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04-12-2006 ARC PacketCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMTSSION AGENDA April 12, 2006 — Large Conference Room 1. Call to Order — 7:00 P.M. 3. Approval of the March 8, 2006, Airport Relations Commission Minutes 4. Unfnished and New Business: a. NOC Update — Councilmember Duggan b. Prep. For Joint Meeting with Eagan ARC (May 9) c. Adopt LeMay Shores City Council Recommendation d. Schedule Tower Tour — Bring Calendars e. City Administrator Update 5. Acknowled�e Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence: a. NOC letter to Northwest Airlines b. Technical Advisor's Report — March 2006 c. Eagan/Mendota Heights Deparhare Corridor Analysis — March 2006 d. Airport Noise Report, March l, 2006 e. Airport Noise Report, March 8, 2006 f. Airport Noise Report, March 15, 2006 g. Airport Noise Report, March 29, 2006 6. Other Commissioner Comments or Concerns 7. Upcomin� Meetin�s City Council Meeting April 18, 2006 — 7:30 NOC Meeting May 17, 2006 — 1:30 MAC Meeting April 17, 2006 —1:00 MAC Public Input Meeting Apri125, 2006 — 7:00, Bloomington City Hall Cities Meeting April 19, 2006 — 2:00, Richfield City Hall 8. Public Comments 9. Adiourn Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least 120 hours in advance. If a notice of less than 120 hours is received, the City of Mendota Heights will make every attempt to provide the aids. This may not, however, be possible on short notice. Please contact City Administration at 651-452-1850 with requests. CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINITTES March 8, 2006 'The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at 7:00 p.m., in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, Minnesota. The following Commissioners were present: Bill Dunn, Vern Edstrom, Robin Ehrlich, Brian Linnihan, and Liz Petschel. Staff present; Jim Danielson, City Administrator; and Bonita Sullivan, Recorder. Ms. Sullivan took the minutes. Not Present: Commissioners Dave Sloan and Ellsworth Stein. Approval of Minutes A. February 8, 2006 Airport Relations Commission Minutes Commissioner Edstrom referenced page two, reads: 20/20; should read: 2020 — no slash. A motion was rnade by Commissioner Dunn, second by Commissioner Linnihan, to approve the February 8, 2006 mi.nutes as amended. Motion carried 5-0 I'ublic Co�ea�ts NONE TJnfinished/New �usiness A. Update Brochuare Chair Petschel referenced the ARC Brochure stating that names and phone numbers should be updated. She explained that it was felt this would be an effective way for the ARC to coxnmunicate with the community. Comrnissioner Edstroin referenced Item 5, under Priorities of Airport Relations Commission, and suggested that they change `non-hush kit' to `required stage 4 aircraft'. Commissioner Erlich suggested including the MAC Noise website along with their noise line. He stated that they should also note that the ARC has a permanent seat with the NOC and include a brief explanation of the NOC functions. Chair Petschel agreed and asked that Council Meznber Duggan be listed as the NOC Representative and Council Member Krebsbach as the alternate representative. She Commission Meeting March 8, 2006 Mendota Heights Auport Relations Commission asked that a draft be provided to the Commission for their review at the next ARC meeting. B. LeMay Shores Review Chair Petschel noted that LeMay Shores is part of the Augustus Shores project. She stated that it would be appropriate for this group to make some type of recommendation to Council regarding this project. She noted that this is located in a`no-build' zone. She stated that she would feel mare comfortable about the project if the builders work with John Nelson from the MAC. She stated that he is an expert on windows, doors, levels of insulation and is in contact with several noise experts. She stated that she would like to be ensured that the builders are consulting with Mr. Nelson throughout the project. Council Member/NOC Representative Duggan agreed that the Council should hear a recommendation from the ARC. He stated that the Council has reviewed this as a concept from Hoffinan Homes and based on the impact of the first project at Augusta Shores there is support for the second project. City Administrator Danielson noted that there is currently a moratorium and that Hoffinan Homes is working to complete another project at this time. Council MeinberlNOC Representative Duggan indicated that the Council is considering removing the moratorium around ihe first part of June. Chair Petschel stated that Commissioner Stein attended the Planning Commission �� meeting as a representative for the ARC and it was noted that the City Council did ask for AR.C's recommendation for this project. She stated that the technology is changing constantly and the ARC should work to ensure that noise levels are addressed as much as possible throughout the process of the project. Council Member/NOC Representative Duggan suggested that the Coinmission work through a draft statement for review at the next ARC meeting. C. NOISE Membership Chair Petschel noted that one of the Council Members does not support the ARC's membership in NOISE and suggested that the AR.0 clarify the need to remain a member of this organization. Council Member/NOC Representative Duggan agreed and suggested that the ARC research costs from other Cities to determine what they spend in relation to what the City of Mendota Heights spends on airport issues. He urged the Commission to unanimously motion that this request for membership goes forward to Council for consideration. Chair Petschel stated that she researched the benefits of inembership and reviewed the purpose with the Commission. She stated that this is a national organization that �. Commission Meeting March 8, 2006 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission represents all Cities in the United States with respect to the iinpact of noise from airports. � 1 She explained that they axe full time lobbyists who work with the Senate and Congress on behalf of noise mitigation. She stated that it was explained to her that if a City has a noise issue they could contact their N.O.I.S.E. representative to ask for their support. She stated that the annual seminars are an excellent learniug opportunity adding that it provides the ARC with an opportunity to be a part of a consortium with all members of this organization. She reviewed the inany benefits and opportunities that the membership provides to share resources and information through their network of inembers. She stated that it also helps to facilitate communication amongst all of the Cities and provides a large network of support. Motion by Comrnissioner Linnihan, second by Commissioner Edstrom, to recornmend approval of the ARC's membership of the N.O.I.S.E. organization. Motion carried unanimously. D. Plan of Action Policv Chair Petschel stated that the ARC should decide on the date to present the ARC Plan of Action to the City Council. She provided a brief overview of the presentation process noting that this is an opportunity to be available for questions and to receive feedback from the Council. City Administrator Danielson suggested the April 18, 2006 City Council meeting. E. RMT ANOM's Chair Petschel reviewed a memo dated March l, 2006 from Chad Leqve with his response regarding the MAC's concerns that the ANOM's have not been working correctly for a short period of time and how that problem was mitigated. She stated that Mr. Leqve would be discussing this issue at the next NOC ineeting. F. NOC Update Council Liaison/NOC Representative Duggan provided the Commission with the following update: • Provided brief history and overview of the NOC Commission • Noted with opening of 17/35 and the coverage/education it was found that the City of Apple Valley was not prepared for the level of noise and requested a full seat on the NOC. • It was decided that it was not appropriate to push for a full additional seat. AV put forth a good case for representation on the sixth seat, which is a revolving seat, which represents a number of communities. Idea of sixth seat is to hy and provide more stability to their community with respect to noise and airport issues. • Next NOC meeting, next Wed., will be an interesting discussion — expect NOC to accept Apple Valley as an additional representative for the sixth seat. • Noted that there would be a board seat change with the next term. Commission Meeting March 8, 2006 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission Chair Petschel stated that one of the points made was that the Cities of Lakeville and Farmington had made an initial request to go on the rotating seat. She stated that she got the impression from the Lalceville Representative that they felt comfortable communicating their concerns to Apple Valley if AV was given a place on the revolving sixth seat. She stated that the Cities on the rotating seat are concerned about adequate representation. NOC encouxaged the Cities to join together, meet, elect a representative from their group and develop a way for all of them to communicate with each other. Commissioner Edstrom asked if they only have one vote for all six cities and could all of the alternates attend the meetings. He agreed that there would be a need for all of the alternates to collaborate together on issues that impact their respective cities. Chair Petschel stated that one of the goals was to ensure that Apple Valley had some form of representation and it is her belief that this was accomplished. She noted that Apple Valley's principle complaints have been with respect to the landings. Council Member/NOC Representative Duggan sfated that the Cities meet on the alternate months of the NOC meeting on the third Wednesday of the month. He stated that the next NOC meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. Chair Petschel stated that the NOC meeting would be held at the MAC Headquarters and reviewed the agenda with the Commission. She indicated that two items that could come � up on the agenda for the joint Cities ineeting is that members want to lobby the Part 150 and the airport's refusal to insulate the 60 and 65 DNL to the Legislature; the other is the 2020 Plan noting that there are still a lot of concerns about the plan to move all of the airlines to the Humphrey Airport. She noted that much of this is contingent on what happens with Northwest in the future. Chair Petschel stated that Diane Miller, City Administrator for the City of Eagan approached the City of Mendota Heights to express their interest as to how the MA.0 representation is determined. She noted that the City of Eagan has their own Airport Relations Commission and Ms. Miller asked if the Mendota Heights ARC would be interested in this issue. She stated that it could be very interesting to invite the Eagan ARC representatives to a meeting for a cross-discussion. Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence: The Comrnission briefly reviewed the following documents: Commissioner Erlich stated that he would like to be able to review the trends over last three years. He stated that he would like to see the percentage of takeoffs and landings per runways graphed to show trends. Chair Petschel explained that previous years are provided as a comparison noting that the AR.0 does review and look for changes in the trends. � � � �� Commission Meeting March 8, 2006 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission ` ! Council Member/NOC Representative Duggan referenced the February 3, 2006 Airport Noise Report noting that it has an article that addresses the design and locations of auport noise monitors. He suggested that the ARC obtain a copy of this report at some point. a. Technical Advisor's Report — January 2006. b. Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis — January 2006. c. Airport Noise Report, February 3, 2006 d. Airport Noise Report, February 7, 2006. e. A.irport Noise Report, February 14, 2006. f. Airport Noise Report, February 21, 2006. OTHER COMMENTS OR CONCERNS Agenda Items for April 2006: s Review of draft recommendation for LeMay Shores Project • Chair Petschel — arrange a tour of the Tower for the ARC Commission. • Invite Eagan AR.0 Members City Administrator Update • Linda Shipton out on medical leave for six months. • In honor of the 50-year City Celebration the suinmer edition of the Highlights will include 12 to 16 pages of Mendota Heights history. Council Member Duggan - 50-year City Celebration. o Looking for volunteers. Urged each of the Commissioners to thinlc of at least one or two volunteers froin each of the respective neighborhoods. • Theme is `Building Neighborhoods'. � Activities would include light sports for adults with teams from each area. • The celebration is scheduled for Saturday June 3, 2006; Activities will be froin 2:00 p.in. to 4:00 p.m.; Parade is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.; Live music is scheduled for the evening. The Commission agreed, by consensus, to adjourn the meeting at 9:01 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Bonita Sullivan TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc C"� CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS �I MEMO April 5, 2006 TO: Airport Relations Commission FROM: James E. Danielson, City Administrator SUBJECT: LeMay Lake PUD Review DISCUSSION: At the March meeting, the Airport Relations Commission reviewed the LeMay Lake PUD proposal currently under consideration for approval by the City. After the review, the Commission directed Chair Petschel and me to prepare a resolution captuxing their recommendation for review and approval at this meeting. Chair Petschel and I have drafted the attached resolution for your consideration. City of Mendota Heights Dakota County, Minnesota RESOLUTION NO. 06- A RESOLUTION MAHING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MENDOTA HEIG�ITS CITY COUNCIL ON TI-3[E LEMAY LAKE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL WHEREAS, the Airport Relations Commission has reviewed the LeMay Lake Planned Unit Development proposal; and WHEREAS, because the proposed LeMay Lake Townhome project falls within the Met Council "No Build" zone, for single family homes because of aircraft noise, the Airport Relations Commission feels that it is appropriate to offer advice to the City Council on this subject; and WH]EREAS, because of the success of the Augusta Shores development, and the high level of satisfaction of the residenis in that area, the Airport Relations Commission does support the LeMay Lake project. