diff --git a/src/script/api/script_airport.cpp b/src/script/api/script_airport.cpp
index b1edbec48d..c0b28408c7 100644
--- a/src/script/api/script_airport.cpp
+++ b/src/script/api/script_airport.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 	if (_settings_game.economy.station_noise_level) {
 		AirportTileTableIterator it(as->table[0], tile);
 		uint dist;
-		AirportGetNearestTown(as, it, dist);
+		AirportGetNearestTown(as, tile, it, dist);
 		return GetAirportNoiseLevelForDistance(as, dist);
 	}
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 	if (!as->IsWithinMapBounds(0, tile)) return INVALID_TOWN;
 
 	uint dist;
-	return AirportGetNearestTown(as, AirportTileTableIterator(as->table[0], tile), dist)->index;
+	return AirportGetNearestTown(as, tile, AirportTileTableIterator(as->table[0], tile), dist)->index;
 }
 
 /* static */ SQInteger ScriptAirport::GetMaintenanceCostFactor(AirportType type)
diff --git a/src/station_cmd.cpp b/src/station_cmd.cpp
index 0444a3feed..619bf02aea 100644
--- a/src/station_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/station_cmd.cpp
@@ -2303,18 +2303,19 @@ uint8_t GetAirportNoiseLevelForDistance(const AirportSpec *as, uint distance)
  * Finds the town nearest to given airport. Based on minimal manhattan distance to any airport's tile.
  * If two towns have the same distance, town with lower index is returned.
  * @param as airport's description
+ * @param tile origin tile (top corner of the airport)
  * @param it An iterator over all airport tiles
  * @param[out] mindist Minimum distance to town
  * @return nearest town to airport
  */
-Town *AirportGetNearestTown(const AirportSpec *as, const TileIterator &it, uint &mindist)
+Town *AirportGetNearestTown(const AirportSpec *as, TileIndex tile, const TileIterator &it, uint &mindist)
 {
 	assert(Town::GetNumItems() > 0);
 
 	Town *nearest = nullptr;
 
-	uint perimeter_min_x = TileX(it);
-	uint perimeter_min_y = TileY(it);
+	uint perimeter_min_x = TileX(tile);
+	uint perimeter_min_y = TileY(tile);
 	uint perimeter_max_x = perimeter_min_x + as->size_x - 1;
 	uint perimeter_max_y = perimeter_min_y + as->size_y - 1;
 
@@ -2322,6 +2323,8 @@ Town *AirportGetNearestTown(const AirportSpec *as, const TileIterator &it, uint
 
 	std::unique_ptr<TileIterator> copy(it.Clone());
 	for (TileIndex cur_tile = *copy; cur_tile != INVALID_TILE; cur_tile = ++*copy) {
+		assert(IsInsideBS(TileX(cur_tile), perimeter_min_x, as->size_x));
+		assert(IsInsideBS(TileY(cur_tile), perimeter_min_y, as->size_y));
 		if (TileX(cur_tile) == perimeter_min_x || TileX(cur_tile) == perimeter_max_x || TileY(cur_tile) == perimeter_min_y || TileY(cur_tile) == perimeter_max_y) {
 			Town *t = CalcClosestTownFromTile(cur_tile, mindist + 1);
 			if (t == nullptr) continue;
@@ -2349,7 +2352,7 @@ void UpdateAirportsNoise()
 			const AirportSpec *as = st->airport.GetSpec();
 			AirportTileIterator it(st);
 			uint dist;
-			Town *nearest = AirportGetNearestTown(as, it, dist);
+			Town *nearest = AirportGetNearestTown(as, st->airport.tile, it, dist);
 			nearest->noise_reached += GetAirportNoiseLevelForDistance(as, dist);
 		}
 	}
@@ -2399,7 +2402,7 @@ CommandCost CmdBuildAirport(DoCommandFlag flags, TileIndex tile, byte airport_ty
 
 	/* The noise level is the noise from the airport and reduce it to account for the distance to the town center. */
 	uint dist;
-	Town *nearest = AirportGetNearestTown(as, tile_iter, dist);
+	Town *nearest = AirportGetNearestTown(as, tile, tile_iter, dist);
 	uint newnoise_level = GetAirportNoiseLevelForDistance(as, dist);
 
 	/* Check if local auth would allow a new airport */
@@ -2527,7 +2530,7 @@ static CommandCost RemoveAirport(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags)
 		 * need of recalculation */
 		AirportTileIterator it(st);
 		uint dist;
-		Town *nearest = AirportGetNearestTown(as, it, dist);
+		Town *nearest = AirportGetNearestTown(as, st->airport.tile, it, dist);
 		nearest->noise_reached -= GetAirportNoiseLevelForDistance(as, dist);
 
 		if (_settings_game.economy.station_noise_level) {
diff --git a/src/station_cmd.h b/src/station_cmd.h
index 9359daf453..38f393fd00 100644
--- a/src/station_cmd.h
+++ b/src/station_cmd.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 enum StationClassID : byte;
 enum RoadStopClassID : byte;
 
-extern Town *AirportGetNearestTown(const struct AirportSpec *as, const TileIterator &it, uint &mindist);
+extern Town *AirportGetNearestTown(const struct AirportSpec *as, TileIndex tile, const TileIterator &it, uint &mindist);
 extern uint8_t GetAirportNoiseLevelForDistance(const struct AirportSpec *as, uint distance);
 
 CommandCost CmdBuildAirport(DoCommandFlag flags, TileIndex tile, byte airport_type, byte layout, StationID station_to_join, bool allow_adjacent);