Environmental Issues
Aircaft Noise | Approach, Departure & Circuits | Future Development | Airport Surface Access | Airline Responsibility | Carbon Balance Flights
Aircaft Noise
All local noise related incidents are monitored by Airfield Operations and the department's local Environmental Impact of Air Traffic document has answers to FAQs. Exeter International Airport's Consultative Group works to Department for Transport Guidelines for Airport Consultative Committees, has representatives from Local Parish, District and City Councils and meets regularly to discuss environmental and noise issues. Minutes of both the Consultative Group and the Noise Issues Sub-Group are posted for viewing. The Noise Issues Sub-Group meets regularly and issues for consideration should be addressed to:
Exeter International Airport Consultative Committee
The Council Offices
Knowle
SIDMOUTH
EX10 8HL
General complaints about aviation environmental impact or requests for
advice and information about particular types of aircraft activity, including
the operation of UK airspace, should be addressed to the Civil Aviation Authority.
Approach, Departure & Circuits
The airport has a control zone of 2.5 miles and aircraft have Approach & Departure paths. Aircraft may also fly on Circuits when undertaking training or other manoeuvres.
Future Development
The airport's future development is detailed in the Airport Master Plan.
Airport Surface Access
The airport works to the Department for Transport Guidance on Airport Transport Forums and Airport Surface Access Strategies.
Airline Responsibility
Environmental performance has always been high on the aviation industry's agenda and IATA, the International Air Transport Association with its membership of airlines, seeks to balance social, economic and Environmental Objectives in order to secure the well-being of present and future enerations. IATA has information on Climate Change, Fuel Efficiency, Local Air Quality and Sustainability. Levels have come down and the "noise footprint" of a modern jet aircraft is less than 15% of that of the aircraft it replaces. Fuel Efficiency is very important and today's newest aircraft often match the energy consumption of modern cars and in some cases, depending on speed and distance, even of high speed trains.
Flybe, the largest operator at Exeter International Airport, has services that save 17.5 million car miles every year. Flybe's Eco Aircraft Labelling Scheme provides passengers with a user-friendly breakdown of the fuel consumption, carbon emissions and noise patterns of the aircraft type to be used on their journey. The Sustanable Aviation document Flybe Myths & Realities seeks to put the record straight on matters of the environmental impact and compliments those of IATA in the document Aviation and the Environment.
Carbon Balance Flights
Exeter International Airport offers passengers the opportunity of using a CO2 calculator. Following the calculation, passengers are invited to contribute to co2balance.com schemes that will minimise the effect of their flight's carbon emissions. The South West company will invest funds in sequestration or energy efficiency projects that absorb or prevent the release of the CO2 equivalent to the Carbon Footprint of the flight.