Complaints about aircraft noise from Schiphol, 1986-2001

Developments in numbers of complaints about Schiphol

In 2001, the number of complaints about aircraft noise generated by Schiphol fell by approximately 3% compared to 2000. The number of night-time complaints fell more sharply in relative terms (-22%) than daytime complaints (-0.4%).
The number of people complaining also fell in 2001. Compared to 2000, 13% fewer people complained one or more times to the Commission on Noise Nuisance at Schiphol (CGS). Of the complainants in 2001, 8% live more than 30 km away from Schiphol. Of all complainants, 23% come from an area with a noise exposure of 20 Ke or more. Only 6% of the complainants live inside the area with a noise exposure of 35 Ke or more.

Relevance

The recorded complaints are a signal for the stakeholders in the aviation sector about the noise nuisance suffered in the vicinity of Schiphol. The CGS records these complaints. The CGS is an independent body that advises the Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management about environmental hygiene in the vicinity of Schiphol Airport. The CGS focuses particularly on the noise exposure generated for the vicinity by air traffic.

References

• CGS (2002). Kwartaalbulletin 2002-1. Commissie Geluidhinder Schiphol, Haarlem.

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium

• Environmental complaints about companies in the Netherlands, 2001
• Guide to 'Noise and odour nuisance' section
• Definitions and units for noise and odour
• Noise exposure and dwellings exposed to noise around Schiphol airport, 1990-2002
• Schiphol: Schiphol: Interactive noise and safety atlas
  Noise nuisance caused by air traffic, and the safety risks of Schiphol, have been the subject of occasionally heated public debate for years. How are these complex problems related? And how is the government trying to tackle them? An interactive atlas designed for the Internet allows everybody to understand the noise and risk policy for Schiphol.