Overhead

Plane & helicopter noise by block · Manhattan, north Brooklyn, LIC, Astoria

What to show

When
How loud, outdoors
Click anywhere on the map to see how many loud overflights that block gets, what causes them, and how high they fly.

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Modeled noise

Published flight procedures

Chart opacity

Real flight tracks (ADS-B samples)

Context

Track layers draw every recorded flight from the sample days; darker means more traffic.

Google Earth

The approach paths, sample tracks, noise maps and neighborhood figures are also packaged for Google Earth, where paths hang at their real altitude over 3D buildings.

Download for Google Earth (KMZ)

Google Earth on the web: Projects → New project → Import KML file from computer. Google Earth Pro: File → Open.

Approach paths are drawn at their published altitudes, with curtains down to the ground. Thin lines are real helicopter and plane tracks from sample days.

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