Aircraft Sound Level Examples
Sound levels for small, medium, and large aircraft manufactured by DHC, Embraer, Airbus, and Boeing. Prepared by Mayes, Jan L. (2019, October) Aircraft-Sound-Levels.pdf
Aircraft Noise Recommended Public Health Limits
Environmental Noise Guidelines – Executive Summary, World Health Organization (2018, p. 6)
| Time Base | Noise Pollution Limit |
| Day-Evening-Night | 45 dBA |
| Night | 40 dBA |
Canada
Mayes, J.L. (2019, October)
Education-Report-Canada-Federal-Air-Pollution-Plus-Noise-Pollution-Public-Policy.pdf
Report (March 2019): ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF AIRCRAFT NOISE IN THE VICINITY OF MAJOR CANADIAN AIRPORTS. Report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. 42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION .
Canadian Government Response to the Twenty-Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
European Union-United Kingdom
Noise Country Fact Sheets (2019)
Summarizes noise pollution data-industrial and transportation noise from air, road, and rail traffic-for EU countries including UK. Compares Environmental Noise Directive 5 year noise data cycle since 2015. Broken down by sources, health impact, life years lost, etc.
It is unclear if UK will continue to be included in this noise mapping and reporting process after Brexit.
Since there are no mandatory noise control requirements, little to nothing has been done to control noise at source for aircraft.
United Kingdom Noise Fact Sheet (2018)
| WHO Aircraft Limit | UK People Exposed | % Increase 2012-2017 |
| Day-Evening-Night 45 dBA | >55 dBA | 1% |
| Night 40 dBA | >50 dBA | 11% |