Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, Ontario
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Owner: Transport Canada
Operator: Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority (OMCIAA)
Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport is the main international airport serving Ottawa, Ontario, and its metropolitan area known as the National Capital Region. Located 10 km south of downtown Ottawa, it is Canada’s seventh-busiest airport, Ontario’s second-busiest airport by airline passenger traffic, with 1,170,789 passengers in 2021.
Noise Exposure Forecast (NEF) contours
HGC was asked to review the acoustical impact of the Airport in relation to a nearby land area that was being considered for development. The land area in question is located between the 30 and 35 Noise Exposure Forecast (NEF) contours, and within these contours “sensitive land use” is prohibited. After reviewing the Airport’s NEF contours, HGC was brought in as Expert Witnesses during a tribunal on the area development in question to present our findings.
Acoustical consulting services delivered:
- Review of Airport Noise Exposure Forecast (NEF) contours
- Expert Witnesses testimony during a tribunal on land being considered for development near airport.
