Living Near the Airport
We recognise that operating a major international airport can affect the lives of people who live nearby. Its effects include noise, congestion from road traffic, air pollution and loss of open land as well an impact on the local countryside.
There are a number of difficult issues to manage, especially on environmental impact and surface access. Over 22,000 people live within the airport’s 60 db Laeq noise contour and over 80,000 vehicles come to the airport site on a busy day.
To tackle these issues, we are implementing detailed action plans on Environment, Ground Transport and Land Use. These are available to download for free from our archive.
We try very hard to be a good neighbour and aim to give something back to the most affected communities, providing mitigation and compensation or through financial and practical support.