Fines/Community Fund Airport Noise

Presentation to Dublin Airport Stakeholders Forum9th December, 2010

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UK Airports Some UK airports have a noise penalty system in place.

Robust legislation is in place underpinning the aircraft fines system at UK airport.

These include Manchester, East Midlands, London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Birmingham and London Stansted.

In some airports these occur when an aircraft over-flies a noise monitoring terminal (NMT) and exceeds a preset level. However revenues from these fines have been decreasing with the introduction of newer quieter aircraft. In the case of Birmingham the income generated in 1996/97 was £33,895, this has reduced to only £446.66 in the year 2008/09.

Other airports have extra surcharge on noisier aircraft included in their landing fees.

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UK Airports

London Stansted is the only airport to impose fines for track keeping as well as noisy aircraft overflying the NMTs.

There is a standard fine of £500 for each deviation from the preferential noise route (environmental corridor). This charge is levied after an in depth investigation by the airport and ATC.

Stansted Airport aim to achieve 95% on track, and in 2009 they achieved 98%.

Dublin Airport’s on track statistics are almost 99% for 2010 year to date.

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European Airports

France: An independent authority, Authorité De Controle Des Nuisances Aéroportuaires, is mandated by the Government to monitor France’s ten largest airports and impose sanctions where appropriate.

Sanctions vary from:• Non compliance with a slot time• Noisy chapter 3 aircraft• Night time engine testing• Surpassing defined noise threshold at particular

airport.• Different sanctions apply at different airports.• Revenue generated does not go to community fund, it

seems to go back into funding the existence of this particular authority.

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Zurich Airport:

Adopts a surcharge method of loading noisier aircraft with higher landing charges.

There is an ‘Airport of Zurich Noise Funds Committee, which meets twice a year, but it is not clear if local communities benefit from money generated from noisier aircraft .

Schiphol Airport:

Has a Noise and Disturbance Reduction Programme. Meets local community groups, but gives no details of fines

or community fund at the airport.

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AENAS Group – Spanish Airport

Have corrective measures (although it does not say what they are )in place for noisier aircraft.

Restrictions on power units and engine testing.

Curfews at some of the holiday islands e.g. Canaries, Balearic

No fines for noisy aircraft and no community fund.

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Vienna: Environment & Aviation Platform that include noise reducing

approach and take off routes Aircraft noise zones No reference to fines or community fund Quite an extensive mediation process involving 50

stakeholders

Other: Many airports do not have a community fund related

to aircraft noise however they link their noise protection programme to mitigation i.e. Insulation home/schools, vortex compensation etc.