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Airport Relations Commission recommends to the City Council that they require the developer to consult with Mr. John Nelson of the Metropolitan Airport Commission on their building design (� . for the reason that John Nelson is knowledgeable of the latest technology and theory of home soundproofing and could provide invaluable advice on choice of building material, insulation, windows, doors etc. BE I�' FU7C]E�ER RESOI,VED that the preceding action would malce the Airport Relations Commission, and we believe, ihe Metropalitan Airport Commission very comfortable with this project. AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION CITY OF MENDOTA ]EIEIGHTS : ATTEST: James E. 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Minneapolis/St. Paul Intern.ational Airport 1 Table of Contents for lV.�arch 2005 C Complaint Summary 1 Noise Complaint Map 2 FAA Available Time for Runway Usage 3 MSP All Operations Runway Usage 4 MSP Carrier Jet Operations Runway Usage 5 MSP Carrier Jet Fleet Composition 6 MSP All Operations Nighttime Runway Usage 7 MSP Carrier Jet Operations Nighttime Runway Usage 8 MSP Top 15 Nighttime Operator's by Type 9 �, MSP Top 15 Nighttune Operator's Stage M� 10 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Fliglit Tracks 11-14 MSP ANOMS Remote Monitoruig Tower Site Locations Map 15 Carrier Jet Arrival Related Noise Events 16 Carrier Jet Departure Related Noise Events 17 MSP Top Ten Aircraft Noise Events per RMT 18-27 Analysis of Daily and Monthly Aircraft Noise Events Aircraft Ldn dBA 28-29 Analysis of Daily and Monthly Community Noise Events Ldn dBA 30 _ V ' A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program ��� co�p�alnts by ���y liilarch 2005 Note: Shaded Columns represent MSP complaints filed via the Internet A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program Availalble Time for 12unway Use March 2005 (Source: FAA Runway Use Logs) �',�ti Ax�er�ge }3ai1�� �:�ua�t 1VIarcli 2004 � ` ivxar�b zoas Air Carrier ' 1.010 997 Corrnnuter 391 437 Ceneral Aviation 81 86 �� 7vSilitary 5 10 � __,__ ' Total ( 148� � 1530 A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program 3 ►����:.���, � � . • �•�� . � ii A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program C . . : . , � . , � � �' � , •`�` • � � . i � � A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program � March 20051VgSP Carrier Jet Fleet Corriposition Note: Stage III represent aircraft modified to meet all stage III criteria as outlined in Federal Aviarion Regulation (FAR) Part 36. This Includes hushkit engines, engine retrofits or aircraft operational flight configurations. •The Provided Noise levels from FAR. Part 36 are the loudest levels documented per aircraft type during take-offmeasured in EPNL dBA ( (Effective Perceived Noise Level). •EPNL is the level of the time integral of the antilogarithm of one-tenth of tone-corrected perceived noise level of an aircraft flyover measured in A-wei�hted decibels. 6 A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program Nigh�time .A11 Operations 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. . � . • '•,r . � II A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANUMS Yrogram � � ,� . ,; . . ��;. , i� 1 1 ;� �� � � 1I . . � . , •',�� , � �� (- , March 2005 Top 1S Actual Nighttime Jet Operators by 'I'ype 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Total Nighttime Jet Cluerations bv Hour 2?30 2300 2400 1Q0 200 300 400 SUO 549 =�? 249 92 56 24 91 419 Airline' ID American AAL Airbome ABX Airbome ABX Airborne ABX Ameriea West AWE America West 11WE America ��est AWE Continental Fap BTA Champion Air CCP Delta DAL Delta D.AL Delta DAL FedFa: PDX FedEac FDX PedF� FDX rea� FDX Pinnacle PLG Kitty HawIC KHA Mesaba MES Northwest I��JA _ Noirthwest NVJA I�Torth�vest NWA Northwest NWA Northwest NWA Ryan Air RYN Sun Coiuitrv SCX United UAL , United � UAL United UAL Un.ited � U!3L UPS I UPS UPS � UPS LTI'S UPS 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 S 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 MD80 B767 A320 B733 B757 E14� B733 MD8d A300 A310 DC10 CRJ RJ8� A319 A320 B7�7 DC10 B738 B7�8 A319 A320 B737 B7�7 A300 13757 47 8 8 35 29 2� 29 42 43 3 1 69 7 18 3 �U 216 41 4� 50 99 142 35 110 48 289 28 12 14 1 37 7 19 i�OtB: The top 15 nighttime operators represent 83.9% of tl�e total nighttime carrier jet operations. A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program 9 � 500 y 400 � 0 '� � a 300 O � 0 ; 200 � � � z 100 1Vlarch 2005 Nighttime Fleet Stage Mix for Top 1S Airlines 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. � �� ��w ���- GG4 �Q'� 4,�� ��'C� �`� �'.�,5 l� ¢,� �G� �4'ti �45 ��� Airline D Stage 2 ❑ Stage 3 � Manufactured Stage 3 March 2005 Nighttime Fleet Stage Mix for '�'op 15 Airlines tu:.su .m. to b:uu a.m. �Manufactured '' , Airhne '� � S�e 2,::' Stage 3-; ,': Sta e 3 Total ;,; , � AAL 0 0 ; 4� 47 ABX 0 43 8 S 1 AWE 0 ( 0 83 83 BTA 0 0 42 42 � CCP 0 43 0 43 DAL 0 1 72 73 FDX 0 3 75 78 FLG 0 0 21 G 216 KNA 0 41 0 41 MES 0 0 45 45 NWA 0 110 326 436 RYN 0 0 48 48 SCX 0 0 289 289 UAL 0 0 55 SS UPS 0 19 44 63 Total , . Q.. 260 . 1350. � 1610 10 A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations — March 2005 Mar 1 thru 8, 2005 — 5014 Carrier Jet Arrivals Mar 1 thru 8, 2005 — 4972 Carrier Jet Depariures Mar 1 thru 8, 2005 — 327 Nighttinne Carrier Jet Arrivals Mar 1 thru 8, 2005 — 124 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program 11 /� Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks t, Carrier Jet Operations — March 2005 Mar 9 thru 16, 2005 — 5026 Carrier Jet Arrivals Mar 9 thru 16, 2005 — 4983 Carrier Jet Departures Mar 9 thru 16, 2005 — 345 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals Mar 9 t�ru 16, 2005 — 160 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures 12 A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations — March 2005 Mar 17 thru 24, 2005 — 4939 Carrier Jet Arrivals Mar 17 thru 24, 2005 — 4860 Carrier Jet Deparhzres Mar 17 thru 24, 2005 — 372 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals iViar 17 thru 24, 2005 — 173 Nighttime Carrier Jet Deparlures - A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program 13 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks �. Carrier Jet Operations — March 2005 Mar 25 thru 31, 2005 — 4384 Carrier Jet Arrivals Mar 25 t1u-u 31, 2005 — 4339 Carrier Jet Depariures Mar 25 thru 31, 2005 — 292 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals Mar 25 thru 31, 2005 — 125 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures 14 A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program � , � . � � , � � . • ' � ,, � , Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Le�end � :��. 0 "'� Remote Monitoring Tower A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program 15 Carr�ier Jet Arrival Related NoAse Events Arnval . :', Amt�al Arrival ; , Arrival : RMT Events > �vents, > Events > .]Events >` IID . City, Address 55c1B 80dB. 90dB : 1Q4dS ' 1 MinneaPolis Xer�s Ave. & 41st St. 4�10 ?3 0 0 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 4373 155 0 Q 3 AT.inneapolis West Elm«�ood St. & Belmont Ave. 4625 1134 8 0 4 Minneapolis ParkAve. & 48th St. 4620 384 U 0 5 Mnzneapolis 12th Ave. & �Sth St. �083 3694 130 1 6 Minneapalis 25th A�re. & 57tt� St. 4998 3671 20� 1 7 Richfield Went«�orth Ave. & 64t1i St. 238 3 0 0 8 Muinea olis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 8S 4 0 0 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. �. l�iartford Ave. 20 l 0 Q 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Bo«�cloiu SY. 30 0 0 0 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave. 15 0 0 0 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood a.ve. 19 1 0 0 13 RRendota Heights Soutl�east end ofMohican Court 122 1 0 0 14 Eagan tst St. & Mckee St. 9347 97 2 Q 1� T-lendota Heights Cullon St. & Lexington Ave. 41? 19 0 0 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & V'ilas L.ane 7667 1811 3 0 17 Bloomington 84ih St. & 4th A�re. � 1 � 0 0 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave 39 � i 0 19 Bloomin ton 16t1i Ave. & 84th St. 37 4 0 0 20 Richfield 7�th St. & 3rd Ave. 23 � 0 0 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67t1� St. 128 0 0 0 22 Inver Csove Heights Anne A�arie Trail 4894 13 0 0 23 MendotaHeights EndofKenndonAve. 2149 63 1 0 24 Ea�an Cha el Ln. & Vtrren Ln. 8967 137 1 0 25 F.�a.gan Moonshine Park 13217urdv Rd. 831 � 0 4 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 904 7 0 0 27 Minnea olis Anthony School �757Irving Ave. S. n/a* n/a* n/a* nla* 28 Richfield 664516th Avenue S. 494 17 1 0 29 Minneapnlis Ericsson Elem Sehoo14315 31st Ave. S. 11 0 0 0 : , :. . .. . ,. , : , .. ,. .. � � i' , :Totai Arrival Noise. Events.:= . :. .,;... 64'700. : i. 11257 : 351 �;` , : 2. " RMT 27 temporarily out of service due to damage by snow removal equipment on 2/20/2005. 16 A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program ( �/ • Carrier Jet Departure Related Noise Events 1Vlarch 2005 _....._,,._... . : : ; . , ; Departure Departure Depaiture Departure RMT �vents -, Events � Events �. Evexits'' Il3 `City Address. ' >65dB . >80dB :. '>_90dB >_100dB. ; 1 Minnea�olis Xences A��e. & 41st St. 1U80 84 U Q j 2 Min.nea olis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 1398 � 132 3 0 3 Minnea olis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 3070 255 24 1 4 Minnea olis ParkA��e. & 48th St. 33U3 368 12 0 5 Minnea olis lZth Ave. R; �8th St. 863) 2231 5$8 �1 6 Min.nea olis 25th Ave. & �7th St. 10260 3437 11�8 31 j 7 Ricl�lield Wenl�vorth Ave. & 64t1i St. 5268 �90 43 0 8 Minnea o�lis____ L.onpfello�i�Ave. & 43rd St. 2619 � 342 9 � �— 9^^ St. Paul Sarato;a St. &; Hartford Ave. � 70 7 0 _ 0 �T 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Boti��doin St. 40 8 8 �. 11 St. Paul rinn St. & Sehei�er A� e. 38 6� � 2 _ � j 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 60 2 0 _ 0 13 Mendota Herghts Southeast end of Mohican Court 2�39 210 1 0 � 14 Eagan Ist St. & Mckee St. 4234 44�} 27 � 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & L.exington Ave. 3055 299 C 0 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & �rilas Lane 4376 ?7� 90 0 17 Bloomington 84th St. & 4tli Ave. 20� 48 9 � i 18 Itichfeld 75th St. R. 17th 11ve 303 60 24 U 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & S4th St. 1=�8 2� 1 0 ; 20 Riclzfietd 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 327 � 13 ]. 0 �� 21 T Inver Grove I=Ieights Barbara Ave. & 67ih St. 1047 54 0 0 22 Inver Cirove Heigl�ts Anne Marie Trai] 1207 45 0 U 23 Mendota �lei�l�ts �nd ofKenndon Ave. 4=168 969 205 0 i 24 �agan Cha el Ln. �: W ren Ln. 3200 � 230 5 0 25 �agan Moonsi�ine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 1549 27 0 0 26 Inver Grove I3ei�lits 6796 Arl:ansas Ave. W. 1439 93 0 0 � 27 Muineapolis Anthony Scl�oo] 5757Irving Ave. S. n/a* n/a* nla* � n/a* 2S Richfield 664� 16thA�enueS. �156 283 8 � 29 Mimiea olis rricsson Elem School431� 3lst Ave. S. IS56 99 2 0 ( � :� .Total Departure�Noise Events ` �` 71284. '11187 �;� 2226 83 . ': ' * RMT 27 temporarily out of service due to damage by snow removal equipment on 2/20/2005. A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Prograrn � � 'I'c�� 'I'e� I.o�€��st �a�-��~a�'t 1�Tois� ��T���s f€s� ::[VI�F �z:�r-os Date/Time 03/29/2005 0'7:53 03/31/2005 09:06 03/30/2005 09:49 03/26/2005 14:49 03/24/2005 14:33 03/19/2005 10:34 03/19/200519:08 03/ 17/2005 14:06 03/30/2005 09:57 03/07/2005 13:34 Date/Time 03/27/2005 13:32 03/ 13/2005 15:59 03/OS/2005 18:41 03/11/2005 07:47 03/ 10/2005 19:23 03/ 18/2005 23:36 03/10/2005 09:35 03/ 17/2005 20:03 03/31/2005 11:36 03/09/2005 07:12 Date/Time 03/30/2005 09:49 03/24/2005 14:33 03/27/2005 13:31 03/31/2005 09:05 03/06/200515:59 03/ 14/2005 07:32 03/07/2005 13:34 03/07/2005 07:01 03/31/2005 06:10 03/ 10/2005 07:42 18 (RMT Site# 1) Xences Ave. & 41 St S�, MinnE Flight Number Aircra$ Type ArrivaU ...._.._......._._._._ De artur NWA1771 DC9Q A KHA352 B72Q D CCP426 B72Q D NWA97 DC10 D CCP462 B72Q D DAL9884 MD80 D CCI706 B72Q A NWA608 DC9Q A NWA508 DC9Q D NWA19 B744 D (]ZMT Site#2) Fremont Ave: & 43rd St., Mmn Flight Number Aircra#t Type ArrivaU _ Departur NWA19 B744 D CCP402 B72Q D CCI706 B72Q D KHA352 B72Q D NWA44 DC10 D AAL592 MD80 A AMT4151 B738 D BMJ53 BE80 A NWA1483 DC9Q D CCI706 B720 D (]ZMT Site#3) West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave., Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Depariur CCP426 " B'---- --,_._.,. �2Q D CCP462 B72Q D NWA19 B744 D KHA352 B72Q D CCP402 B72Q D CGP464 B72Q D NWA19 B744 D CCP464 B72Q D CCP460 B72Q D CCP400 B720 D Runway 12R 30L 30L 30L 30L 30R 12L 12L 30L 30L Ri.inway 30L 30R 30L 30L 30L 12L 30R 12L 30R 30R Runway 30L 30L 30L 30L 30L 30L 30L 30L 30L 30L Lanax(dB) 88.7 87.8 8'7.5 86.1 86.0 85.7 85.5 85.1 85.1 85.0 Lmax (dB) a 92.1 91.9 90.1 89.9 89.2 87.6 87.6 87.5 87.4 87.2 Lanax(dB) 100.1 96.8 95.1 93.8 93.4 93.4 93.1 92.7 92.3 92.2 A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program � �'op �'��� ��d�s� ������t 1°�oise ��re��s %r IVIS� r���•-os (RMT Site#4) Park Ave. & 48th St, Minneapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Departure 03/13/200515:58 CCP402 B72Q D 03/11/2005 07:38 CCI706 B72Q D 03/30/200516:18 NWA608 DC9Q D 03/26/200518:53 CCI706 B72Q D 03/OS/200518:21 NWA46 DC10 D 03/08/2005 07:59 KHA352 B72Q D 03/11/2005 07:46 KI3A352 B72Q D 03/19/200513:55 NWA3 B744 D 03/04/2005 09:51 Ct;I706 B72Q D 03/31/2005 06:59 CCI706 B72Q D (RMT Site#5) 12th Ave. & 58th St., Mviiiez Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Departur 03/OS/200516:32 CCP426 B72Q D 03/27/200515:59 CCP402 B72Q D 03/30/2005 09:48 CCP426 B72Q D 03/OS/2005 08:30 CCP408 B72Q D 03/06/2005 08:20 CCP420 B72Q D 03/27/200513:47 NWA368 A320 D 03/26/200517:12 CCP478 B72Q D 03/26/2005 09:15 CCP482 B72Q D 03/OS/200514:29 CCP316 B72Q D 03/OS/200517:38 CCP478 B72Q D (RMT Site#6) 25th Ave. & 57th Si., Miilnez Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Departun 03J13/200515:58 CCP402 B72Q D 03/24/200515:49 NWA1066 DC9Q D 03/27/200517:19 NWA746 DC9Q D 03/06/20051$:14 NWA682 DG'9Q D 03/26/200513:28 NWA1484 DC9Q D 03/OS/200519:10 NWA1770 DC9Q D 03/11/2005 07:46 KHA352 B72Q D 03/24/200515:08 NWA690 DC9Q D 03/25/2005 10:11 NWA1653 B757 A 03/27/200517:22 NWA758 DC9Q D A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program Runway 30R 30R 30R 30L 30L 30R 30L 30L 30L 30L Runway 30L 30L 30L 30L 30L 30R 30L 30L 30L 30L Runway 30R 30R 30R 30R 30R 30R 30L 30R 12L 30R Lanax(dB) 96.7 96.6 95.6 94.7 93.2 93.2 93.1 91.9 91.8 91.7 Ianax(dB) 105.1 105.1 104.5 104.4 103.7 103.5 103.5 103.1 103.0 102.9 Ln,ax (dB) 103.1 103.0 102.2 101.6 101.4 101.3 101.2 101.1 101.1 101.0 19 'I'�p rI'er� :I.,o�ad�si .