Planes overhead in NW2
Brent, Barnet and Camden, London. All 1,334 of its postcodes measured, January to August 2026.
From Heathrow
Planes land and take off into the wind, so the weather decides which way Heathrow flies, and that decides how many pass over NW2. Across its postcodes, January to August 2026:
- On a day it flies west (56% of days): up to 39 a day; of its 1,334 postcodes, 637 at 10 to 99, 697 under 10
- On a day it flies both ways (15% of days): up to 55 a day; of its 1,334 postcodes, 1,334 at 10 to 99
- On a day it flies east (29% of days): up to 116 a day; of its 1,334 postcodes, 191 at 100+, 1,143 at 10 to 99
The table counts the postcodes of each sector by how many planes pass over them a day: 100 or more, 10 to 99, or under 10.
| Sector | Flying west56% of days | Both ways15% of days | Flying east29% of days |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW2 1182 postcodes | 171 at 10 to 9911 under 10 | 182 at 10 to 99 | 182 at 10 to 99 |
| NW2 2175 postcodes | 164 at 10 to 9911 under 10 | 175 at 10 to 99 | 175 at 10 to 99 |
| NW2 3165 postcodes | 4 at 10 to 99161 under 10 | 165 at 10 to 99 | 165 at 10 to 99 |
| NW2 4153 postcodes | 1 at 10 to 99152 under 10 | 153 at 10 to 99 | 50 at 100+103 at 10 to 99 |
| NW2 5180 postcodes | 180 under 10 | 180 at 10 to 99 | 141 at 100+39 at 10 to 99 |
| NW2 6244 postcodes | 111 at 10 to 99133 under 10 | 244 at 10 to 99 | 244 at 10 to 99 |
| NW2 7179 postcodes | 130 at 10 to 9949 under 10 | 179 at 10 to 99 | 179 at 10 to 99 |
| NW2 822 postcodes | 22 at 10 to 99 | 22 at 10 to 99 | 22 at 10 to 99 |
| NW2 934 postcodes | 34 at 10 to 99 | 34 at 10 to 99 | 34 at 10 to 99 |
Also counted here: Stansted, at most 1 a day over any of its postcodes.
What counts as overhead
Overhead means more than halfway up the sky (48.5 degrees or more) and below 7,000 ft, the CAA's definition of an overflight (CAP 1498). A day counts as one way when 80% of its flights used that way.
Near NW2
NW6 NW10 NW11 NW4 NW3 W10 NW9 W9
The councils
- Brent: noise and liveability score
- Barnet: noise and liveability score
- Camden: noise and liveability score
Where these figures come from
Counted from community flight tracking, checked against the CAA's monthly totals for Heathrow. Flight tracks: adsb.lol (ODbL 1.0); Weather at each airport: Iowa Environmental Mesonet; Ground heights: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right; Postcode positions: ONS National Statistics Postcode Lookup (OGL). Licence: Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0.