ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Assessment and Predictions of Air Traffic Noise
at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya
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University „Union - Nikola Tesla”, Faculty of Information Technology and Engineering, Department of Engineering
Мanagement, Belgrade, Serbia
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University „Union - Nikola Tesla”, Faculty of Information Technology and Engineering, Department of Information
Systems, Belgrade, Serbia
Submission date: 2023-06-19
Final revision date: 2023-08-28
Acceptance date: 2023-08-30
Online publication date: 2023-11-17
Publication date: 2024-01-22
Corresponding author
Ivana Ilić
Department of Engineering Мanagement, University "Union-Nikola Tesla", Faculty of Information Technology and Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(2):1309-1324
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Noise generated by air traffic is one of the leading problems in urban areas in the world.
That is why the measures for reducing the noise generated by air traffic are today the subject of constant
improvement, extensive research, and standardization. Monitoring and predicting air traffic noise levels
represent an important factor in quality control and noise management. In order to reduce the noise
level in the vicinity of Mitiga International Airport (Tripoli) in Libya, the aim of this paper is to assess
the noise emission levels before and after the introduction of certain measures to reduce airborne noise,
as well as to predict the noise level at the analyzed area. The method of interpolation in the Geographic
Information System (GIS) was used to graphically represent the spatial distribution of noise emissions
in the study area, and by applying zonal statistics deviations from the allowable values for each control
grid were calculated. The obtained results showed that the application of certain measures has a great
impact on reducing noise levels on controlled grids. Finally, the reliability of noise level prediction was
successfully assessed using the artificial neural network (ANN) method.