Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2016 to Question 48759, what measures are in place to minimise the noise footprint around London City Airport; and if he will make a statement.

In addition to the operating restrictions referred to in my answer of 19 October 2016 to Question 48759, London City Airport also has other measures to reduce its noise footprint including limits on the number of flights that are allowed to operate on specific days of the year, restrictions which prevent the noisiest aircraft from operating at the airport, and various operational procedures such as a minimum height at which an aircraft must join the airport’s instrument landing system (ILS). Aircraft also follow a steep descent of 5.5 degrees when approaching the airport, higher than 3 degree standard recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organisation and used by other airports, which keeps aircraft higher for longer.

More details of the measures used to address noise at the airport can be found in its noise action plan at the web address below:

https://www.londoncityairport.com/aboutandcorporate/page/noiseandtrackkeepingsystem