Project-m.e.r. files

This noise map shows the noise impact of air traffic around the international airports Brussels airport, Brussels Airport, Grand-Bruges, Kortrijk-Wevelgem and Antwerp located in Flanders. The reference year of these dates shall be 2016. On the noise map, the annual average noise emission of aircraft movements to and from the airport is expressed in the parameter Lden. The LDEN level is a weighted annual average sound pressure level over the 24 times when the evening and night levels are relatively higher, which corresponds to the finding that noise pollution is generally perceived as more onerous in the evening and night. Therefore, European research shows that a Lden is a relatively good predictor of the extent to which residents may be affected. For the purpose of determining the number of potentially hindered air traffic, the lower limit shall be 55 decibels (dB (A)). As the sound maps are not suitable for high resolution analysis, only limited data can be placed on the map. For Brussels airport, the dates of the strategic noise map (major airports) will be included. This strategic noise map, in implementation of the European RL 2002/49/EC, is updated every 5 years. For the other airports, the noise emission was added as calculated by the KU Leuven (Laboratory of Akoestiek) on behalf of the airports themselves (annual update). More information on the noise contours around Antwerp Airport can be found in this report: https://www.antwerp-airport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Verslag-EBAW2016_V5.pdf more information on the noise contours around the airport of Ostond-Bruges can be found in this report: https://www.ostendebruges-aeroport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Geluidscontouren-Oostende-Jaar-2020_v3-gecomprimeerd_compressed-1.pdf