���-��-�f� l�T�i�� ��T���s fmr I��� t��►�E--os (RMT Site#7) Wentworth Ave. & 64th St., Richfield Date/Time FlightNumber AircraftType ArrivaU Runway Lanax(dB) Departure 03/10/200517:07 CGT'462 B72Q D 30L 98.1 03/04/200516:21 CCP424 B72Q D 30L 97.8 03/07/2005 06:01 CCP422 B72Q D 30L 97.7 03/ 10/2005 16:27 CCP402 B72Q D 30L 96.6 03/16I2005 08:35 CCP408 B72Q D 30L 96.5 03/31/2005 07:14 CCP400 B72Q D 30L 96.5 03/31/200514:54 CCP462 B72Q D 30L 95.8 03/31/200510:03 CCP480 B72Q D 30L 95.5 03/10/2005 06:40 CCP460 B72Q D 30L 95.5 03/31/2005 00:23 CT'T209 B72Q D 30L 95.2 (RMT Site#8) _a Longfellow Ave. & 43'" St., M��neapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway Ianax(dB) De arture 03/27/200518:28 CCP2011 B72Q D 30L 92.2 03/11/2005 02:26 I�IA351 B72Q D 30L 91.9 03/Ol/2005 02:53 I�3A351 B72Q D 30R 91.3 03/24/200514:51 AAL772 MD80 D 30R 91.0 03/06/200515:39 NWA]066 DC9Q D 30R 90.6 03/06/200513:26 NWA1806 DC9Q D 30R 90.5 03/15/2005 07:23 NWA736 DC9Q D 30R 90.5 03/31/2005 00:00 CCI705 B72Q D 30L 90.5 03/26/20051530 NWA1494 DG9Q D 30R 90.1 03/28/2005 07:18 NWA 1070 DC9Q D 30R 89.9 (RMT Site#9) Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave., St. Paul Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway Lrnax(dB) 03/25/2005 13:18 03/ 17/2005 13:34 03/02/2005 13:22 03/11/200519:03 03/31/2005 02:58 03/08/2005 00:11 03/23/2005 13:22 03/Ol/2005 02:54 03/03/2005 08:16 03/31/2005 13.23 NWA 19 NWA19 NWA19 NWA505 KHA351 CCI705 NWA 19 I�E-IA351 NWA19 ; .. BE18 B744 4 4 4 30R 30R 30R 4 30R 12R 4 89.2 87.4 87.2 83.6 81.8 81.6 81.5 80.5 79.3 79.1 20 A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program i� � �i 'I'a�� '�'�� I.�o��es� �,ir��•�ft I�oise �ven�s f�r I�S�' Mar-0.5 Date/Time 03/31/2005 13:23 03/23/2005 1322 03/25/2005 13:18 03/19/2005 13:27 03/17/2005 13:33 03/30/2005 16:04 03/ 14/2005 14:38 03/02/2005 13:21 03/26/2005 01:14 03/26/2005 00:57 (RMT Site#10) Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St., St. Paul Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway De arture NWA19 B744 D 4 NWA19 B744 D 4 NWA19 B744 D 4 NWA19 B744 D 4 NWA19 B744 D 4 NWA19D B744 D 4 NWA 19 B744 D 4 NWA19 B744 D 4 BMJ93 BE58 D 4 BMJ93 BE58 A 22 (JEZMT Sate#11) Finn St. & Sche�er Ave., St. Paul �X(aB) 98.2 97.5 96.2 94.6 93.0 92.6 92.5 92.4 77.4 77.0 Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway I.max(dB) De arture 03/19/200513:28 NWA19 B744 D 4 94.0 03/14/200514:38 NWA19 B744 D 4 92.1 03/31/200513:23 NWA19 B744 D 4 87.7 03/30/200516:04 NWA19D B744 D 4 85.7 03/23/200513:22 NWA19 B744 D 4 84.8 03/17/200513:33 NWA19 B744 D 4 81.4 03/31/2005 02:57 KIIA351 B72Q D 30R 79.3 03/11/200519:03 NWA505 DC9Q A 30R 79.1 03/25/200513:18 NWA19 B744 D 4 77.4 03/16/2005 07:47 BEl8 D 30R 77.4 (]ZM'T S�e#12) Alton St. & Rockwood Ave., St. Paul Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway Ianax(dB) Departure 03/30/2005 07:15 BMJ13 BE80 D 12L 82.0 03/18/2005 06:37 BMJ48 BE80 D 12L 81.8 03/28/200519:25 NWA1711 DC9Q A 12L 81.1 03/22/2005 07:48 BEl8 D 12L 79.7 03/03/2005 08:15 BE18 D 12R 79.4 03/18/2005 06:41 BMJ52 BE$0 D 12L 79.2 03/02/2005 17:11 NWA 1043 DCYIQ D 12L 78.9 03/30/2005 06:24 BM754 BE80 D 12L 77.3 03/30/2005 07:00 BMJ503 BE80 D 12R 77.3 03/29/2005 07:11 BMJ 13 BE80 D 12L 77.2 A Product of tlie Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program 21 � '�'�►� Z'��. Lor�des� ���:t-�i� �d�ise ��r�n�s fr��� 1�5� �w�r-os Date/Time 03/2?J2005 07:40 03/29/200514:53 03/27/2005 12:09 03/17/2005 07:13 03/25/2005 19:09 03/27/2005 10:58 03/28/200511:31 03/24/2005 07:22 03/23/2005 13:18 03/23/2005 11:14 Date/Time 03/27/2005 08:17 03/24/2005 08:07 03/28/2005 15:25 03/25/2005 16:03 03/24/2005 10:02 03/27/2005 07:21 03/20/2005 14:34 03/18/2005 0&:41 03/17/2005 10:05 03/21/2005 06:04 (RMT Site#13) Southeast End Of Mohican Court, Mendota Heights Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway Departure KHA3'79 B72Q D 12L NWA42 DC10 D 12R DAL1518 MD80 D 12L AAL1893 MD80 D 12L NWA44 DC10 D 12R AAL1572 MD80 D 12L NWA1483 DC9Q D 12L AAL1893 MD80 D 12L Q F2 D 12L AAL1572 MD80 D 12L (RMT Site#14) 1st St. & Mckee St, Eagan Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway Departure CGP420 B72Q D 12R CCP420 B72Q D 12R CGP466 B72Q D 12R CCP424 B72Q D 12R CCP480 B72Q D 12R CCP400 B72Q D 12R CCP462 B72Q D 12R CCP404 B72Q D 12R CCP480 B72Q D 12R CCP422 B72Q D 12R (RMT Site#15) Lmax(dB) 90.3 89.8 88.7 88.2 88.0 86.7 86.4 86.3 86.1 86.0 �X(aB) 98.3 97.0 96.9 95.3 94.6 94.1 94.1 93.8 93.7 93.5 Cullon St� & Lexmgton Ave., Mendota Heights Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway Ianax(dB) De arture 03/03/2005 23:40 DHL142 B72Q D 12L 94.5 03/28/200514:27 NWA1205 DC9Q D 12L 92.6 03/28/200522:25 NWA1055 DC9Q D 12L 91.4 03/20/200517:30 NWA758 DC9Q D 12L 91.3 03/09/2005 2220 NWA1469 DC9Q D 12L 90.7 03/24/2005 07:54 NWA688 DC9Q D 12L 90.0 03/23/200517:05 NWA1043 DC9Q D 12L 89.8 03/23/200518:06 DAL759 MD80 D 12L 89.6 03/OZ/200518:00 NWA1532 DC9Q D 12L 89.3 03/29/200515:14 NWA1838 DC9Q D 12L 89.3 A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Prograzn : � � � 'T�p '�e�a I,��dest A�i� ���f� l�do�s� �v���s ���• IV��� h�ar-�s Date/Time 03/ 19/2005 06:11 03/27/2005 06:21 03/28/2005 16:07 03/18/2005 06:35 03/24/2005 10:01 03/17/2005 16:12 03/25/2005 08:49 03/28/2005 15:25 03/ 18/2005 07:25 03/ 18/2005 18:57 Date/Time 03/ 10/2005 13:44 03/04/2005 13:50 03/OS/2005 13:14 03/12/2005 14:04 03/29/2005 14:06 03/24/2005 13:14 03/03/2005 1320 03/13/2005 13:30 03/06/2005 13:26 03/ 14/2005 18:36 (RMT Site#16) Avalon Ave. & V�7as Lane, E Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Departur CCP430 B72Q D CCP460 B72Q D CCP424 B72Q D CCP422 B72Q D CCP480 B72Q D CCP402 B72Q D CCP404 B72Q D CCP466 B72Q D CCP464 B72Q D CCP424 B72Q D _ (RMT Site#17) 84th St. & 4th Ave., Bloomir Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Departun NWA19 B744 D NWA19 B744 D NWA19 B744 D NWA3 B744 D NWA19 B744 D NWA19 B744 D NWA19 B744 D NWA19 B744 D NWA19 B744 D NWA46 DC10 D (RMT Site# 18) i�1-� C1� Qr �%1'�f 0[7P Rirh�Fialrl Runway 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R Runway 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 Lmax (dB) 99.5 99.0 98.5 98.4 97.8 97.6 97.6 97.2 97.1 97.1 Lmax (dB} 99.3 94.8 93.8 93.6 92.4 91.9 91.6 90.2 90.1 89.5 i ✓ . ....� �...t..,.��.r Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway T_.max(dB) Departure 03/29/200514:06 NWA19 B744 D 22 99.9 03/OS/200514:08 NWA3 B744 D 22 98.9 03/10/200513:44 NWA19 B744 D 22 98.4 03/24/200513:14 NWA19 B744 D 22 98.1 03/03/2005 13:19 NWA19 B744 D 22 98.1 03/OS/2005 13:13 NWA19 B744 D 22 97.9 03/06/200513:25 NWA19 B744 D 22 97.8 03/10/200517:47 CCP481 B72Q A 30L 97.2 03/09/20051321 NWA19 B744 D 22 96.7 03/11/20051530 NWA19D B744 D 22 96.6 A Product of the Metropolitan .Airports Commission ANOMS Program 23 '�'�p'�'��. T�o�d�s� t��,c���'� l���s� �ven�s fv� I�SP° ���•-os (]ZMT' Site#19) 16th Av�. & 84th St., Blooinington Date/Time Fiight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway Lmax(dB) Departure 03/15/200513:19 NWA19 B744 D 22 90.9 03/OS/200513:13 NWA19 B744 D 22 87.2 03/17/200514:20 CCP401 B72Q A 12R 86.6 03/24/200513:14 NWA19 B744 D 22 86.1 03/10/200513:44 NWA19 B744 D 22 $5.6 03/13/200513:30 NWA19 B744 D 22 85.4 03/11/200515:30 NWA19D B744 D 22 85.3 03/04/200513:50 NWA19 B744 D 22 84.6 03/03/2005 06:36 BMJ56 BE80 D 22 84.2 03/29/200514:06 NWA19 B744 D 22 84.0 (RMT Site#20) 75th St. & 3rd Ave., Richfield Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway Lmax(dB) Departure 03/OS/200514:08 NWA3 B744 D 22 90.8 03/11/200515:30 NWA19D B744 D 22 87.1 03/26/200513:17 NWA19 B744 D 22 86.9 03/0.1/200510:23 NWA101 B757 D 30L 86.5 03/26/200515:37 CGP473 B72Q A 30L 84.4 03/25/2005 06:40 BMJ56 BE80 D 30L 84.2 03/31/2005 06:S1 BMJ56 BE80 D 30L 83.3 03/25/2005 06:48 BMJ64 BE80 D 30L 81.6 03/08/2005 08:16 DAL1090 B73Q D 30L 81.3 03/10/200517:47 CGP481 B72Q A 30L 80.8 (RM:T Site#21) Barbara Ave. & 67th St., Inver Grove Heights Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway Lmax(dB) 03/20/2005 14:46 03/22J2005 13:17 03/23/2005 13:49 03/ 17/2005 10:50 03/21/2005 13:52 03/29/2005 15:10 03/20/2005 17:05 03/25/2005 13:55 03/30/2005 07:05 03/03/2005 21:43 NWA 1205 NWA19 NWA 1258 NW A 1082 NW A 1792 NWA690 NWA 1043 NWA 1484 NWA 1280 NWA9900 B744 12L 12R 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12R 82.9 82.8 82.4 82.4 82.4 82.3 82.2 82.0 82.0 81.9 24 A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program ( C ' ) 'I'o� T'�n �����s� �,i�-e�af� I���s� �v���s �m� 1VdS� r�r-�s Date/Time 03/25/2005 16:04 03/ 10/2005 05:35 03/28/2005 15:26 03/27/200510:58 03/24/2005 10:03 03/20/2005 14:35 03/24/2005 08:08 03/27/2005 07:21 03/13/2005 14:10 03/11/2005 14:52 Date/Time 03/21/2005 15:53 03/24/2005 10:44 03/25/2005 22:18 03/20/2005 11:52 03/28/2005 11:30 03/29/2005 16:01 03/22/2005 07:39 03/28/2005 09:21 03/27/2005 11:47 03/23/2005 17:35 Date/Time 03/24/2005 08:07 03/20/2005 08:19 03/25/2005 16:04 03/18/2005 08:08 03/30/2005 09:58 03/27/2005 08:18 03/17/2005 10:05 03/24/2005 10:02 03/20/2005 14:34 03/ 17/2005 08:18 (RMT Site#22) Anne Marie Trai� Inver Grove F Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Departure CCP424 B72Q D NWA98 DC10 A CCP466 B72Q D CCP480 B72Q D CCP480 B72Q D CGP462 B72Q D CCP420 B72Q D CCP400 B72Q D NWA608 DC9Q A CCP465 B72Q A (RMT Srte#23) End of Kenndon Avenue, Mendota. Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Departure NWA1066 DC9Q D NWA1042 DC9Q D NWA1469 DC9Q D NWA452 DC9Q D NWA1483 DC9Q D RA.X698 LJ25 D KI�1.379 B72Q D NWA707 DC9Q D NWA1047 DC9Q D NWA1067 DC9Q D (RMT S�e#24) Cha.pel Lane & Wren Lane, F Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU De artur CGP420 B72Q D CCP420 B72Q D CCP424 B72Q D NWA500 DC9Q D NWA972 DC9Q A CCP420 B72Q D CCP480 B72Q D CCP480 B72Q D CCP462 B72Q D CCP420 B72Q D A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program Runway 12R 30R 12R 12R 12R. 12R 12R 12R 30L 30L Runway 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L Runway 12R 12R 12R 12R 30L 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R �X(as) 89.4 87.6 86.7 85.8 85.2 85.0 84.8 83.5 83.5 83.2 Lmax(dB) 96.7 96.2 95.9 95.2 95.1 94.9 94.9 94.8 94.7 94.5 r..�X (dB) 92.7 91.0 90.9 90.9 90.6 90.1 89.9 89.8 88.7 88.7 25 � �'o� '�'e� �o�dest �r���f� l�tc��s� �v��ts f�� I��P ��,--os Date/Time 03/ 18/2005 08:25 03/18/2005 07:25 03/18/2005 10:38 03/18/2005 17:57 03/17/2005 23:07 03/18/2005 14:17 03/18/2005 22:12 03/25/2005 09:54 03/18/2005 13:48 03/18/2005 18:58 Date/Time 03/21/2005 16:08 03/28/2005 23:40 03/03/2005 23:18 03/24/2005 07:09 03/14/2005 10:03 03/03/2005 20:50 03/09/2005 21:26 03/23/2005 12:05 03/21/2005 13:03 03/25/2005 12:13 (RMT Site#25) Moonshine Park, 1321 Jurdy Rd. Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU De arture SCX147 B738 D CCP464 B72Q D CCP7901 B72Q D AAL669 MD80 D DHL142 B72Q D NWA1276 A320 D LN105GA LJ24 D AAL879 MD80 D GLF3 D CCP424 B72Q D (RMT Site#26) 6796 Arkansas Ave. W., Inver Grove Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Depariure CCP424 B72Q D CCI705 B72Q D CCI705 B72Q D CCI706 B'72Q D NWA 1669 DC9Q A NWA9811 DC10 D NWA56 DC10 D NWA99 DC10 D NWA1528 DC9Q D NWA99 DC10 D Runway 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R Runway 12R 12R 12L 12R 30R 12R 12R 12R 12L 12R Ianax(dB) 86.5 85.9 85.4 85.2 84.7 83.4 83.0 82.9 82.0 81.8 Ixnax (dB) 87.6 87.1 86.7 86.7 86.5 86.0 86.0 85.9 85.5 85.0 (RMT Site#27) Anthony Middle School, 5757 Irvi��g Ave. S., Minneapolis * RMT 27 temporarily out of senrice due to damage by snow removal equipment on 2/20/2005. A Product of the Metropolitan .Airports Commission ANOMS Program � ". 'Tc�� 'I'�� �.,o���s� Ai�c�-a�'t 1�Tv�s� ��T�n�s fm� 1�I��' r��:���-�s (RMT Site#28) 6645 16th Avenue S., Richfield Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU Runway Ianax(dB) Departure 03/25/2005 06:40 BMJ56 BE80 D 30L 94.4 03/19/200511:35 NWA9751 DC9Q D 30L 91.9 03/13/200511:27 NWA615 DC9Q D 30L 91.6 03/19/200517:47 NWA407 DC9Q D 30L 91.1 03/OS/200517:44 TAG399 GLF3 A 30L 90.8 03/11/200514:42 NWA409 DC9Q D 30L 90.7 03/15/2005 07:28 NWA401 DC9Q D 30L 90.4 03/10/2005 23:03 DHI.,142 B72Q D 30L 90.4 03/30/2005 11:27 NWA 1670 DC9Q D 30L 90.3 03/30/200510:54 NWA1282 DC9Q D 30L 89.8 (RMT Site#29) Ericsson Elementasy School, 4315 31 st Ave. S., Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type ArrivaU 03/11/2005 07:54 03/ 11/2005 10:53 03/ 12/2005 07:23 03/OS/2005 10:45 03/11/2005 09:14 03/31/2005 15:42 03/O1/2005 08:12 03/OS/2005 10:52 03/ 16/2005 15:11 03/11/2005 18:56 AAL1572 AAL1893 AAL1572 AAL1196 AAL772 NWA 1082 NWA1838 NWA 1954 BE18 MD80 MD80 MD80 MD80 MD80 BE18 Runway 30R 30R 30R 30R 30R 30R 30R 30R 30R 30R lis ranax (dB) 92.1 90.9 88.7 88.1 86.1 86.0 85.5 85.3 85.2 85.0 March 2005 Remote Monitorinq Tower Top Ten Summary The top ten noise e�ents and the e�nt ranges at each RMT fi�r March 2005 were comprised of 92.8% departure operations. The predominant top ten aircraft type was the B727 Hushed with 37.1 % of the highest Lmax e�nts. March 2005 Technical Advisor Report Notes Unknown fields are due to unavailability of FAA flight track data. Missing FAA radar data for 0.0 days during the month of March 2005. * RMT 27 temporarily out of service due to damage by snow removal equipment on 2/20/2005. 