Noise Reduction Packages

Every year Auckland Airport offers noise reduction packages to the owners of particular homes located within specific aircraft noise contours. These packages are designed to reduce the impact of aircraft noise and help you can maintain a healthy home while your doors and windows are closed.

Our state-of-the-art flight monitor gives anyone online the ability to view the aircraft using Auckland Airport, and make a complaint/enquiry about aircraft noise.

Our flight monitor system combines information from air traffic control radar and the airport noise and operations monitoring system to give an accurate picture of air traffic movements available.

Information first becomes available 25 minutes after flight movements have occurred, to maintain aviation security and ensure accurate information has been processed. The information remains online for public use for 30 days.

Our flight monitor measures the maximum noise level recorded during a single noise event - this noise measurement is known as LAmax and is useful for comparing the noise level of one individual aircraft event with another aircraft event. The LAmax noise measurement differs from the Ldn noise measurement, which is the overall day/night noise exposure level used to calculate the limits on aircraft noise. Click here for more information on how we measure aircraft noise.

For eligible homes in the High Aircraft Noise Area, Auckland Airport will pay the full cost of installing the package in your home. The equipment may include the following:

• Ceiling insulation;
• A heat pump to provide heating or cooling;
• A ventilation system to circulate fresh air through the home while windows and doors remain closed;
• A kitchen extraction fan to remove cooking odours and steam; and
• Window and door treatment.

For eligible homes in the Moderate Aircraft Noise Area, Auckland Airport will pay 75% of the cost of installing the package in your home. You will need to pay the remaining 25% cost of the noise reduction package prior to installation. The equipment may include the following:

• A heat pump to provide heating or cooling;
• A ventilation system to circulate fresh air through the home while windows and doors remain closed; and
• A kitchen extraction fan to remove cooking odours and steam.

Please complete the form below to apply or find out more about the package