 people)

Number of enquiries and complaints received and rate of response. Ongoing N/A

We will monitor how communities feel about our aircraft track visualisation modelling software and strive to increase the number of users.

We will review how best to use the data from our existing noise monitors to supplement the track keeping systems and noise modelling.

Software deployed and publicly available. Number accessing the tool. User feedback. Ongoing

We will continue to use our FlightPath fund to provide financial support to community groups and charities that are committed to improving the opportunities, facilities and services available to local people most affected by the airport.

Completion of review

Review complete by end of 2025

Number of projects funded and value of donation Ongoing

Communities within and beyond the 55dBLden contour (estimated >6,500 people)

Communities in close proximity to the airport

We will undertake reviews of our differential landing charges and other methods of incentivisation to encourage the industry adoption of quieter aircraft.

As part of AGS group we will work with our partners in Sustainable Aviation to achieve the visionary noise goals of FlightPath 205013 which seek to achieve a 65% reduction in perceived noise, or 15dB, from aircraft by 2050 compared to 2000.

Completed review

Review complete by end of 2025

Progress against the EU Flightpath 2050 target of 65% reduction in perceived noise, or 15dB, from aircraft by 2050 compared to 2000. Ongoing

We will support the development of Sustainable Aviation’s updated Noise Roadmap and will encourage the development of electric and hybrid electric aircraft and consider the noise implications of future aircraft technology.

We will continue to enforce our policy on aircraft ground runs. We will investigate any complaints received from ground running activity and revisit our policies if appropriate. We will report quarterly on the frequency and times of engine running to the local community through the website and in our Annual Noise Report.

Sustainable Aviation targets. Ongoing

We will undertake noise monitoring of engine ground running to better understand its potential impact on our closest neighbours. We will use the information for this monitoring to review our ground running policies and investigate potential further control measures.

Number, location and duration of engine runs. Ongoing

Monitoring complete

Monitoring to be undertaken in 2025

Communities within and beyond the 55dBLden contour (estimated >6,500 people)

Communities in close proximity to the airport

We will continue to replace diesel powered ground power units (GPUs) with Fixed Electrical Ground Power (FEGP) at the international stands to allow aircraft to take electricity directly from the local grid, helping to reduce noise by limiting the amount of time that aircraft will need to run their engines at stands.

We will review our current practice and work with our airlines to encourage and assist them to undertake reduced engine use for taxiing and towing to reduce noise emissions from aircraft on the airfield.

Number of GPUs replaced

Targets will be set following Sustainability Strategy Review

We will use our aircraft track keeping systems to proactively monitor fixed wing aircraft routing and any off-track occurrences. We will use this data in discussion with airlines to identify any issues with off-track occurrences that can be resolved.

We will implement a process for fining airlines for off-track occurrences and distribute fines to the FlightPath Fund.

We will continue to implement best practice on aircraft noise management according to guidance that was published by the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise whilst the commission was still active. We will review and implement any future best practice guidance issued by the Civil Aviation Authority where appropriate.

DRAFT

Communities in close proximity to the airport

Number of off-track occurrences

Ongoing with fines to be introduced by end of 2025

Communities within and beyond the 55dBLden contour (estimated >6,500 people)

Number of guidance documents reviewed Ongoing

Communities within and beyond the 55dBLden contour (estimated >6,500 people)

We will continue with our Airspace Change Proposal to modernise our airspace and seek to develop a design that minimises, and where possible reduces, the total adverse effects on health and quality of life from aircraft noise, in line with the CAA’s Airspace Change Process and our agreed airspace design principles.

We will promote adherence to the Arrivals Code of Practice (ACOP) and in particular the achievement of Continuous Descent Operations (CDO) and Continuous Climb Operations (CCO) targets where possible. We will monitor and report compliance with these targets in the Annual Noise Report.

Progression through Airspace Change gateways Ongoing

We will continue to fine aircraft in breach of our departure noise limits (94dB(A) during the day and 87dB(A) during the night) and direct the money raised through these fines to the FlightPath Fund.

We will review our departure noise limits to determine whether it would be appropriate to reduce the limits to further encourage the adoption of newer and quieter aircraft.

Land-use Planning and Management

We will actively contribute to improving aircraft noise information in local planning policy and seek to influence policy where appropriate. We will encourage the use of good acoustic design to avoid and minimise adverse impacts arising from the development of new noise sensitive buildings and encourage the adoption of the principles advocated by the Professional Practice Guidance: Planning & Noise – New Residential Development.

Percentage of flights achieving CDO and CCO compared to targets Ongoing

Money raised for FlightPath Fund.

Ongoing

Completion of review

Review completed by the end of 2025

Communities within and beyond the 55dBLden contour (estimated >6,500 people)

Communities within close proximity to the airport.

Communities within and beyond the 55dBLden contour (estimated >6,500 people)

Number of new development plans reviewed and number of responses issue to local planning authorities Ongoing

Communities within and beyond the 55dBLden contour (estimated >6,500 people)

We will continue to implement our current Noise Insulation Scheme to mitigate noise for residents and noise sensitive buildings most affected by aircraft noise in line with current aviation noise policy.

We propose to extend our residential Noise Insulation Scheme to mitigate noise for a greater number of residents most affected by aircraft noise, going beyond current aviation noise policy.

Operating Restrictions

Number of eligible properties Annual review

Our Noise Action Plan is consistent with the ICAO Balanced Approach and The Airports (Noise-related Operating Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2019, which requires operating restrictions to be considered only after other measures of the Balanced Approach have been exhausted and only where it is cost effective to do so. We will continually review the effectiveness of our mitigation measures in the context of the balanced approach to ensure that mitigation is considered in a consistent way with a view to addressing noise impacts in the most cost-effective way.

Number of eligible properties

Extended Noise Insulation Scheme to open in 2025

Communities within the 92-day summer 63dBLAeq,16h contour (estimated 5 people)

Communities within the 92-day summer 60dBLAeq,16h contour (estimated 1,500 people)

Tracking of Noise Action Plan and mitigation measures. Ongoing N/A

7.1 Estimating the reduction in the number of people affected

The Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006 require that Noise Action Plans must meet the requirements in Annex V of the Environmental Noise Directive (EC Directive 2002/49) which includes the requirement that each action plan should “contain estimates in terms of the reduction of the number of people affected (annoyed, sleep disturbed, or other).”

The extended noise insulation scheme (action 24) will reduce annoyance and sleep disturbance for those who are eligible and take part in the scheme. For example, considering the latest year of modelled data for the 92-day summer (2023), extending the noise insulation scheme will result in the eligibility increasing from approximately 5 people to approximately 1,500 people, resulting in a reduction in annoyance and sleep disturbance for up to 1,495 additional people.

Actions 9 to 11 will drive the industry to continue to improve aircraft noise performance with a Sustainable Aviation target of 15dB reduction from aircraft by 2050 compared to 2000. This equates to a reduction in the percentage of highly annoyed persons by approximately 29% and a reduction in the percentage of highly sleep disturbed persons by approximately 20%14.