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What if I have a question about a specific aircraft or noise, who do I contact?
Web: Please follow the instructions provided under "I have an enquiry" or alternatively:
Write to: Communications, Edinburgh Airport, Terminal Building, Edinburgh EH12 9DN
Dedicated free noise enquiry line: 0800 731 3397
Why was an aircraft flying over my home, I am not under a flight path?
Occasionally aircraft may be diverted off the normal flight path for weather avoidance. A flight will request from ATC a deviation from flight path for weather avoidance. ATC agree to the captain’s requested course whenever possible, as it is the captain's responsibility to ensure the safety of the aircraft and ATC have no recourse to that decision making.
How do I know if the aircraft that I have seen was on the right flight path and flying at the correct height?
Air Traffic Control is in constant contact with all aircraft, and they define their route and heights. The Standard Instrument Departure (SID) routes in use at this time are not precision routes and as such there is wide dispersal in the routes that aircraft will fly. The current ground based technology directs aircraft to ‘waypoints’ along the route. Noise Preferential Routes were introduced on the SID routes by the airport to minimise disturbance on local communities. The Noise Preferential Routes end at 3,000ft (4,000ft on the GRICE SID from Runway 24). The current SIDs extend 1.5km from the centre line of the route
Why am I hearing aircraft noise at night? Aren’t there restrictions on night flights?
Edinburgh Airport is a 24-hour operational airport. There are no restrictions on night flying at Edinburgh Airport. Night time is regarded as the period between 23:30 and 06:00.
Can I get compensation for noise disturbance?
Aircraft noise is governed by civil aviation legislation. At Edinburgh Airport, we offer a Noise Insulation Scheme to residential properties in the 63 dBLeq contour and above. Please click on the link below for further information.