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Today there will be demonstrations across Europe and beyond calling for an end to night flights. We have made this short video saying why we believe night flights are unnecessary:
September 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Today there will be demonstrations across Europe and beyond calling for an end to night flights. We have made this short video saying why we believe night flights are unnecessary:
UECNA Webinar 17 September 6pm (CET)
New Flight Paths
Across the world concentrated flight paths called PBN are coming in. How can communities benefit?
Researchers Nicole Porter & Paul Hooper asked Gatwick Airport communities what they wanted
Zoom link uecna.eu
New Flight Paths
Across the world concentrated flight paths called PBN are coming in. How can communities benefit?
Researchers Nicole Porter & Paul Hooper asked Gatwick Airport communities what they wanted
Zoom link uecna.eu
September 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
UECNA Webinar 17 September 6pm (CET)
New Flight Paths
Across the world concentrated flight paths called PBN are coming in. How can communities benefit?
Researchers Nicole Porter & Paul Hooper asked Gatwick Airport communities what they wanted
Zoom link uecna.eu
New Flight Paths
Across the world concentrated flight paths called PBN are coming in. How can communities benefit?
Researchers Nicole Porter & Paul Hooper asked Gatwick Airport communities what they wanted
Zoom link uecna.eu
UECNA Webinar 17 September 6pm (CET)
New Flight Paths
Across the world concentrated flight paths called PBN are coming in. How can communities benefit?
Researchers Nicole Porter & Paul Hooper asked Gatwick Airport communities what they wanted
Zoom link uecna.eu
New Flight Paths
Across the world concentrated flight paths called PBN are coming in. How can communities benefit?
Researchers Nicole Porter & Paul Hooper asked Gatwick Airport communities what they wanted
Zoom link uecna.eu
September 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
UECNA Webinar 17 September 6pm (CET)
New Flight Paths
Across the world concentrated flight paths called PBN are coming in. How can communities benefit?
Researchers Nicole Porter & Paul Hooper asked Gatwick Airport communities what they wanted
Zoom link uecna.eu
New Flight Paths
Across the world concentrated flight paths called PBN are coming in. How can communities benefit?
Researchers Nicole Porter & Paul Hooper asked Gatwick Airport communities what they wanted
Zoom link uecna.eu
International Day for the Ban on Night Flights at Airports: September 13th
UECNA is supporting this initiative from Stay Grounded.
Read & sign the declaration: stay-grounded.org/ban-night-fl...
Your group can also take part. Find more information in this briefing docs.google.com/document/d/1...
UECNA is supporting this initiative from Stay Grounded.
Read & sign the declaration: stay-grounded.org/ban-night-fl...
Your group can also take part. Find more information in this briefing docs.google.com/document/d/1...
August 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
International Day for the Ban on Night Flights at Airports: September 13th
UECNA is supporting this initiative from Stay Grounded.
Read & sign the declaration: stay-grounded.org/ban-night-fl...
Your group can also take part. Find more information in this briefing docs.google.com/document/d/1...
UECNA is supporting this initiative from Stay Grounded.
Read & sign the declaration: stay-grounded.org/ban-night-fl...
Your group can also take part. Find more information in this briefing docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Friends, you'll be amazed when you see our new website, uecna.eu! Much clearer and more attractive. Packed with accessible information. Feel free to add your own information about European airports, important issues, campaigns, and news. And each airport has a puzzle for you about a sad situation.
July 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Friends, you'll be amazed when you see our new website, uecna.eu! Much clearer and more attractive. Packed with accessible information. Feel free to add your own information about European airports, important issues, campaigns, and news. And each airport has a puzzle for you about a sad situation.
UECNA WEBINAR
15th July, 6pm (CET)
A webinar with a difference!
UECNA chair John Stewart will lead a discussion: “If some airports can operate more quietly, why can’t they all?”
Bring your own examples, good & bad, for discussion. For zoom link uecna.eu
15th July, 6pm (CET)
A webinar with a difference!
UECNA chair John Stewart will lead a discussion: “If some airports can operate more quietly, why can’t they all?”
Bring your own examples, good & bad, for discussion. For zoom link uecna.eu
June 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
UECNA WEBINAR
15th July, 6pm (CET)
A webinar with a difference!
UECNA chair John Stewart will lead a discussion: “If some airports can operate more quietly, why can’t they all?”
