Aircraft noise in Warrawee (2074)
Warrawee experiences approximately 8 aircraft overflights per day, primarily arrivals at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, passing between roughly 3,000 and 5,000 ft. Estimated peak ground noise reaches 76–81 dB. It ranks #115 of 139 Sydney suburbs for aircraft noise exposure. (Flight Path Noise monitoring data, 90 days to 2026-08-21.)
Data: 90 days to 2026-08-21 · all tracked aircraft over Warrawee · updated monthly
Where the noise comes from
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
live map →8 overflights/day (100%) · typically 3,600 ft
Warrawee sits under the upper north shore arrival corridor where the 16R and 16L streams run close together, with south-flow arrivals descending overhead at moderate altitude. The stream follows the flow pattern — steady for days, then gone.
How nearby suburbs compare
| Suburb | Overflights / day | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pymble | 56 | #11 |
| Turramurra | 48 | #14 |
| Wahroonga | 24 | #49 |
| Warrawee | 8 | #115 |
| Normanhurst | 6 | #130 |
Common questions
- Is Warrawee under a flight path?
- Yes — Warrawee is under Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport flight paths, with around 8 overflights on a typical day, mostly 16L arrivals.
- What time do planes start over Warrawee?
- The first movements typically pass over Warrawee around 10:54am, once the curfew (11 PM – 6 AM) ends. Traffic builds through the morning peak.
- Is it quieter in Warrawee on weekends?
- Slightly — weekends average about 30% fewer overflights than weekdays (10 vs 14 a day).
- Why is it loud some weeks and quiet others?
- Runway direction. Wind decides which runways are in use, and only some configurations put traffic over Warrawee — so noise arrives in multi-day patterns rather than evenly.
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