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A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program 29 ' 1•; � � � �; • .. `�, 1 1 i: ' , � � � Remote Monitoring Towers lDate � : #30 � #31 #�2 #33 #34 .;#35 #36 �#3'7 #38; #39; 1 57.7 57.5 SG.1 51.2 56.0 53.9 61.7 64.3 57.5 603 2 553 57.2 54.6 53.4 56.3 59.9 592 65.6 58.6 59.7 3 56.0 �8.2 57.0 55.4 57.2 61.8 60.2 63.1 G0.2 59.6 4 60.6 59.4 58.9 56.0 58.2 62.5 64.3 66.0 59.8 61.8 5 59.2 57.3 57.4 55.5 57.4 62.1 63.3 64.4 58.3 G0.7 6 59.0 57.7 57.4 55.2 57.0 G2.1 622 63.0 58.1 G0.8 7 G1.4 58.4 57.7 54.4 57.4 61.3 64.6 66.8 58.4 G1.8 8 54.4 56.9 54.8 51.9 55.7 57.2 59.2 G2.2 56.3 58.G 9 54.4 57.3 53.9 53.1 56.1' S7.9 60.1 61.7 57.1 58.4 10 59.5 60.4 58.7 56.0 59.7 62.1 63.8 66.6 60.5 63.8 i l 54.0 58.6 58.9 54.4 57.5 62.4 64.; 66.6 58.6 60.9 12 53.2 56.2 53.9 51.9 54.9 57.1 59.9 61.7 5G.1 58.6 13 56.3 �7.1 54.9 51.6 55.2 SS.S 59.9 61.5 5G.2 58.9 14 57.0 58.7 56.6 53.7 56.6 59.4 61.2 62.7 57.9 58.6 15 54.6 57.8 5G.5 G8.6 SG.b 59.1 59.0 60.G SS.O 58.5 16 57.2 57.5 56.5 52.4 56.9 G0.7 62.5 64.1 57.4 59.9 17 56.0 58.3 53.6 5G.9 59.9 57.5 57.5 61.2 60.4 60.G 18 58.1 SS.1 53.0 53.5 57.4 56.3 57.2 60.4 58.5 60.8 19 58.5 57.6 55.7 52.6 57.7 57.8 58.1 G1.4 573 60.7 20 54.8 56.2 55.0 52.0 56.0 57.9 56.0 G2.S 57.1 �7.9 21 55.3 57.9 52.9 �5.5 5$.6 56.9 SS.S �8.7 59.7 59.5 22 5�.2 �8.0 52.9 55.6 60.6 57.� t 56.5 61.0 59.8 59.8 23 54.3 57.7 52.9 54.1 57.6 56.4 5G.2 57.5 60.8 5$.9 24 �7.0 SS.3 56.8 55.9 58.8 60.0 61.1 63..1. 60.6 603 25 56.7 58.2 55.5 53.9 57.0 59.� G0.1 63.1 57.9 58.5 26 SS.2 57.2 53.1 54.4 �6.9 62.4 61.9 64.2 59.5 59.4 27 57.7 56.5 56.9 54.3 56.3 G1.2 61.5 62.2 58.1 57.8 28 59.9 65.6 57.8 56.8 58.9 62.3 62.1 G3.2 60.9 59.9 29 57.2 58.5 58.1 57.8 60.9 62.2 61.0 62.1 62.8 60.3 30 60.6 60.7 58.0 58.1 63.5 61.5 62.9 64.4 62.4 63.1 31 62.8 59.1 59.7 55.2 57.9 63.1 66.2 68.0 59.3 62.2 ;Mo.:I.�dn 58:0 58:7. 56:6 .57:2 58:1 :60.4 61:.4 63:7 59.2 ;60:3 30 A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program Metropolitan Airports Coininission 762Q Carrier Jets I)eparted Runways 12I� and 12I2 in March 2005 '7052 (92.5%) of those Operations Remained in ihe Corridor �620 Total 12L & 12R Carrier Departure Operations 7052 (92.5%) Total 12L & 12R Carrier Departure Operations in the Corridor C Minneapolis-St. Paul Penetration Gate Plot for Gate In Corridor 03/01/2005 00:00:00 - 04/01/2005 00:00:00 7052 Tracks Crossed Gate: Left = 2829 (40.1 %), Right = 4223 (59.9°/a) � 6000 . . . d . . . � . . . � � o : = 5000 ..................:..........o.......:.............o..�.................. ,g � a t�p oa :P a 4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'_.tny . � . � ..�-, .63 �, � �, . . . . . . . . . . . . . > � ` �+� e x uj�, -a d � � � � �TM1 *i�i> k���1p'p (j�3000 ��3" tt� `;`f , r a � u �a, � a�'� F4t,,.�� � . . . . . . . . . �i yy � `(yr ��L s: �i� fd'�' 'i�'S���c'��,�� it.��}r�"�x �"a,�� . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Deparlure Comdor Analysis Page 1 Metropolitan Airports Commission 79 (1.0%) Runway 12L and 12R Carrier Jet Departure Operations were l�Torth of the 090° Corridor Boundary During 1Vlarch 2005 Minneapolis—St. Paul Penetration Gate Plot for Gate iVorth Corridor 03/01/2005 00:00:00 — 04/01/2005 00:00:00 79 Tracks Crossed Gate: Left = 4(5.1 %), Right = 75 (94.9%) �. 6000 . . � a� � � � d : : : � 5000 ..................:...................:..................:.................. a4000 ..................:...................:..................:...t�............. > � : : O y . . . — • • ..• :.. .......... W3000 ..............................................0 ......� , 'C � ' C � - : Q- 2000 ................�:......�.o........:.('�C��, ����' . .......... Q • � �U � • ........................:.................. y 1 000 ..................:.............. . o . : � Q 0 —2 —1 0 1 2 (Runway End) Deviation From Center of Gate (Miles) (Corridor End) , . 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O. � . ,. .::: .. . , .,, + Arrival � Departure Overflight� Page 2 Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis Metropolitan Airports Corrunission 489 (6.4%) Runway 12L and 12I2 Carrier Jet l�eparture Operations were South of the Corridor (South of 30L I,ocalize�) During March 2005 Minneapolis—St. Paui Penetration Gate Plot for Gate South Corridor 03/01/2005 00:00:00 — 04/01/2005 00:00:00 489 Tracks Crossed Gate: Left = 284 (58.1 %), Right = 205 (41.9%) +^� 600 m m v 500 c 0 i 400 > a� w 300 � 0 � 200 'a � 100 0 .n Q —2 —1 0 1 2 (Corridor End) Deviation From Center of Gate (Miles) �� Mid-Poin � , � � < . / -I-, n41�Arrival ,, .0 , Departure h,,, � .# � h. .vOverflight'� � � , \, ..:,:�:.: .:....:.�. ....�.:._.;. ...�:-:..:� r,....,.:,.... �...:...,:.. ,,.,.::,�._..,..,:..�:".,. ., ,..�,.r.:_. jk� i Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Comdor Analysis Page 3 Metropolitan Airports Corrunission 10 (0.1%) Rumway 12L and 12R Carrier Jet I)epartu�e Operations were 5° South of the Corridor (5° South of 30I, L,ocalizer) During March 2005 Page 4 Minneapolis—St. Paul Penetration Gate Plot for Gate South_Corridor 5deg 03/01/2005 00:00:00 — 04/01/2005 00:00:00 10 Tracks Crossed Gate: Left = 9(90.0%), Right = 1(10.0%) Y 6000 . • • d � � : � 5000 ..................:...................:..................:.................. � ; : . o , : : � 4000 � ................�......................................................... a� : � � � 3000 � .................�,..................:..................:.................. ° ' .:....:.................. ........•............ °- 2000 ......� ......... J.......�,. : � : Q : O : � � 1 000 ..................:...................:..................:.................. o : : � a o . . . —2 (Corridor End) -i- Arrival —1 0 1 2 Deviation From Center of Gate (Miles) �� Mid-Poin C Departure � Overflight Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis Metropolitan Airports Commission Top 15 I2unway 12L and 12�.2 Departure Des�nations for March 2005 �� Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Depariure Corridor Analysis Page 5 25 �� � o-'"� � µ�s t:' '� .e�',t ;I!? $t�� a Ix` z,$ a., z�, s�;a .<t v.3,. � �'�«.9 ..+"•�. 2� Y'�. .yFl A weekly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volumel8,Nnmber7 March 1,2006 Aviation Forecast PAS5ENGERS FI,YING IN U.S. WI�L TOP ONE BILLION BX 2015, FAA PRED�CTS The number of passengers flying on U.S. mainline and regional carriers is expected to increase by 45 percent in a little more than a decade from 738.6 million in 2005 to 1.07 billion in 2017, an average annual rate of 3.1 percent, the Federal Aviation Administration reported Feb. 28 at it its annual forecast conference in Washington, D.C. The forecast for commercial aviation in 2006 anticipates only small gains but, in the longer run, the aviation industry is expected to grow significantly, FAA said. Skies in the future will be filled with more small planes and cargo aircraft, such as air taxis and corporate jets, and passengers will fly on smaller commercial jets as the airlines move to replace their jumbo jets with smaller aircraft, such as regional jets, FAA predicted. Domestic passenger enplanements by mainline and regional carriers are pro- jected to dip slightly in 2006 (0.2 percent decrease) as a result of schedule cut- backs by legacy carriers and then grow an a�erage of 3.2 percent per year during the remaining 11-year forecast period. International passenger enplanements are (Continued on p. 26) Business Tets .,: �;;,, ,�; �,. ; . �; ;�� �: I �;.; 1 , �' �; •, � • A coalition of airports, cities, and community groups seeking the mandatory phaseout of Stage 1 and 2 business jets feels that their lobbying efforts in Congress are laying the groundwork for federal legislation but it does not appear to be imminent. Called Sound Initiative, the coalition represents 19 airport authorities (including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey), 14 community groups, and three cities. In mid-February, John Lindemann, who is guiding the coalition, spent time on Capitol Hill with Senate and House staff inembers discussing two options for a phaseout of Stage 1 and 2 aircraft under 75,000 pounds: a straight three-year phaseout and a three-year phaseout with an opt-out option for airports that want to continue serving Stage 2 business aircraft. Stage 2 aircraft under 75,000 pounds were exempt from the phaseout requirement for hea�ier jets mandated by the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990. The coalition wants Congress to enact a similar phaseout for the lighter jets. The most recent meetings on the Hill followed others late last year with commit- tee staff, Lindemann told ANR. The coalition also has retained the services of David Schaffer, the former staff director and counsel to the House Transportation (Continued on p. 26) In This Issue... Forecast ... 1.07 biliion passengers will be flying in the U. S. aviation system by 2017, FAApredicts at its annual avia- tion forecast conference. Airlines are m oving toward smaller jets; future skies will be filledwithmore corporate and cargo aircraft and the new microjet air taxis -p. 25 Business Jets ... Airport coalition seekingphaseoutof Stage 2 business jets is lobbying Congress buthas notfound sp onsor for legis lation - p. 25 Noise Gf�ants ... FAA awards seven airports AIl' grants for various no ise mitigation projects - p. 27 News Briefs ... Boston Logan seeks to impose PFC to support residential sound insulation ... Port ofPortland issues RFP seeking firm to update noise monitoring system ... TR.B seeks nominations for individuals to serve onoversightpanels for ACRPprojects, including one on land use compatibility ... DOT pledges $200 million to support conshuciion of new north-south parallel runway atDulles Interna- tional ... Rannoch, B&K make flighttracking teclanology avail- able to European airports - p. 28 March 1, 2006 forecast to increase 4.5 percent in 2006 and then average 5 percent per year for the rest of the forecast period. Total system passenger enplanements are expected to reach one billionin2015. Domestically, aviation system capacity (the number of seats available) is expected to shrink 0.7 percent in 2006 triggered by cutbacks made by legacy carriers in their fleets. FAA said this creates a ripple in regional carrier capaciiy, which gets passenger feed from the legacy carriers. Re- gional carrier capacity has grown by as much as 20 percent per year since 2004. This year, the growth will be about 4.5 percent. The size of domestic aircraft will decline in 2006 by 1.4 seats, FAA reported. Legacy carriers continue to replace their wide-body and large aircraft with smalier, narrow-body planes. Additionally, demand for 70-90 seat aircraftwill continue to increase, which adds to the decline in the overail number of seats per aircraft. Conversely, FA.A said, passenger trip length will increase in 2006 by almost three miles. General aviation is expected to receive a boost from relatively inexpensive twin-engine microj ets, which nnay redefine "on-demand" air taxi service, FAA predicted. In 2007, microj ets wil l join the fleet, growing to 400-500 per year through 2017. The number of general aviation hours flown also will increase by 3.2 percent per year through 2017. FAA said in its forecast that "it continues to be optimistic about the future. Since 2000, the industry has been battered with 9/1 l, the spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and record high fuel prices. An impor- tant yardstick, though, remains the number of passengers that traveled. Last year, that number was a record 739 million, up from 690 million the previous year." U.S. commercial aviation remains on track to carry one billion passengers by 2015, FAA said. "In the long run, inexpensive tickets, a strong national economy, and increasing demand for seats aboard aircraft should bode will for the industry and consumers." 12eform ofTrustFund While air travel will top one billion by 2015, "the ability of the nation's aviation system to handle the increase in traffic will depend on finding a better way to pay for airport conshuction and safety improvement," Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta said. The number of people flying has shown steady growth over the past three years, surpassing record levels recorded before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. While Mineta called the FAA forecast "sunny," he warned that the picture "could turn bleak" without reform of the federal Aviation Trust Fund. "Our growing aviation system needs a more stable and predictable revenue stream," Mineta said. Currently, trust fund revenues are collected based on a percentage of the cost of airline tickets, and have dropped in recent years due to cheaper airfares. 