Bring your own examples, good & bad, for discussion. For zoom link uecna.eu
15th July, 6pm (CET)
A webinar with a difference!
UECNA chair John Stewart will lead a discussion: “If some airports can operate more quietly, why can’t they all?”
Bring your own examples, good & bad, for discussion. For zoom link uecna.eu
UECNA WEBINAR
15th July, 6pm (CET)
A webinar with a difference!
UECNA chair John Stewart will lead a discussion:
“If some airports can operate more quietly, why can’t they all?”
Bring your own examples, good & bad, for discussion.
For zoom link: uecna.eu
15th July, 6pm (CET)
A webinar with a difference!
UECNA chair John Stewart will lead a discussion:
“If some airports can operate more quietly, why can’t they all?”
Bring your own examples, good & bad, for discussion.
For zoom link: uecna.eu
June 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
UECNA WEBINAR
15th July, 6pm (CET)
A webinar with a difference!
UECNA chair John Stewart will lead a discussion:
“If some airports can operate more quietly, why can’t they all?”
Bring your own examples, good & bad, for discussion.
For zoom link: uecna.eu
15th July, 6pm (CET)
A webinar with a difference!
UECNA chair John Stewart will lead a discussion:
“If some airports can operate more quietly, why can’t they all?”
Bring your own examples, good & bad, for discussion.
For zoom link: uecna.eu
UECNA Webinar 19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’. Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’. Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
May 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
UECNA Webinar 19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’. Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’. Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
Good article in Politico about the fight to reduce the annual flight limit at Schiphol.
May 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Good article in Politico about the fight to reduce the annual flight limit at Schiphol.
UECNA Webinar
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
May 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
UECNA Webinar
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
Whatever country we are in, if we live under a flight path, we will relate to these words of a New York resident.
May 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Whatever country we are in, if we live under a flight path, we will relate to these words of a New York resident.
UECNA Webinar
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
April 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
UECNA Webinar
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
UECNA Webinar
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
April 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
UECNA Webinar
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
UECNA WEBINAR
March 25, 18:00 CET
We are privileged Dr Thomas Münzel, senior professor of cardiology at the University of Mainz, will speak about the impact of aircraft noise on health
Questions, Discussion
To register uecna.eu
March 25, 18:00 CET
We are privileged Dr Thomas Münzel, senior professor of cardiology at the University of Mainz, will speak about the impact of aircraft noise on health
Questions, Discussion
To register uecna.eu
March 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
UECNA WEBINAR
March 25, 18:00 CET
We are privileged Dr Thomas Münzel, senior professor of cardiology at the University of Mainz, will speak about the impact of aircraft noise on health
Questions, Discussion
To register uecna.eu
March 25, 18:00 CET
We are privileged Dr Thomas Münzel, senior professor of cardiology at the University of Mainz, will speak about the impact of aircraft noise on health
Questions, Discussion
To register uecna.eu
ACI EUROPE has released its annual air traffic report for 2024: showing that Europe has for the first time exceeded annual pre-Covid levels in passenger traffic, +1.8% above pre-pandemic (2019) figures.
March 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
ACI EUROPE has released its annual air traffic report for 2024: showing that Europe has for the first time exceeded annual pre-Covid levels in passenger traffic, +1.8% above pre-pandemic (2019) figures.
Public Inquiry rejected Gatwick Airport’s bid for a 2nd runway. Noise one of the reasons. Most relevant to citizens at other airports was the metric used: people can be disturbed when noise averages out at 51 decibels over a 16 hour day
More in our blog uecna.eu
More in our blog uecna.eu
March 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Public Inquiry rejected Gatwick Airport’s bid for a 2nd runway. Noise one of the reasons. Most relevant to citizens at other airports was the metric used: people can be disturbed when noise averages out at 51 decibels over a 16 hour day
More in our blog uecna.eu
More in our blog uecna.eu
UECNA WEBINAR
March 25, 18:00 CET
We are privileged Dr Thomas Münzel, senior professor of cardiology at the University of Mainz, will speak about the impact of aircraft noise on health
Questions, Discussion
To register www.uecna.eu
March 25, 18:00 CET
We are privileged Dr Thomas Münzel, senior professor of cardiology at the University of Mainz, will speak about the impact of aircraft noise on health
Questions, Discussion
To register www.uecna.eu
March 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
UECNA WEBINAR
March 25, 18:00 CET
We are privileged Dr Thomas Münzel, senior professor of cardiology at the University of Mainz, will speak about the impact of aircraft noise on health
Questions, Discussion
To register www.uecna.eu
March 25, 18:00 CET
We are privileged Dr Thomas Münzel, senior professor of cardiology at the University of Mainz, will speak about the impact of aircraft noise on health
Questions, Discussion
To register www.uecna.eu
Heathrow Airport will try for the third time to get permission to build a Third Runway. It is expected to submit an application in the summer after the UK Government said this week that it would support a new runway in principle.
