Thursday 17th July 2025
Difficulty: Medium
Landing at Heathrow II (Quiz #972)
Photo by Isaac Struna (Unsplash)
1. An aircraft is on its final approach when it is lined up with the runway to land. How far do the final approaches into Heathrow’s runways extend from the ends of the runways?
2. In 2021, Heathrow received approval in from the Civil Aviation Authority to implement SSA at the airport, as a way to reduce the noise footprint on the ground. What is SSA?
3. Bearing in mind that repeated exposure to 85 dB of noise can cause hearing loss, how much noise can an aeroplane flying overhead at 2500 feet, on its way to land at Heathrow, produce?
Privacy: we believe in respecting our users' privacy. When you click the button above, you'll get your score straight away. We won't request your details, or try to sell you anything, or ask you to subscribe.