26 The Bush Administration expects to propose a plan this year to revamp the trust fund formula. Mineta said "there needs to be a more direct relationship between revenues collected and services provided." The administration's trust fund proposal "is still on the dra$ing table," Mineta said, and addressed early critics of the still-to-be-released plan by promising the process will continue to be "fair and open throughout." It is unclear at this point whether the special airport noise and emissions set-aside in the trust fund, a major source of funding for airport noise mitigation projects, will be retained or revised. "The real solution is not reducing traffic to fit capacity," Mineta said. "We must expand capacity to handle the growing traffic. Everything that we are trying to accomplish for the aviation system hinges on our success:' But Mineta's call for increased aviation capacity flies in the face of the Administration's recent request for a$765 million cut in the f sca12007 appropriation for the Airport Improve- ment Program, which funds airport development projects. FAA Administrator Marion Blakey said the AIP funding cut savings would help pay for the hire and training of new air tra�c controilers. "Getting the right balance is our primary concern," she told the conference, explaining that the FAA was reluctant to spend money on new airport infrastructure projects when the funding is needed to operate the air tr�c system. Plaaseout, fi•om p. 21 and Infrastructure Committee's Aviation Subcommittee. No member of Congress approached by the coalition has committed to sponsoring the legislation it seeks, Lindemann said. However, he added, "we've had good discussions with potential supporters of the issue, if not prospective sponsors of specific language, that we believe will help lead to some level of congressional interest in the form of hearings or committee meetings in the coming months. However, while I would never try to predict congressional actions on any issue, the fact that this is an election year presents a chal- lenge in moving legislation to law. With the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization just around the corner, we continue to lay important groundwork." Sound Initative was successful, however, in getting a resolution introduced in the New Jersey Assembly calling on Congress to mandate the phaseout of Stage 2 business jets. It is currently pending consideration by the Assembly. Daniel Reimer, ofthe Denver law firm Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, said he is skeptical about the prospects for legislation requiring the phaseout of Stage 2 business jets at this point. Kaplan Kirsch had explored the possibility of forming another airport coalition, similar to Sound Initiative, following its successful defense of Naples Airport's ban on Stage 2 business jets, the first imposed in the country. However, Reimer told ANR that airport managers he talked to around Airport Noise Report C March 1, 200� the couniry told him that the problems of Stage 2 jets are not the number one priority for most of them. "Phasing out Stage 2 aircraft will have real impacts, and so it will take a big push to get something through Congress," he said. "The trend is moving in the right direction but we're not quite there yet " Rurther information on Sound Initiative, including the members of the coalition, is available online at www.soundinitiative.org. AIP Grants . �� � � � . . � � � ' _ _' _�_� _ _ _ _ �, _. � ; � . Thus far in fiscal year 2006, seven airports have received federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants to support aircraft noise mitigation projects, according to data just posted by the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency data lists AIl' grants awarded to airports for development and environmental mitigation projects between Oct. l, 2005 (the beginning offisca12006), andFeb. 23, 2006. The following airport proprietors received AIP grants to support noise mitigation projects: • CityofBirmingham,AL,receivedagrantof$9.5 million to acquire land for noise compatibility within the 65- 69 DNL contour ofBirmingham International Airport; • City of Los Angeles received four separate AIP grants for noise mitigation measures at Los Angeles International Airport: $10 million for residential sound insulation within the 65-69 DNL contour in the Cify of Inglewood; $10 million to acquire land for noise compatibility within the 65-69 DNL contour in the City ofInglewood; $5 million for residential sound insulation within the 70-74 DNL contour in Los Angeles County; and $2 million for residen- tial sound insulation within the 70-74 DNL contour in the City ofEl Segundo; City of San Francisco received a grant of $869,600 to install an airport noise monitoring system at San Fran- cisco International Airport; � City ofBocaRaton, FL, received a grant of $2.85 million for residential sound insulation within the 65-69 DNL contour of Boca Raton Airport; • City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received a grant of $3,228,822 for various projects at Eastern Iowa Airport, including runway rehabilitation and updating a land use zoning ordinance; � City of Des Moines, Iowa, received a grant of $75,000 to conduct alloase Compatibility Plan Study atDes Moines Intemational Airport; • City of Springfield, MA, received a grant of $2.5 million to acquire land for noise compatibility within the 70- 74 DNL contour of Westover Air Reserve Base. The entire list of grants awarded thus far in fiscal 2006 is available online at: http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtra�c/ airports/ai p/grantapportio n_data/. 27 �In Brief ... Boston Logan PFC Application The Federal Aviation Administration announced Feb. 15 that it is seeking public comment on an application by the Massachusetts Port Authority to impose and use a$4.50 Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Boston Logan Interna- tional Airport, beginning on Feb. l, 2016, for a total esti- mated revenue of $180.7 million to support several airport projects including residential sound insulation. Comments must be submitted by March 15. For further information, contact Priscilla Scott, PFC program manager in FAA'sNewEngland regional of6ce; tel: ('781) 238-7614. Portland Seeks Firm to Update NOMS The Port of Portland is soliciting proposals for the follow- ing Noise and Operations Monitoring System (NOMS) ProcurementRFP (No. 2006-0007) forPortland International Airport: Provide a Noise and Operations Monitoring System (NOMS) to replace the Portland International Airport's existing system. The procured NOMS shall be a PC-based solution that includes: a central computer for overall system control; data collection, data analysis and data storage capabilities; an interface with the FAA Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) to download and read flight track data; a passive radar flight tracking system in parallel with STARS; permanent external noise monitors to replace existing monitors; meteorological monitoring stations; a portable system with display for use in remote locations and public meetings; a web-accessible flight track interface for pubiic viewing of aircraft flight tracks in the vicinity of PDX; and accessibility of the NOMS database to Port users through the Port's existing technology infrastruc- ture. The work also includes but is not limited to installation, testing, and training. Those interested in responding to the RFP may obtain a free copy of the solicitation on-line by registering as a potential supplier through the Port's Supplier Registration and Online Solicitation (SROS) system at ����r.portofportland.com/busopps.aspx, or by telephone at 503-944-7599, orfax at 503-548-5812. Thosewho register online have instant access to the RFP document and are alerted via e-mail of any addenda updates. The RFP will be formally announced on March 1. Members Sought for ACRP Oversight Panels The Transportation Research Board is seeking nomina- tions for individuals to serve on oversight panels for recently selected research projects that will be funded through the new Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). One of those projects will focus on compatible land use planning around airports (18 ANR 17) with the goal of Airport Noise Report March 1, 2006 28 ANR. EDITORIA.L Providing state and local governments with a common basis for establishing zoning regulations. AD�SORY BOA� TRB, which manages the ACRP program, seeks individuals to serve on the oversight panels that have expertise directly relevant to the research pro- JohnJ. Corbett, Esq. posed and particularly welcomes the nominations of women and minority Spiegel & McDiazmid candidates. Self nominations will be accepted. Washington, DC F d t'1 h Carl E. Burleson Director, Office of Envirorunent and Energy Federal Aviation Administration John C. Freytag, P.E. Director, Chazles M. Salter Associates San Francisco Michael Scott Gatzke, Esq. Cmtzke, Dillon & Ballance Cazisbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Denver Suzanne C. McLean Chief Development Officer Tucson Airport Authority Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna Niguel, CA Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. McDermott, Will & Emery Chicago or e ai s on ow to submrt nommations and what mformahon is required, contact Robert J. Reilly, director of the program, at tel: (202) 334-3224, or Chris Jenks attel: (202) 334-3089. In related news, TRB announced March 1 that an"ACRP Users' Manual" has been posted on the TRB website at http://www4.trb.org/trb/crp.nsf/ reference/boilerplate/Attachments2/$file/ACRP UsersManual.pdf. The document is about 40 pages long and should answer most questions people might have on the new Airport Cooperative Research Program. DOT Pledge to Support New Dulles Runway Washington Dulles International Airport got a$200 million pledge from the federal government to help support construction of a fourth runway on Feb. 21 when Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta signed a letter of intent to provide funding over the next eleven years for the project. The $356 million project will add a third north-south runway at Dulles. When completed in 2008, the new runway will allow the airport to handle 50 percent more flights per hour during optimal conditions, wili make it easier for air- planes to land in bad weather, and is expected to help reduce tr�c delays nationwide. Dulles is one of the fastest-growing airports in the country. Traffic has grown from 12 million passengers ayear in 1996 to over 27 million in 2005. Rannoch, B&KFlight Tracking in Europe Rannoch Corporation announced Feb. 20 that its AirScene flight tracking Mary L. Vigilante technology is now available to European airports. The flight tracking system Seattle nt, Synergy Consultants can be acquired directly from either Rannoch or its partner, the Danish sound measurement instrument manufacturerBruel & Kjaer. Rannoch said it was "in discussions about a number of potential projects and we hope to deploy the first systems within the next few months," but provided no further detail. In related news, the fizm announced Feb. 19 that Louisville Regional Airport Authority has formally accepted Rannoch's flight tracking and noise monitor- ing system for Louisville International Airport and Bowman Field. Louisville International is one of the world's busiest cargo airports and home to UPS. AIRPORT NOISE REPORT Anne $. Kohut, Publisher Published44times ayearat43978 UrbancrestCt., Ashburn, Va.20147;Phone: (703)729-4867; FAX: (703) 729-4528. e-mail: editor@airportnoisereport.com; Price $750. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by Airport Noise Report, provided that the base fee of US$1.03 per page per copy is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. USA. Airport Noise Report 29 t'+� c� ,�„^rs �5... �`r,� ° .� ..:` ef� � f s ��..=t„ �,";..:. � j . fir' c`? , .. s`, � '�'� k � �q s,,„�,P � ,�,x � � <. �`I i F#�,3� fi Y n{ �i 4e p � .. � `:7A.. t"W+..d' ..ti�,. .5.i � ic^ Ig t '+`vr,. [fi. .../ �": A weekly npdate on litigation, regulations, and technological developments -- Volume 18, Number 8 March 8, 2006 Research AVIAT�ON ENVIROPIMENTAL ISSUES NEED ATTENTION NOW, CONGRESS 7COLD "Immediate, focused attention" is required to address the interdependent aviation environmental challenges of noise, local air quality, and climate impacts, the U.S. Congress was told in a report prepared by stakeholders from 38 organiza- tions spanning the aerospace industry, federal government agencies, academia, local governments, and communities. The report, "Aviation and the Environment: A National Vision Statement Framework for Goals and Recommended Action," was completed in December 2004 but just made public on the web site of the Partnership for AiR Transporta- tion Noise and Emissions Reduction (PART'NER), a research consortium spon- sored by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Transport Canada. "If not addressed, environmental impacts may well be the fundamental constraint on air transportation growth in the 21�` century, the report concludes. The report sets the following "national vision" for aviation and the environment: "In 2025, significant health and welfare impacts of aviation community noise and local air quality emissions will be reduced in absolute terms, notwithstanding the (Continued on p. 30) Research �. . . , � • . � . � � , , � 1 ;, � C. PARTNER, the research consortium of mainly U.S. aerospace industries and universities working on ways to mitigate aircraft noise and emissions, wants to expand its collaboration to include reseazchers around the world and, as a first step, is seeking more formal ties with European agencies. A delegation representing PART'NER met last November and December with three European research establishments considered to have overiapping research interests and to be critical centers for collaboration: (1) the Environmentally Compatible Air Transport System Network ofExcellence (ECATS), sponsored by theEuropean Commission; (2) EUROCONTROL, and (3) TheNetherlands' National Aerospace Laboratory. ECATS (http://www.pa.op.dlr.de/ecats) focuses strictly on aviation emissions and is composed of leading European research establishments and universities that have aeronautical and environmental experience, PARTNER explained in its latest newsletter, which is available on line at http://www.mit.edu/aeroastro/www/ partner. The overall goal of ECATS is to create a"European Virival Institute for research of environmental compatible air transport, to develop and maintain durable means for cooperation and communication within Europe, and to strengthen Europe's excellence and influence in the international community." (Continued on p. 30) IYt TIZZS ISSLIL'... Researclz ... Congress is told that aviation environmental issues need "immediate, focused atten- tion" or they may end up being the fundamental constrainton air transportation system growth in the 21 st century. Prepared by stakeholders from 38 organizations, the reportto Congress offers three recommen- dations which are already being implemented-p. 29 Researcli ... PARTNER, the mainlyU.S. researchconsortium on aviationnoise andeinissions mitigation, wants to expand its collaboration aroundthe globe, beginning inEurope - p. 29 Flight Ti�acking ... Lochard parinershipwith Siemens ROKE Manor adds state-of-the-art multilaterationtechnologyto its suite of aircraft flight tracking tecl�nologies - p. 31 Boise Air Terminal ... FAA approves most of Part 1 SO noise ', mitigationprogram;rejectstwo � proposals - p. 31 News Briefs ... ACRP seeking research problem state- mentforfisca12007 funding; FAA announces majormilestone in WideAreaAugmentation System improvement-p. 32 March 8, 2006 anticipated growth in aviation. "Uncertainties regarding both the contribution of aviation to climate change and the impacts of aviation particulate matter and hazardous