Read more in our blog: uecna.eu
Read more in our blog: uecna.eu
February 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Heathrow Airport will try for the third time to get permission to build a Third Runway. It is expected to submit an application in the summer after the UK Government said this week that it would support a new runway in principle.
Read more in our blog: uecna.eu
Read more in our blog: uecna.eu
UECNA Webinar
Impact of Aircraft Noise on Children’s Learning
January 27 18:00 CET
Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at London University, author RANCH Study on children's learning
Questions, discussion
For zoom link
uecna.eu
Impact of Aircraft Noise on Children’s Learning
January 27 18:00 CET
Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at London University, author RANCH Study on children's learning
Questions, discussion
For zoom link
uecna.eu
January 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
UECNA Webinar
Impact of Aircraft Noise on Children’s Learning
January 27 18:00 CET
Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at London University, author RANCH Study on children's learning
Questions, discussion
For zoom link
uecna.eu
Impact of Aircraft Noise on Children’s Learning
January 27 18:00 CET
Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at London University, author RANCH Study on children's learning
Questions, discussion
For zoom link
uecna.eu
UECNA Webinar
Impact of Aircraft Noise on Children’s Learning
January 27 18:00 CET
Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at London University, author RANCH Study on children's learning
Questions, discussion
For zoom link
www.uecna.eu
Impact of Aircraft Noise on Children’s Learning
January 27 18:00 CET
Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at London University, author RANCH Study on children's learning
Questions, discussion
For zoom link
www.uecna.eu
January 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
UECNA Webinar
Impact of Aircraft Noise on Children’s Learning
January 27 18:00 CET
Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at London University, author RANCH Study on children's learning
Questions, discussion
For zoom link
www.uecna.eu
Impact of Aircraft Noise on Children’s Learning
January 27 18:00 CET
Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at London University, author RANCH Study on children's learning
Questions, discussion
For zoom link
www.uecna.eu
Useful stats in EASA's 2025 report: At 98 major European airports in 2023, 3.4 million exposed to Lden 55 dB aircraft noise levels (excl. UK & Heathrow). EASA estimates numbers will only fall if no new runways are built, planes become quieter & growth is moderate.
www.easa.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
www.easa.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
January 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Useful stats in EASA's 2025 report: At 98 major European airports in 2023, 3.4 million exposed to Lden 55 dB aircraft noise levels (excl. UK & Heathrow). EASA estimates numbers will only fall if no new runways are built, planes become quieter & growth is moderate.
www.easa.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
www.easa.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
An excellent new report from the European Environment Agency on drones: "Noise from drones should be regarded as a serious threat to future public health and well-being".
2 page summary below.
Full report:
epanet.eea.europa.eu/reports-lett...
2 page summary below.
Full report:
epanet.eea.europa.eu/reports-lett...
January 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
An excellent new report from the European Environment Agency on drones: "Noise from drones should be regarded as a serious threat to future public health and well-being".
2 page summary below.
Full report:
epanet.eea.europa.eu/reports-lett...
2 page summary below.
Full report:
epanet.eea.europa.eu/reports-lett...
Our first UECNA Webinar of 2025
'Impact of Aircraft Noise on Children’s Learning'
January 27 18:00 CET
Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at London University, author RANCH Study on children's learning
Questions, discussion
Visit uecna.eu for getting a free zoom link.
'Impact of Aircraft Noise on Children’s Learning'
January 27 18:00 CET
Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at London University, author RANCH Study on children's learning
Questions, discussion
Visit uecna.eu for getting a free zoom link.
January 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Our first UECNA Webinar of 2025
'Impact of Aircraft Noise on Children’s Learning'
January 27 18:00 CET
Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at London University, author RANCH Study on children's learning
Questions, discussion
Visit uecna.eu for getting a free zoom link.
'Impact of Aircraft Noise on Children’s Learning'
January 27 18:00 CET
Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at London University, author RANCH Study on children's learning
Questions, discussion
Visit uecna.eu for getting a free zoom link.