The Data Noise Data ⚠ Warning Zone Archive

The data
speaks for itself

Every aircraft detected over our terrace since May 3, 2026 — ADS-B telemetry combined with real-time acoustic measurements.

How to read it
These numbers are station observations, not official airport totals. They show what crosses this terrace, from one fixed point, using consistent local sensors.
ADS-B telemetry Sound + vibration peaks Photo evidence + public log
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Flights tracked
since May 3, 2026
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Photos captured
— detection rate
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Flights today
rush hour: —
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Flights above 95 dB
cumul. since May 3
Recent detections Live
Date / Heure Vol Compagnie Phase Altitude dB Expo≥70dB Vib
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Noise data
for everyone

Real SPL measurements taken at ground level on the terrace facing runway 02. Every pass, every decibel, fully timestamped.

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Average dB by hour (today) · SPL
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Day (06h–22h)
Night (22h–06h)
current hour
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Peak today
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All-time peak
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Flights today
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Rush hour
Noise record
All-time peak— dB
Loudest flight—
Flights >95 dB total—
Avg night dB (this week)—
Reference levels
Normal conversation~60 dB
City traffic~70 dB
ANAC curfew threshold≥ 93 dB
Critical Alert≥ 98.9 dB
Perceptible vibration (ISO 2631) ≈ 1.5 mg
Station location38°45'N · 009°09'W
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Why two numbers
Aircraft noise can be measured two legitimate ways:

1. Lden is the EU / Portugal regulatory standard (Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/CE, RGR Art. 11) — it averages sound energy over day, evening and night periods, weighting evening and night events more heavily, and is compared against a legal limit of 65dB.

2. Peak + duration is what Lisbon Finals measures directly — how loud each individual pass gets, and how long it stays above 70dB, repeated roughly — times a day.

Neither is "more correct": Lden is the number regulators use to set limits; peak+duration is closer to what a person actually experiences during a single overflight.
EU / Portugal — regulatory standard
✓Complete day · —
Lden
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dB — legal limit 65 dB
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Day (07h–20h)—
Evening (20h–23h, +5dB)—
Night (23h–07h, +10dB)—
Lisbon Finals metric
✓Complete day · —
Peak + Duration
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dB — average peak per flight
Citizen metric — Lisbon Finals
Flights measured—
Events ≥70dB—
Events <70dB—
Average duration ≥70dB—
Today, still counting
Live · today, still counting
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dB — loudest single pass, —
—Average peak per flight
—Flights measured
—Events ≥70dB
—Events <70dB
—Average duration ≥70dB
Reading the gap
A single loud pass barely moves a 24-hour Lden average — but it's very much part of the lived experience below the flight path. That's the point of showing both: Lden tells you what the regulator sees over a full day; peak + duration tells you what any single overflight actually sounded like.
Last 7 days · Lden
Date
Day
Evening
Night
Lden
Peak avg
Planes under 70dB
Expo ≥70dB
Temp
Wind dir
Wind
Day-over-day change · Lden & peak avg
Lden
Peak avg
Lden vs the 65dB legal limit
Lden
65dB limit (Art. 11 RGR)
Total exposure ≥70dB trend (minutes)
Wind speed & dominant direction (km/h)
Wind avg
More data & full history →
Wind module
Wind
rotation
Wind direction over the day, split into 8 fixed 3-hour slots (the same convention official weather stations report on), against the real average aircraft heading tracked that slot — so you can see whether the wind was roughly aligned with the approach path or crossing it, alongside the average peak dB for each slot. A steady spell of wind from the north, common here in summer, is what's locally known as the Nortada.
N S W E RWY 02 RWY 20
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Speed—
Temp—
Pressure—
vs heading—
Spread—
Arrivals—
Departures—
Showing —
How to read this
Needle
Circular-mean wind direction per 3h slot, from the raw degree reading (not the 16-point label, which hides in-between values).
Spread
Circular standard deviation: small means steady wind, large means it was actively turning within that slot.
Wind vs heading
Compares the wind against the real average aircraft heading tracked that slot, not a fixed runway bearing, so it stays correct whichever runway end was active that day. A "*" means no flight in that slot had heading data, so it fell back to runway 02/20's own bearing as an approximation.
Traffic
Arrivals/departures come from the same per-flight direction field used elsewhere on the site. Most days here are almost entirely arrivals, but active runway configuration (itself largely wind-driven) occasionally flips a day to mostly departures.
Weather data
Temperature/pressure read "—" before 11 Sep 2026 ~22h: the weather logger only started capturing them that evening, though wind speed/direction go back to 7 Sep.
Regulatory figures (Lden) are pulled directly from Alessandro Annunziato's SensorGrid network official calculation for this station. Lisbon Finals also runs its own independent Leq_dn calculation, in professional agreement within ±2dB, used as a fallback estimate on days when the official feed is unavailable, clearly marked as such above.
Official data available since Sept 8, 2026 — still a young dataset, weekly/monthly trend views will follow as more days accumulate.

