FAA Aviation Noise Effects

Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Environment and Energy
Washington, DC 20591

Publication #FAA-EE-85-2
March 1985, Second Printing

Paper copies of this report may be available from the
National Technical Information Service (NTIS) - Publication #FAA-EE-85-2

• Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, read as .pdf* 

Section 1

• General Introduction, read as .pdf*

Section 2

• Noise Metrics, read as .pdf*

Section 3

• Annoyance and Aircraft Noise, read as .pdf*

Section 4

• Different Sources/ Different Human Response?, read as .pdf*

Section 5

• Hearing and Hearing Loss, read as .pdf*

Section 6

• Speech Interference, read as .pdf*

Section 7

• Sleep Interference, read as .pdf*

Section 8

• Non-Auditory Effects, read as .pdf*

Section 9

• Effects of Noise on Wild and Domesticated Animals, read as .pdf*

Section 10

• Effects of Strong Low Frequency Acoustical Energy, read as .pdf*

Section 11

• Impulsive Noise, read as .pdf*

Section 12

• Time of Day Weightings for Aircraft Noise, read as .pdf*

Section 13

• Noise Contours, read as .pdf*

Section 14

• Airport Noise Exposure and Land Use Compatibility, read as .pdf*

Section 15

• Effects of Aircraft Noise on Real Estate Values, read as .pdf*

Appendices

• Aviation Noise Technical Standards and Recommended Practices, read as .pdf*
  

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