Reports

Annual Noise Reports

The Airport Authority publishes an annual noise management report. This report outlines what initiatives we’re doing to help minimize noise impacts and provides information on noise monitoring data, operational statistics and noise concern summaries.

2024 Annual Noise Report

In 2024, Aircraft movements and passenger traffic at YVR saw a year-over-year increase in 2023 due to continued recovery in air travel. Compared to 2022, total aircraft movements and passenger traffic experienced an 8% and 31% increase, respectively. While passenger traffic nearly reached the pre-pandemic levels observed in 2019, aircraft movements were 11% lower than 2019.

In 2023, the Airport Authority received 1,900 noise concerns from 524 individuals across the Greater Vancouver area, which has a population of 2.6 million. This represents a reduction in the number of concerns but an increase in the number of individuals compared to 2022.

For further information on noise management activities, operational statistics, noise concerns, and noise monitoring data, please view the full report.

Figure A – Historical trend of annual aircraft movements and passengers at YVR for the period of 2005-2024

Figure B – Number of Concerns and Individuals, 2020 – 2024