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2 1 4 Reduce noise, protect residents Noise abatement Civil air travel enables global mobility, enables the fulfillment of a variety of requirements, and is of fundamental importance for the economy, both nationally and globally. How- ever, an airport located close to an urban area means irritation for nearby residents. We are positioned in a field of tension at our main site in Frankfurt. On the one hand, we are responsible for tens of thousands of jobs, the economic importance of the biggest airport in the export nation of Germany, and the prosperity of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Region. On the other hand, the downside to this is the noise impact for those sections of the popula- tion who live in the region around the airport. In order to quantify the impact and to verify the effectiveness of countermeasures, Fraport has been documenting aircraft noise for the past 50 years. A total of 28 stationary mea- suring stations and 3 mobile stations provide an important set of data for assessing noise impact in the surrounding areas. Our goal is to stay below the noise values projected in the approval procedure for the airport extension by taking measures within the scope of active noise abatement. Active noise abatement re- duces the noise directly at the source or brings about improvements along the distribution pathway. Passive noise abatement is targeted toward reducing noise at the location where the noise pollution is experienced. We tackle this issue by financing building measures for noise abatement which go beyond the statutory regulations. Precise approaches with satellite assistance With the commissioning of the “Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS)” navigation system in the year under review, Frankfurt Airport is the first international air traffic hub in Europe to offer satellite-assisted precision approaches. We and our project partners, German Air Navigation Services (DFS) and Lufthansa, are expecting GBAS to make a major contribution to greater efficiency and low-noise approach procedures. Up to 49 different approach routes on our 3 landing runways are supported by just one GBAS station. This opens up new opportunities to relieve the burden on heavily populated areas. In order to use the system, aircraft must have the relevant equipment in addition to the technology on the ground. In 2013, this was the case for 4 % of all aircraft movements. We anticipate that the proportion of aircraft movements where planes are equipped for the GBAS system will grow over the next 10 years to approximately 52 %. At the end of 2014, the system was successfully moved from trial operation to regular operation. 2014 Compact38 Responsible Corporate Management