air pollutants, will be reduced to levels that enable appropriate action. "Through broad inclusion and sustained commitment among all stakeholders, the U.S. aerospace enterprise will be the global leader in researching, developing, and implement- ing technological, operational, and policy initiatives that jointly address mobility and environmental needs." Three Recommendations to Congress The report offers three recommendations to Congress, all of which are already being implemented: • Establish a federal interagency group to coordinate governmental action to reduce the negative impacts of aviation on local air qualiiy, noise, and climate change under the auspices of the Joint Planning and Development OfFce (JPDO), which is developing the next generation air trans- port system. Such a group, called the Environmental Integrated Product Team, has been formed within the JPDO and is being chaired by Carl Burleson, director of the FAA's O�ce ofEnvironment and Energy; • Develop more effective tools and metrics to assess and communicate aviation's environznental effects. The metrics should better represent the human health and welfare impacts. The tools should enable integrated environmental and economic costlbenefit analysis of policies, should incorporate the best scientific understand- ing, and should be able to put aviation's impact in context with that of other sources; • The United States should "vigorously pursue" a balanced approach toward the development of operational, technological, and policy options to reduce the unfavorable impacts of aviation. Because they offer near-term improve- ments, priority should be given to developing improved operational procedures for both noise and emissions reduction; innovative market and land use options shou(d be evaluated for mid-term improvements; and advanced technologies should be developed for rapid insertion into aircraft and engines in the long term. The United States and the European Union have agreed to pursue such a balanced approach to aviation environmental mitigation in a draft open skies treaTy awaiting approval. The draft treaty includes an environmentai provision which will be the focus of a story in the next issue of ANR. Climate Change Is Area of Uncertainty The report to Congress stresses that "the topic of greatest uncertainty and contention" is the climate change impact of aircraft. Within the EU, the report notes, "the climate impacts of aviation are identified as the most significant adverse impact of aviation, in contrast to the United States and many other nations where air quality and noise are the current focus of attention. As a result, there are increasing EU calls for regulation—trading, taxes and charges, demand 30 management and reduced reliance on aviation — even though there is large uncertainty in the understanding of the climate j effects of aircraft and appropriate means to mitigate these �, effects." Noise Problem Wi11 Grow Regarding noise impact, the report concludes that it rernains a significant problem and is anticipated to grow. "The environmental impact of aircraft noise is projected to remain roughly constant in the United States for the next several years and then increase as air travel growth outpaces expected technological and operational advancements. Continuing increases in noise impact are expected for Europe and Asia. In addition, new concerns are emerging such as the audibility of aircraft noise in certain areas of national parks and low frequency noise impacts around airports. There are also growing efforts to develop supersonic business jets with sonic boom signatures that may be acceptable for flight over populated areas." The PARTNER report to Congress is available on line at: http://web.mit.edu/aeroastro/www/partner/index.html. PARTNER, from p. 29 PARTNER said that ECATS would be a natural collaborator on research on aviation emissions measurements, health and atmospheric effects of aviation, and the socio-economic impacts of these effects, as well as on education and communication endeavors. Last November, a PARTNER delegation met with ECATS representatives in Paris and agreed on terms of reference and plans to initiate collaboration between the research teams, PARTNERreported in its newsletter. Last December, the PAR.T'NER delegation met with repre- sentatives ofEUROCONTROL (http://www.eurocontrol.int) which manages European air tra�c. The FAA and EUROCONTROL have worked together in the past and a research action plan between the two agencies will call for col laboration with PARTNER. EUROCONTROL representatives were invited to attend the PARTNER advisory board meeting, heid last week in Palm Spring, CA, in hopes that it will pave the way for a more formal arrangement between the two organizations. Also invited to the PART'NER advisory board meeting in . the hopes of establishing a more formal working arrangement was The Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory (hitp:// www.nlr.nl), a world leader in aircraft noise research. PAR.T- NER said that it and The Netherlands lab are pursuing similar interests in noise measurements and continuous descent approach flight procedures and that each entity can leverage its investment by working collaboratively. PARTNER said that it also will be reaching out to Asia Pacific researchers furthering its quest to make the consor- tium a global enterprise. PART'NER is an acronym for Partnership for AiR Transgor- tation Noise and Emissions Reduction. It was founded as an FAA Center ofExcellence. AirpoR Noise Report �. f , March 8, 2006 �liglat Tracking LOCHARD P.ARTNERSHIP ADLlS MULT�LA'TERA.TION The Australia-based firm Lochard announced March 3 that it has added state-of-the-art multilateration technology to its suite of precision aircraft tracking technologies through a partnership with the European firm Siemens ROKE Manor, which pioneered multilaterat3on technalogy in the late 1980s and holds more than 10 of the core patents on it. The move makes Lochard more competitive with rival Rannoch Corp., which also holds patents on multilateration technology. The advanced technology allows aircraft tracking where conventional radar is unavailable or has limited coverage. Lochard's partnership with Siemens comes one year a$er Rannoch announced that it had entered a parinership with the European firm Bruel & Kjaer, a leading manufacturer of sound and vibration monitors. Both firms appear to be taking steps to offset what some observers perceived as their competitive shortcomings: Rannoch was considered stronger in flight tracking than noise monitoring, while Lochard was considered stronger in noise monitoring than ilight tracking. Both parinerships will strengthen those perceived competitive disadvantages. "We are pleased to be working with a technology partner of the caliber of Siemens," said Nate Higbie, Lochard's vice president of technology. "They pioneered MI.AT [multilateration technology] with their first installation at London Heathrow in 1992 for ground surveillance and approach monitoring and the first Wide Area Multilateration system in 1993 and hold many of the core MLAT patents. With their European Air Tra�c Control track record and raw horsepower, they are the ideal partner to help us deliver unmatched ML,AT performance to Lochard's airport clients," Higbie said. The Siemens ROKE Manor multilateration technology has a track record of over 10 years in Europe providing Air Traffic Control in some of the world's busiest airspaces, Lochard said. Lochard and Siemens announced that they have been contracted by the British firm BAA to install their multilateration technology, called SkyTrak-M, at Southannpton Airport. In related news, Lochard announced on March 6 that the California Deparhnent of Transport has awarded Title 21 certification of Lochard's new ANOMS 8 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System. The certification comes at the end of extensive system verification and final acceptance of the San Francisco International Airport's ANOMS 8 system by the acoustical consulting firm Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. Lochard said it has received "overwhelming response" to its ANOMS 8 system from both existing clients and new airport clients. In California alone, the firm said, it is rolling out ANOMS 8 at San Diego International, San Francisco 31 International, Long Beach, Torrance, Sacramento airport system, Los Angeles International, Ontario International, and Van Nuys airports. The firm said its latest projects include iwo of the world's largest monitoring systems for Los Angeles Intemational Airport and the BAA London airports. Boise Air Ternzinal .... . '' • � � � _'-�- - —� � _ � � ► � : : (/ The Federal Aviation Administration announced March Z that it has approved 30 of the 32 proposed noise mitigation measures submitted in the Part 150 airport noise compatibil- ity program for Boise Air TerminaUGowen Field in Boise, Idaho. Disapproved by the FAA were two measures: downwind arrival flight tracks and Flight Management System (FMS) / Global Positioning System (GPS) flight procedures to reduce noise impact. FAA said it rejected the downwind arrival flight tracks because "no demonstrable noise benefit would accrue if this measure were implemented on a voluntary basis. Vectoring aircraft to south downwind would create operationai issues. The aircraft would have to be blended with south traffic and have to be kept clear of departing tra�c. The new result would be increased workload, risk of error, and increased flying time and cost for users." Regarding the use of FMS/GPS technology to mitigate noise impact, FAA said the Part 150 program did not demonstrate noise benefits from this proposed measure, even assuming 100 percent compliance. "Many aircraft presently are not equipped to carry out FMS/GPS procedures, so the compliance rate is unrealistic," the agency said. "Also, the FAA still would need to develop airport-specific procedures, which would take some time to study and determine their feasibility. This recommendation is more appropriate to pursue outside of the Part 150 process to determine local feasibility and possible inclusion in future updates." The FAA did not describe the 30 Part 150 program mea- sures that were approved for Boise but said they would be included in the Record of Approval for the program which will be available online at http:www.faa.gov/ airports_airtr� c/airports/environmental/airport_noise. Click on Airport Noise Compatibility Planning Data and Program Status. Click on Idaho. For further information, contact Cayla Morgan in FAA's Seattle Airports District Office; tel: (425 ) 227-2653. St.LucieProgram underReview The FAA announced March 2 that it has approved noise exposure maps submitted by St. Lucie County, FL, for St. Lucie County International Airport and that it is reviewing a proposed Part 150 noise compatibility program forthe airport. Airport Noise Report March S, 2006 32 ANR EDI�'ORIAL That review will be done by Aug. 22, 2006. The noise exposure maps depicted, among other things, existing noise AJD'VISORY BOARI) conditions in 2005 and future conditions expected in 2010 with a new paraliel runway. JohnJ. Corbett,Esq. For further information, contact Lindy McDowell in FAA's Orland Airports Spiegel & McDiannid DistrictOffice; tel: (407) 812-6331; ext.130. Washington, DC Carl E. Burleson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administration John C. Freyfag,P.E. Director, Charles M. Salter Associates San Francisco Michael Scott Gatzke, Esq. Gatzke, Dillon & Ballance Cazlsbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Denver Suzanne C. McLean Chief Development Officer Tucson Airport Authority Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna Niguel, CA Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. McDermott, Wil] & Emery Chicago Mary L. Vigilante President, Synergy Consultants Seattle � In Brief ... � ACRP Seeks Research Problems for 2007 The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) just announced the projects it will fund in fiscal year 2006, including an effort to develop guidance on compatible land use around airports. Now the Transportation Research Board (T'RB), which manages the new program, is soliciting research problem statements for fiscal year 2007. They must be submitted by March 3]. The ACRP is an applied, contract research program seeking to develop near- term solutions to issues facing airport operating agencies. Environmental issues are among the broad range of research topics that will be considered for funding. The ACRP Oversight Committee will select the research problem statements for fiscal 2007 in the summer of2006. Problem statements, idealiy only one to three pages in length, may be submitted via e-mail to acrp@nas.edu. For additional information, contact ACRP Manager Christopher Jenks at tel: (202) 334-3089 or cjenks@nas.edu. FAA Annonnces Milestone for WAAS In what it called a major step toward reducing reliance on ground-based navigation infrastructure, the Federal Aviation Administration announced on March 6 that Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) use is being extended from the current 250 feet above an airport's surface to 200 feet for vertical instrument approaches. The change will enable WAAS vertical guidance procedures to achieve an operational capability similar to an instrument landing system where suitable airport conditions exist, FAA said. Those airports that do not tiave the appropriate conditions may require additional infrastructure and airspace upgrades. "This is a significant milestone, moving us closer to our ultimate goal of a satellite-based airspace system," said FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey. WAAS is a satellite-based navigation system designed to improve the accuracy, availability, and integrity of signals from Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites. AI.RPORT NOISE REPORT Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44 times ayearat43978 Urbancrest Ct., Ashburn, Va. 20147; Phone: (703) 729-4867; FAX: (703) 729-4528. e-mail: editor@airportnoisereport.com; Price $750. Authorization to photocopy items for intemal or personal use, or the intemal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by Airport Noise Report, provided that the base fee of US$1.03 per page per copy is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. USA. Airport Noise Report �. � � ; � <. �,��., � ��lu� r,hs: s•.