WebTrak
Using WebTrak you can track the flight activity in and out of Gatwick Airport. The system also provides information on each aircraft's Flight Id, Aircraft Type, Speed and Height.
Complaints
Please note that Tandridge has no enforcement powers to deal with noise from aircraft.
To report complaints of noisy planes landing or taking off at Gatwick Airport, please telephone: 0800 393070 or send an email to lgwnoise_line@baa.com. Further information relating to this service is available on the British Airports Authority's website at: BAA Gatwick
Noise Maps
Noise contours for Gatwick Airport have been produced annually for many years. These use air traffic data during the summer months mid June to mid September to estimate the level of aircraft noise experienced by people living round the airport. The aircraft noise contours are the average summer's day (16 hour, 07.00 -23.00, Leq). To view the noise countours for 2006, click here.
The Environmental Noise Directive (END) 2002/49/EC requires Member States to make Strategic Noise Maps for major airports within their territories and the maps should represent the annual average values. The END requires the use of different parameters to those used in the current noise contours, Lday (07.00 - 19.00), Levening (19.00 - 23.00), Lnight (23.00 - 07.00), Leq16hr (07.00 - 23.00), and Lden (00.00 - 24.00).
The resulting maps are for an average day over the whole year. There is likely to be a difference between the results for an average day in the summer period (which for most airports is the busiest) and an average day in a year. It has also been found that the Lden indicator tends to produce larger contours than the corresponding LAeq,16h indicator. This is because the noise which occurs in the evening (1900 - 2300) and at night (2300 - 0700) attracts an artificial weighting of 5dB and 10 dB added respectively before being combined to produce the Lden. To view the END map for 2006, click here.
Given the difference in parameters, it is not possible to draw any meaningful conclusions between the END maps and the annual summer contours. This will need to await the second tranche of noise mapping in 2012.
It must be noted that the strategic noise map has been produced only for the purposes of the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006. Defra cannot be held responsible for any outcomes that may arise from using these results by any party for any reason other than for the purpose stated here.
