Host: Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
Pages 395
This study investigates the effects of noise emitted by operating aircrafts using runway 06/24 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on communities namely Barangay San Dionisio and Barangay Rizal, which lie under the flight paths of the aircrafts. Noise contours in the vicinity of the airport were generated using Integrated Noise Model along with data on aircraft operations such as frequency of flights of different types of aircrafts, flight paths and weather conditions at NAIA. It also presents the perceptions of respondents from the two communities mentioned on how they are affected by aircraft noise. These were analyzed along with other factors that might influence an individual's perception such as years of residence, occupation, sex, age and household income. Analysis showed that individuals experienced the effects of noise in varying degrees but there is a general tendency to foreground their view that they have 'gotten used' to aircraft noise.