The task and composition of the Commission for Protection against Aircraft Noise and Air Pollution from Aircraft for Friedrichshafen Airport (Aircraft Noise Commission) are regulated in §32b of the Air Traffic Act. The Aircraft Noise Commission is the advisory body of the approval authority (Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport) as well as the Federal Supervisory Authority for Air Traffic Control and the air traffic control organization.
The members are appointed by the approval authority. The Friedrichshafen Aircraft Noise Commission consists of a representative of the city of Friedrichshafen, the municipality of Meckenbeuren, the Federal Association Against Aircraft Noise, the airlines and Flughafen Friedrichshafen GmbH as the airport operator.
The Noise Abatement Commission can be contacted at fluglaermkommission@bodensee-airport.eu directly.
Why is it possible to observe air traffic (especially zeppelins) outside the published flight routes?
In connection with the highly visible Zeppelin sightseeing flights, the question is often raised as to whether air traffic is only permitted within the flight routes defined by the Baden-Württemberg State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation (LUBW). This is not the case. The background to this is that the presentation of these flight routes serves as a basis for determining the noise zones in which a very high probability of use is to be expected. However, these zones are not binding for air traffic control and pilots, i.e. air traffic can also take place outside these zones. However, the vast majority of aircraft movements are concentrated in the direction of the runway of Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen, which therefore also serves as the basis for calculating noise pollution.
For this reason, no “correct” or “incorrect” flight path of an aircraft can be derived from the representation of flight routes, as is sometimes assumed. In contrast to ground transportation, which is tied to roads or rails, air traffic can basically move freely in three-dimensional space, whereby the safe execution of the flight is the focus of everyone involved – whether on board or on the ground. Particularly in the case of the Zeppelin sightseeing flights known in the Lake Constance region, attempts are made in consultation with air traffic control to select an optimal and attractive flight route for passengers – which often lies outside the flight routes shown.
