Useful Links

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Health

Noise raises your blood pressure! Aircraft noise can raise your blood pressure while you’re asleep. Dr Lars Jarup (Imperial College London), says people who live near airports are likely to have a greater risk of health problems.                  European Heart Journal 2008 29(5):658-664
http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/ehn013v1?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=jarup&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT

Aviation links

Airservices Australia is a government-owned corporation providing air traffic control management and related air services to the aviation industry. The Long Term Operating Plan (LTOP) summary outlining the modes of operation for Sydney Airport is available from this site.  https://www.airservicesaustralia.com/projectsservices/reports/ltop/default.asp

Airservices Australia monitors aircraft noise and publishes related statistics for aircraft noise under the flight paths surrounding all key Australian airports. Noise tables are provided for each of the flight path monitoring stations and aircraft types. See how the "quiet" A380 is still the second noisest plane to fly into Sydey Airport. Select the Sydney Airport noise reports on http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/projectsservices/reports/nfpms/default.asp

Sydney Airport site details of their major development plans, including the Draft Master Plan and the East West runway enhancement.  The Draft Master Plan for Sydney Airport operations up to 2029 is currently under public consultation with public submissions raising objections to the plan to close on 16 December 08. The East West runway enhancement major development plan is also available from this site. Use the Sydney Airport link and select Runway Safety. http://www.sydneyairport.com.au/SACL/Corporate+Information/default.htm