Heathrow expansion and aircraft noise

Successful campaign to save Heathrow runway alternation

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The council and the 2M Group ran a successful campaign to retain runway alternation. Although the consultation document had forecast an extra 60,000 movements a year from increased usage of the existing runways, 2M had calculated a much higher figure of 170,000. This was based on Gatwick's single runway which accommodates around 50 landings and take-offs an hour for much of the day.

The impact for many people in west London would have been all-day flights and all-day noise. 

The maps below show the likely effects on different communities of a change which, for the moment, has been deferred.

Maps showing the impact of dropping Heathrow runway alternation


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hoping for a quiet half day?

This is dependent on the current practice of runway alternation where planes use different runways for landings and take-offs. Find out the weekly schedules for Heathrow arrivals  in 2008.

Remember: the current relief provided at around 3pm when aircraft switch runways will be lost if the Government goes ahead with its expansion plans.

  1. Under the flight path
  2. What to do about aircraft noise
  3. About Heathrow airport
  4. Heathrow Consultative Committee
  5. Heathrow: protection not expansion
  6. You are here: Successful campaign to save Heathrow runway alternation
  7. Night flights
  8. 2M Group
  9. A new aviation regulator
  10. Useful links
  11. Councils win High Court challenge

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