Aircraft noise and public health the evidence is loud and clear, 2016
by the Aviation Environment Federation
A good overview of aircraft noise and health, with a focus on the UK
Environmental noise guidelines for the European Region 2018
by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
A major piece of work by WHO. Although focusing on Europe, WHO sees this report as being relevant to the rest of the world as well.
A plain person’s guide to the WHO report
An easy-to-read guide compiled by HACAN
European Aviation Environmental Report 2022
by EASA
Looks at the historic and future scenarios of air traffic and its associated noise and emissions
Noise country fact sheets 2021
from the European Environment Agency (EEA)
These country fact sheets summarise information on noise pollution for selected EEA member countries. The fact sheets are based on the latest official noise data reported every five years by EEA member countries under the Environmental Noise Directive (END).
NORAH Study (Noise-Related Annoyance, Cognition, and Health), 2016
by Dirk Schreckenberg
A major study from Germany
commissioned by the European Commission
The Phenomena Study has provided a series of policy recommendations to reduce the health burden in the EU of environmental noise from roads, railways, and aviation by 20–50 percent by 2030
Survey of Noise Attitudes 2014: Aircraft Noise and Sleep Disturbance
by Civil Aviation Authority
Survey of Noise Attitudes 2014: Technical Report
by Civil Aviation Authority
Two important reports from the UK Civil Aviation Authority assessing the levels at which people get annoyed by aircraft noise, not just at night but also during the day. The findings changed UK policy. Previously the point at which it was officially recognised people started to get annoyed by aircraft noise during the day was 57dBLAeq (i.e. 57 decibels average out over a 16 hour data). Work from these studies showed that people can get annoyed at much lower levels, certainly as low as 51dBLAeq, and probably even lower.