Environmental Assessment of Noise Abatement Approach Trajectories

Paper in proceeding, 2022

Noise abatement procedures are one of the main actions implemented to reduce noise pollution around airports. In this study, the focus is turned on approach operations and their environmental impact. The assessment starts from standard optimized procedures, namely the Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) and the Low Drag Low Power (LDLP) and the aim is to look into more advanced procedures, such as a Steep and a Segmented CDA, an Advanced LDLP and an optimized trajectory for the specific flight conditions. The procedures are designed for an A321neo and compared and evaluated for noise and emissions. It is demonstrated that multidisciplinary design and adaptation to specific conditions are required for the assessment of these interdependencies for flight procedures.