Night flights

Restrictions on night flights, and their effects on people and the economy.

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Guidance and regulation

• Night flight dispensations
  • Guidance
  • 22 February 2024
  • Department for Transport

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News and communications

• Government launches consultation into the next UK night flight regime
  • 22 February 2024
  • Department for Transport
  • News story
• Government consultation on night-time noise objectives at some of the busiest airports is set to take off
  • 27 March 2023
  • Department for Transport
  • News story
• £5.5 million to drive improvements to UK’s ‘motorways in the sky’
  • 19 March 2021
  • Department for Transport and Civil Aviation Authority
  • News story
• Update on the Airports NPS and a decision on night flights
  • 13 July 2017
  • Department for Transport
  • Written statement
• Night flying restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted
  • 11 November 2013
  • Department for Transport
  • Written statement

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Research and statistics

• Economic impacts of night flights: peer review
  • 29 August 2017
  • Department for Transport
  • Independent report

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Policy papers and consultations

• Night flight restrictions: Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports from October 2025
  • 17 December 2024
  • Department for Transport
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 22 May 2024
• Night flights restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports beyond 2024, plus national night flight policy
  • 23 June 2023
  • Department for Transport
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 04 September 2021
• Night flight restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports between 2022 and 2024 plus future night flight policy
  • 27 March 2023
  • Department for Transport
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 04 March 2021
• Night-time noise abatement objectives for the designated airports
  • 27 March 2023
  • Department for Transport
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 09 May 2023
• Aviation noise policy statement
  • 27 March 2023
  • Department for Transport
  • Policy paper

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Organisations

• Department
  for Transport