� �t�' � �, . ��s . .�,� ro � �si€ v-�� �r�- �, `�x - r..;,.. : � i .s "u r �' .�.,- ,...,� .:� , b �.�n .., n,.•� 3 ,• k�:,,.. �u.,..� ,ne=� p �1'. -e A weelcly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 18, Number 9 �AX, Oakland Int'l Airports _ , ;, � � u-�a� _ _ - �� _ � � :_ �i�i �� _� _� � -- - - Community challenges to proposed airport expansion plans for two of the largest airports in California -- Los Angeles International and Oakland International -- have resulted in legal seitlement agreements that give communities more input in the airport planning process. Both airports recently announced steps they are taking to abide by these legal settlements. Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), proprietor of LAX, announced that two outreach meetings will be held March 15 and 18 for the public to participate in a community-based planning process for the modernization of LAX. "We are looking forward to hearing from our neighbors about their ideas for modernizing LAX, and limiting noise and traffic problems in their communities," said Lydia H. Kennard, executive director of LAWA. "These meetings are a critical first step in a new, more responsive public process. We invite the public to voice its views and sentiments on the best way to improve LAX and help make it a good neighbor." (Contirtued on p. 34) European Union C!� Al�TAI,YSIS O� El�II�0I�TIVIEIV'I'A.I,I�LTI.�ES I2�QUII2ED Il�t D12.A,FT' OPEN SI�IES 'I'ItEA'I'Y A Feb. 20 story in the British newspaper The Gua1•dian brought to light the fact that a draft open skies treaty between the European Union and the United States includes Article 14, which would require the signatories to do the following: * Weigh the costs and benefits of imposing measures to protect the environ- ment, such as aircraft noise and emissions restrictions; * Refer disagreements between countries on such measures to a committee comprised of governments, airports, and airlines; * Refer any disagreements that the committee cannot resolve to a three-person international arbitration panel. But assertions in The Guardian story that Article 14 would curtail the power of EU states to impose environmental taxes and restrictions on aviation, that the provision was forced on the Europeans, and that the draft treaty language is not final are wrong, according to U.S. and European sources familiar with the treaty, which has not been made public. The Guardian story was based on a copy of the draft treaty obtained by the paper. Carl Burleson, director of the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Environment and Energy, called The Gua�•dian story "bad journalism: ' The real story is that, since both the EU and U.S. recognize that environmental issues might arise [in liberalizingU.S. carriers' access to European airports], therewas (Continued on p. 34) 33 March 15, 2006 IsZ TIZtS ISSUG... Lt1X, Oakland Int'l ... Legal settlement agreements ofchal- lenges to airportexpanionplans give communities more input inth� airportplanningprocess. Commu nity-based planning for LAX modemizationbegins; Oakland approves masterplan developed with communities -p. 33 European Union ... A draft open skies treaty with the U. S. would require European states to weigh the costs and benefits of impo sing restrictive measures on aviation toprotectthe environ- ment - p. 33 Noise Graiits ... Twelve airports are awarded AIP grants to supportnoise mitigation projects - p. 35 Part 1 SO P��ogram ... FA.A approves noise compatibility programs forAlbany International AirportandAtlantic City Interna- tionalAirport; is reviewinga proposedmodificationto Orlando Sanford International noise program - p. 35 News Briefs ... Opening ceremony is held fortheNew KitakyushuAirport, located on a man-made island almosttwo mile off the coast of Japan in order to reduce noise impact - p. 36 March 15, 2006 _ _ 34 � The meetings are the first steps in implementing the recent settlement of lawsuits filed against the LAX master plan. The LAX Specific Plan Amendment Study was one of the conditions of the settlement, which called for the creation of a prompt, community-based process to revisit and poten- tially replace controversial "yellow light" projects ... with alternative projects that increase airport e�ciency and mitigate traffic, noise, and pollution," LAWA explained. The study will consist of a series of public planning zneetings over the next six months followed by a formal environmental review process. In January, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously agreed to scrap a controversial $11 billion modernization plan for LAX in exchange for cities near the airport and Los Angeles County dropping their lawsuits challenging the plan on the grounds that it underestimated the impact of the project on noise, air quality, and tra�c (18 ANR 5). 20-Year Oakland MasterPlan Appraved On March 7, the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners approved a resolution allowing Oakland International Airport to move forward with identifying specific develop- ment projects through 2025. "Preparing a master plan for Oakland International Airport was a collaborative effort between Port of Oakland staff and representatives of airport neighbors, and an excellent learning experience for us all," said Kathleen Ornelas, community relations representative for the City of San Leandro. "San Leandro o�cials are supportive of the final master plan document and we look forward to continuing to work with the Port to study specific airport development projects," she said. The new master plan meets the requirements of a legal settiement agreement between the Port and the City of Alameda, the Citizens League for Airport Safety and Serenity (CLASS), and Berkeley Keep Jets Over the Bay Committee, which challengedthePort's earlier, more ambitious expansion plan in 1997 on the grounds that it was deficient. A California appeals court agreed and, in 2001, issues a ruling ordering the Port to conduct additional analysis on nighttime noise, air quality as it relates to human health risk, and the risk to the airport expansion posed to the Western burrowing owl, a species of special concern underCalifornialaw. The court-ordered supplemental environmental analysis was completed in 2003 (15 ANR 163). CLASS President Gary Hoffer said he viewed the stake- holders meetings during the preparation of the master plan "as a very useful process which can serve as a modei for the communication needed to occur between Oakland Interna- tional Airport and the citizens and governing bodies of sunounding communities. CLASS was pleased to have participated in this process and we look forward to continu- ing productive interaction with the airport in the future." Since June 2004, the Port staff has worked closely with the Stakeholders Advisory Committee to prepare a master plan for the airport. The committee includes representatives from the cities of Alameda, San Leandro and Oakland, the San Leandro Unified School District, Alameda County, and airports users, including fixed-base operators, passenger and cargo airlines, the Port's Airline Liaison O�ce, and flight training/light general aviation aircraft operators. Approved in the master plan is concept-level planning and a feasibility study that focuses on: • Near-term (2010-2012) and long-term (2025) airport land use guidance; • Potential near-term projects and accommodating near-term airline passenger activity forecasts including further study of a 17 to 21-gate terminal; • A new South Field (air carrier) runway is not proposed due to the speculative nature of long-term fore- casts and to limitations on runway capacity that make it unlikely that unconstrained airline passenger forecasts will be realized; • Tfie need for a new South Field air carrier runway in the 2015 to 2025 timeframe. However, the Port said itwiil not pursue a new air carrier runway at this time due to environ- mental constraints and funding limitations; and • A low-growth air cargo forecast aimed at existing air cargo tenants and reflecting the Port's decision to deemphasize marketing for new air cargo airlines and service. Open Skies, from p. 33 thought to be a value on both sides to include an article [on the environment] in the treaty. It was not forced on the EU. Aiso, if you look at the agreement, it rea�rms both sides' commitmentto ICAO [International Civil Aviation Organiza- tion] principles on environmental protection," which urge a cost/benefit analysis of environmentat mitigation measures. The dra$ open skies treaty "enshrines ICAO principles. It does not mean that environmental measures require the approval of the other party. It means that disagreements should go through a consultation process, similar to other bilateral agreements. It is possible that something could go to arbitration but that is very rare under other bilateral agree- ments." The �uropean source agreed with Burleson that there were many inaccuracies in The Guardian story. The draft open skies treaty would provide the EU and U.S. with a mechanism to work out disagreements on environmental measures, which is a good thing, he told ANR. The Guardian story implied that the draft treaty would block EU countries from imposing an emissions irading scheme or fuel tax on airlines but that is not the case, he said, adding that no decision has been made yet by the EU on whether it will impose such measures and that ICAO will meet in September 2007 to discuss emissions issues. He also asserted that there are positive aspects to estab- lishing a committee and arbitration panei to work out problems between EU countries and the U.S. He also stressed that final approval by the EU of the draft open skies treaty is contingent on the U.S. issuing a final rule Airport Noise Report March 15, 2006 on foreign control of U.S. carriers that satisfies the EU. That rule is due out by the end of April. Meagan Walklet, who led the State Department O�ce of Transportation Policy team that negotiated the draft open skies treaty, stressed that establishment of a committee to resolve differences between countries on environmental restrictions is a way to find consensus on such matters and to provide a forum on both sides of the Atlantic to discuss issues of common interest. Formation of such joint cornmit- tees is common in European agreements, she said. FirstU.S./EUEnvironmental Issues Conference In other action designed to bring U.S. and EU aviation policy officials together, the first everEuropean-U.S. Airport Environmental Issues Conference will be held on June 28-30 in Brussels. It will be hosted by Brussels International Airport, FAA, European Commission, European Civil Aviation Conference, and U.S. and international airport and airline trade groups. A key part of the agenda is to look at best practices in addressing the environmental challenges of today and how those challenges will be addressed in the future. For further information, contact Tom Zoeiler at the American AssociationofAirportExecutives: tel: (703) 824- 0500, ext.174; e-mail: tom.weller@aaae.org. AIP Grants , �. :�: ., � , . . � a ;�, ; :�, � � � � � � , , i 7 . 4 _ Twelve airports were awarded federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants to support aircraft noise mitigation projects between Feb. 24 and March 2, according to data posted on the Federal Aviation Administration's website: http://www.faa.gov/airports_airiraffic/airports/aip/ grantapportion_data. The following airport proprietors received AIP grants to support noise mitigation projects: • City of Anchorage, Alaska, received a grant of $3 million for noise mitigation measures for an estimated 75 residences within the 65-69 DNL contour of Anchorage International Airport; • City of Chicago received a grant of $2,145,100 for noise mitigation measures at a school near O'Hare Interna- tional Airport and a separate grant of $5,869,346 for another school near 0'Hare; • CityofLouisville,KY,receivedagrantof$9million for noise mitigation measures for residences within the 65-69 DNL contour ofLouisville International Airport; • CityofDetroit,MI,receivedagrantof$9,750,000 for noise mitigation measures for residences within the 65-69 DNL contour of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport; • City of Kansas City, MO, received a grant of $138,240 to acquire land for noise compatibility within the 65- 35 69 DNL contour of Kansas City International Airport; • City of St. Louis, MO, received a grant of $ l, 811,620 to acquire land for noise compatibility within the 70-74 DNL contour of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport; • City of Tulsa, OK, received a grant of $7 million for noise mitigation measures for residences within the 65-69 DNL contour of Tulsa International Airport; • City ofPortland, OR, received a grant of $1,322,000 to install a noise monitoring system at Portland International Airport; � City of Allentown, PA, received a grant of $6.2 million for noise mitigation measures for residences within the 65-69 DNL contourofLehigh Vailey Internationai Airport; • City of Austin, TX, received a grant of $3.5 mil]ion to acquire land for noise compatibility within the 65-69 DNL contour of Austin-Bergstrom Intemational Airport; • City of Houston, TX, received a grant of $8.7 million for noise mitigation measures for residences within the 65-69 DNL contour and within the 70-74 DNL contour of George Bush Intercontinental Airport; • CityofSeattle,WA,receivedagrantof$3,054,000 for noise mitigation measures for public buildings and a separate grant of $8,598,000 for noise mitigation measures for residences within the 70-74 DNL contour of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Part 1 SO Program r � . c . i ', � � "� :',� : �� ♦ . ♦. � / :�'. ",� ��:';. On March 13, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it has approved Part 150 airport noise compatibility programs for Albany International and Atlantic City International airports and that it is reviewing a proposed modification to the noise mitigation program for Orlando Sanford International