Isavia has taken various measures to mitigate noise from flights at Keflavík Airport. One such measure was to set up a noise-measuring system in 2017 to monitor which flights cause the most noise and react accordingly.
Three fixed acoustic sound-level meters and one mobile sound-level acoustic meter are located in the vicinity of Keflavík Airport. These meters form a system enabling residents, stakeholders and Isavia to monitor flights and noise measurements and report nuisances caused by flight traffic movements. A link to the noise-measuring system can be found on the Isavia website.
Work was carried out on preparing an action plan against noise in 2019 in co-operation with Reykjanesbær and Vegagerðin (the Icelandic Roads Administration). This work fulfils Regulation No. 1000/2005 on mapping and action plans. The plan extends to 2030 and underwent a presentational process wherein comments were welcomed. The plan can be accessed on the "Website of Reykjanesbær". Last year, Isavia received 34 reports of noise and nuisance caused by air traffic at Keflavík Airport, most of which were linked to passenger flights directly over residential areas early in the morning.
Continuous efforts are spent on monitoring noise measurements and ensuring that the rules of the airport as regards runway use and flights over residential areas are complied with.
The two pictures below show the comparison between flight routes 2017 and 2018. The pictures are drawn from heat maps and show well the change in air traffic over residential area at Reykjanes. Now considerable smaller part of the residential area is under direct air traffic.
