What is the standard airport noise prediction model used by airports?

• A. Aviation Environmental Design Tool
• B. Noise Impact Calculator
• C. Aircraft Noise Simulator
• D. Environmental Noise Model

Answer: (A)

The Aviation Environmental Design Tool is the standard for predicting airport noise because it is the official software used by regulators and airports to perform comprehensive environmental analyses, including noise footprints, under various procedures and fleet mixes. AEDT combines modeling for noise, emissions, and air quality in one platform, is regularly updated to reflect current procedures and technologies, and is the tool mandated or preferred for regulatory assessments and planning studies. The other names aren’t the established, widely adopted platform used in formal airport noise analyses, so they don’t serve as the standard tool in practice.