⚠ Warning
Zone

Operations observed between midnight and 6am are compared against acoustic alert thresholds — an independent record, not an official ruling on infringements. This week's tally:

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Night flights this week
since Monday
Limit: 91/week
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Critical Alerts
> 98.9 dB · absolute ban
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Orange Alerts
95.9–98.9 dB · not an ANAC tier
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Level 2 Alerts
93–95.9 dB outside allowed slots
ANAC night curfew · 00h–06h · allowed slots in green
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Restricted (00h30–05h00)
Allowed (00h00–00h30 · 05h00–06h00)
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Curfew 00:00–06:00
Max 91 movements/week · 26/day. No scheduled flights during the night period.
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Noisy Aircraft Ban
Aircraft >98.9 EPNdB (Levels 8 & 16) strictly prohibited at night.
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Level 2 Restriction
93–95.9 EPNdB aircraft: only 00:00–00:30 and 05:00–06:00 allowed.
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Reverse Thrust Banned
Landing reverse thrust is strictly forbidden except in emergencies.

Every flight
cross-referenced

The numbers above already cover the station's complete history. The Archive goes further — cross-referenced by aircraft model, airline, night regulation, and air quality, with full photo galleries for each.

→ Explore the full archive
Quick reference: decibels

The decibel (dB) scale measures sound intensity. It isn't linear — every +10dB roughly doubles how loud it feels, even though it means ten times more acoustic energy. Here's what different levels actually feel like:

Level Perception Everyday example
0 dBThreshold of hearingAnechoic chamber
10–20 dBExtremely quietRustling leaves, calm breathing
30–40 dBVery quietBedroom at night, library
50–60 dBQuiet / moderateNormal conversation, quiet office
70–80 dBLoud (tiring over time)Vacuum cleaner, heavy traffic
85 dBHearing-risk thresholdProlonged exposure starts to matter
90–100 dBVery loudLawnmower, car horn, headphones at max
105–110 dBImmediate riskRock concert, chainsaw
120 dBPain thresholdAircraft takeoff at 100m, F1 circuit
140 dBExtreme dangerGunshot, explosion
Did you know?
The decibel scale is logarithmic: a +10dB increase means 10× more acoustic energy, which the ear perceives as roughly twice as loud. So a normal conversation (60dB) actually carries about 1,000× more acoustic energy than a quiet bedroom (30dB) — which is why hearing fatigues so fast past 85dB.
Quick reference: vibration

The milli-g (mg) scale measures acceleration — how much the structure actually moves when an aircraft passes overhead. Unlike decibels, it's linear: twice the mg is twice the acceleration, felt directly through the floor rather than heard. Here's what different levels feel like on this terrace:

Level Perception Example
< 1.5 mgBelow the human perception thresholdNo one would notice
1.5–20 mgJust perceptible — softA distant or high pass
20–50 mgClearly feltA typical landing pass
50–80 mgNoticeable shakeA closer, heavier aircraft
≥ 80 mgStrong, unmistakableA loud widebody directly overhead
Did you know?
Unlike sound, which travels through the air, this is the building itself moving — sensed through the floor, not the ears. The ~1.5mg threshold (row one) comes from ISO 2631-1 / BS 6472-1, the standard for human perception of building vibration. Everything above that is this station's own classification, built from thousands of real measured passes.
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