Night flight restrictions
Night period and night quota period
The ‘night period’ is 2300 – 0700 hours (local time) during which period the noisiest types of aircraft classified QC/8 and QC/16 may not be scheduled to land or take-off. From 2330 to 0600, the ‘night quota period,’ aircraft movements are restricted by movements limits with noise quotas as a supplementary measure. These are set for each season.