GAO-10-748SP: Aviation and the Environment: Survey of Airport Officials on Airport Environmental Issues, an E-supplement to GAO-10-50

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Q6. During this period, which of the following supplemental noise metrics did your airport use?
(Total Population)

  Percent Number
of respondents
a. Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) 29.6 54
b. Single Event Noise Level (SENL) 38.9 54
c. Sound Exposure Level (SEL) 55.6 54
d. Equivalent Sound Level (Leq) 44.4 54
e. Maximum Sound Level (Lmax) 72.2 54
f. Time Above dBA Threshold (TA) 22.2 54
g. Number Above dBA Threshold (NA) 14.8 54
h. Other supplemental noise metric 5.6 54
i. No answer 0.0 54


Q6. During this period, which of the following supplemental noise metrics did your airport use?
(Large and Medium Hubs)

  Percent Number
of respondents
a. Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) 31.3 32
b. Single Event Noise Level (SENL) 31.3 32
c. Sound Exposure Level (SEL) 65.6 32
d. Equivalent Sound Level (Leq) 59.4 32
e. Maximum Sound Level (Lmax) 84.4 32
f. Time Above dBA Threshold (TA) 25.0 32
g. Number Above dBA Threshold (NA) 12.5 32
h. Other supplemental noise metric 0.0 32
i. No answer 0.0 32