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Aircraft noise reports on the new flight route

The take-off route
"TEDGO new"

What the "TEDGO new" departure route means: all measurement data, background information and results of the trial operation at Stuttgart Airport

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Test the departure route

Goals: Reduce kerosene consumption and noise pollution

From February 23, 2023 to February 22, 2024, a test operation for a new departure route TEDGO new from Stuttgart Airport ran. German air traffic control tested a modified flight route together with the airlines. On average, this involved a maximum of 2 take-offs per hour - initially for a period of one year.

Background: The departure route on the eastern runway was adjusted to the south. The aim of such changes is usually to reduce kerosene consumption and minimize noise pollution for local residents. The following applies: what means less noise for some can lead to more aircraft noise for others.

In the densely populated Neckar Valley, fewer aircraft movements were heard overall during the test period. The new route, called TEDGO new, is shorter and passes Wolfschlugen, Nürtingen-Hardt and Oberensingen, among others.

Recommendations for new flight routes come from the Aircraft Noise Commission. This committee exists at all airports with noise protection areas - including Stuttgart Airport. The commission advises German air traffic control on the development and evaluation of flight routes and procedures. German Air Traffic Control and the Federal Supervisory Authority for Air Traffic Control decide on the permanent introduction of new routes.

Transparent aircraft noise measurement

Reliable data for trial operations

Stuttgart Airport accompanied the trial operation of the new TEDGO departure route with noise measurements until February 2024. The aim was to provide the affected communities with reliable data.

Comparative measurements were already carried out in 2021 and 2022, the results of which were also passed on to the municipalities. A mobile measuring station was used. As agreed with the Aircraft Noise Commission, it was set up monthly in different locations that were newly affected by the TEDGO route.

The measurement locations and their sequence were determined by the Aircraft Noise Commission.

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