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For more information on Canberra Airport’s activity in minimising the impact of aircraft noise on the community, please click here. For more detailed information on our future plans, please see our Master Plan [Noise Chapter].
You can also email yourself a copy of these links and a summary on how your address Fyshwick ACT 2609 Australiais affected by aircraft noise
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N contours
These are an industry approved representation of noise level and aircraft frequency or number of events (how often on an average day). The N contours used in this tool represent ‘practical ultimate capacity’ (when Canberra Airport is at its most busy in the future), and allows you to determine whether your home or proposed home will experience 60, 65 or 70 decibels of aircraft noise now and in the future. It also shows how often (number of ‘events’) this noise would occur on an average day.
Decibels db(A)
In order to understand what the various levels of decibels db(A) mean in terms of a single noise event, please refer to our chart below.
Number of 'events'
You will be given an estimated number of events on an average day. This is based on the average number of flights per day over that address (within a 20 metre deviation area).
The map shows three zones – the darkest one being the area with 100 events per 24hr period at whatever decibel level you have selected. The less dark one shows 50 events per 24hour period and the lightest area shows 20 events per 24hr period. Please note that as noise is not a tangible object if your address is close to a line, please assume the highest number of events.
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