Airport. The Albany noise program contained 31 proposed noise mitigation measures. Four of those measures were approved only as voluntary measures and four measures were disapproved in part. FAA said that it disapproved in part a proposal to an- nounce an approach procedure on the Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) "due to current agency proce- dures on the use of the ATIS," which is a continuous broadcast of recorded non-control information in high- activity terminal areas. FAA also disapproved in part engine maintenance run-up policies pending submission of additional information. Two land use measures (residential land acquisition and acquisition of undeveloped land in business and commercial zones) were disapproved in part in accordance with Section 189 ofthe Vision 100 FAA Reauthorization Act. Known informally as the Lott Amendment, this provision of the act bars the FAA in fisca12006 from funding noise mitigation measures outside of the 65 DNL noise contours of airports. Airport Noise Report March 15, 2006 36 ANR E��•I,�RIA� A land use measure involving the acquisition of a nursing home and A:DVISi)RY BOARD �sociated land was disapproved for purposes of the Part 150 program "since ( , the NCP did not demonstrate that acquisition was necessary to prevent new ,� John J. Corbett, Esq. Spiegel & McDiazmid Washington, DC Carl E. Burleson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administration John C. Freytag, P.E. Director, Charles M. Salter Associates San Francisco Mic6ael Scott Gatzke, Esq. Gatzke, Dillon & Ballance Cazlsbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwefl LLP Denver Suzanne C. McLean Chief Development Of�cer Tucson Airport Authority Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna Niguel, CA Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. McDermott, Will & Emery Chicago MaryL. Vigilante President, Synergy Consultants Seattle non-compatible development, FAA said. The FAA no longer lists in the Federal Register the noise program measures it has approved in Part 150 programs. They are included in the Record of Approval for each Part 150 program made available on the FAA's website at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/environmentaVairport_noise. The Part 150 program for Atlantic City International Airport included only three proposed noise mitigation measures, which the FAA did not describe. The agency said it disapproved in part a proposal to use Runway 13-31 as the preferential runway for night departures due to concerns expressed by the Air Tra�c Control Tower but did not elaborate. For further information on the Albany or Atlantic City Part 1S0 programs, contact Maria Stanco, an environmental protection specialist in FAA's New York Airports Disfict Office; tel: (516) 227-380 S. The FAA said that the public has until May 2 to comment on the proposed modification to the Part 150 program for Orlando Sanford International Airport, which would revise a land use element of the NCP approved in 2002 to reflect the incompatibie land uses located within the 65 DNL contour of the 2004 noise exposure map. FAA said it will complete its review of the proposed modification by Aug. 30. For further information, contact Lindy McDowell in FAA's Orland Airports District Office; tel: (407) 812-6331. 1`)Z 81^lBf ... � New ]Kitakyushu Airport Opens Some 600 people attending the March 12 opening ceremony for the New Kitakyushu Airport, located on a man-made island in the sea of Suo almost two miles offshore from Japan's second largest city in the Kyushu region. Connected to the mainland by an access bridge, the island is just 15 kilometers from downtown Kitakyushu and was built on material dredged up in the process of creating an international shipping lane as part of an unre- lated port improvement project. Because of its off=shore location, the new airport will have less noise impact and will be closed only from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. The new airport "has been the dream of Kitakyushu's one million citizens and people in the surrounding region," Mayor Koichi Sueyoshi said at the opening ceremony, Kyodo News International reported." This is the airport that will underpin Kitakyushu in the 21� century." AIRPORT NOISE REPORT Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44 times ayear at 43978 Urbancrest Ct., Ashburn, Va. 20147; Phone: (703) 729-4867; FAX: (703) 729-4528. e-mail: editor@airporinoisereport.com; Price $750. Authorization to photocopy items for intemal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by Airport Noise Report, provided that the base fee of US$1.03 per page per copy is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. USA. �'�, .y^ ,�.�.,,xE ��, ,� s},.�.. r�;�.,, l� � . � r ;� f � �,'"^�. ?�'� ��. rk � ,�;.,�7 +�;�,.:. ;. "�. �' 7�. i, �.t' �� � � { ¢-at i�,� �, r� " t C',8 ..f,� y. i ,:.z. �i�. ,a m.c x. �..�e F��.. ,x�.� s..�� �.'"�' ��,..f �,:,,• .::r:. � ,;r,b. A weekly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 18, Number 10 FAA I' i' • ��' 1' ' I F � ,�. ��•� . i�,;� .�� i The Federal Aviation Administration adopted minor revisions to its Order 1050. lE on policies and procedures for implementing the National Environznental Policy Act (NEPA) on March 27. None of the changes affect the way the agency assesses noise impact in environmental analyses. The new order (l 050. lE, Change 1: Environmental Impacts: Policies and Proce- dures) became effective on March 20. It clarifies language in the older order, makes changes for consistency, adds information and corrections, and makes editorial changes. However, the final revision does not include a proposed provision that would have added a specific categorical exclusion (CATEX) from environmental review for establishing or modifying a"prohibited area," a type of Special Use Airspace used to bar overflights of sensitive sites, such as the homes of U.S. presidents. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) expressed concern that the addition of a new CAT'EX for prohibited areas would limit the airspace in which small aircraft owners operate. The addition of this CA'TEX was deferred by the FAA pending further consideration of AOPA's concerns. (Continued on p. 34) Airspace � � -i,i ,�, , ;� , � ,�, :,, � ,, .� , � . , . ;�. , : . . :�. ;� �, , ; ;� � �. �. Add members of the New Jersey Assembly to the long list of state politicians opposed to a major redesign of the airspace in the New York/New Jersey/Philadel- phia metropolitan area under consideration by the Federal Aviation Administra- tion which would significantly increase noise impact on communities near LaGuardia andNewark airports. In early March, the NJ Assembly passed by a vote of 69-2-5 a resolution asking Congress to oppose the FAA's proposal, outlined in a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on four plans it is considering for the airspace redesign (18 ANR 1). The NJ Senate is considering a similar resolution. The goal of the redesign is to improve safety, reduce delays, and handle growing traffic along the northeastern section of the county. But noise mitigation was not listed as a project goal, an omission which has state lawmakers, the governor, and state congressmen and senators fuming in light of past FAA promises to resolve noise problems caused by an earlier airspace redesign. "What I find disturbing," said NJ State Sen. Thomas H. Kean, Jr, "is that in 2001 the FAA determined that aircraft noise pollution was the strongest and most widespread concezn raised by the public. Now, four years later, they ignore this study and develop a redesign project that would substantially increase noise (Continued on p. 34) 37 March 29, 2006 In Thas Issue... FAA ... Agency issues a minor update to Environmental Order 1050.1 E onNEPA compliance; plans to issue substantive update to accompanying Environmental Handbook, Order 5050.4B, by the end of April - p. 37 Airspace Redesign ... The NewJersey Assembly over- whelminglypasses aresolution opposingFAA'splanto redesign the airspace in a five-state area of the East Coast, which will have a significantnoise impactonNew Jerseyans - p. 37 Santa �arbara ... FAA approves most of airport's Part 150 noise mitigationprogram; approves updaied noise maps for Detroit Metro - p. 38 Teclz�iology ... UPS is the 1 aunch customer in the United States fornew cutting-edge Boeing technology thatwill help pilots fly quieter, cleanerroutes in and out of airports - p. 39 News Bf�iefs ... Carole Wedl retires from Oakland Int'1 noise o�ce; Jason Schwartzreplaces Peggy McNees, who retired, as noise manager for Port ofPort- land; WalterGilfillanrecognized forpioneeringwork in airport/ communityrelations -p. 39 March 29, 2006 3 g ' For further information, contact Matthew McMillen in FAA's Office of Environment and Energy at tel: (202) 493- 4018. The updated order is available online at http:// www.faa.gov/regulations�olicies/orders notices. In related news, the FAA plans by the end of April to issue a final update to its Environmental Handbook, which provides detailed guidance to agency personnel, airports, and others on how to review airport development projects to ensure compliance with NEPA. Order 5050.4B will replace Order 5050.4A, which was issued in 1985, and is intended to supplement instructions in Order 1O50.1E, Change 1. The FAA asked for comment on its proposed revision to its Environmental Handbook in December 2004. Airport trade groups expressed concern that the proposed revision contemplated FAA action without timely and meaningful input from airport sponsors and that the revision would not streamlinethe environmental review process (17 ANR 14). Several airportJcommunity roundtables challenged the FAA's assertion in the updated order that there are no significant adverse noise impacts with changes in noise exposure between the 60-65 DNL contour. Airspace, from p. 37 pollution for as many as 330,000 residents. I understand and am supportive of the need to improve the efficiency of our airspace, however not if it conflicts with the needs and wants ofthe communities who will be most affected." Said NJ Assemblyman Eric Munoz, "I am also troubled that the FAA is pursuing projects that may have a substan- tial effect on the environment. These environmental concerns could cost the State as much as $2.5 billion." The mayor of the Ciiy of Elizabeth, NJ, has vowed to take the FAA to court if its airspace redesign causes a signifi- cant impact on residents of her city, in which Newark International Airport is partially located. "We plan to sue in federal court if the plan they adopt adversely affects us," Mayor Elizabeth Bollwage told the Newark StarLedger. "Underthe environmental justice clause, being an urban community next to an airport, we have an awful lot to hang our hat on in federal court," the mayor said, adding that the city is considering hiring legal counsel. An aide to the mayor told ANR that such action will occur only after the FAA has made a final decision on the airspace redesign, which is not expected until next year. The mayor has asked FAA to release for public comment any measures it may propose to mitigate the noise impact of the airspace redesign option it selects and also to allow public comment on any environmental justice reinedial measures it might propose. The FAA has acknowledged that its airspace redesign would have a disproportionate impact on minority communi- ties near Newark and LaGuardia as defined in Executive Order 12898 on Environmental7ustice. The FAA is in the process of holding a series of nearly 30 public hearings on the Draft EIS for its proposed air route changes, which cover 31,000 square miles over a five-state area. Some 21 airports were included in the project but particular focus was placed on five: Newark, Teterboro, J.F.K. International, LaGuardia, and Philadelphialnternational. Because noise mitigation is not a goal of the project, the FAA. ruled out a plan developed by a coalition of New Jersey communities —the New Jersey Coalition Against Aircraft Noise (NJCAA.N) –to mitigate noise impact by routing planes departing Newark over the Atlantic Ocean to gain altitude before turning back over land. The altemative preferred by the FAA would have the most noise impact of the four considered but also would have the most benefits in terms of ineeting the project goals. NJCAA.N President Robert Belzer said that Congress directed the FAA in the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 to mitigate the noise impact of an earlier airspace redesign over New Jersey (called the Ex- panded East Coast Plan) and that the agency had subse- quently promised to take such action. "NJCAAN believes that Congress intended for the agency to provide aircraft noise reduction that resulted from the prior redesign completed in the late 1980s with the current redesign project," he told ANR. "NJCAAN believes that the New Jersey public deserves an answer from the FAA as to why it did not include noise reduction in the current project" Santa Barbara , . ;. �;.;�. � .,� ,, � �� � ..,.,:,.,� � On March 21, the Federal Aviation Administration an- nounced its overall approval of the Part 150 noise compatibil- ity program for Santa Barbara Airport in California and its approval of noise exposure maps for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne Couniy Airport. The Part 150 program for Santa Barbara contained 20 proposed actions for noise mitigation on and off the airport. The FA.A granted approval for one noise abatement element, 10 land use management measures, and all four program management elements. They are described in the FAA's Record of Approval of the program, which will be put on the agency's web site at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/ airports/environmentaUairport_noise. The FAA did not approve three noise abatement elements of Santa Barbara's noise mitigation program, said that one program element required no federal action, and said that one land use management element was disapproved in part pending submission of additional information. Rejected by the FAA was an informal flight procedure intended to reduce departures over residential areas by discouraging early turns. It would have resulted in 1681ess people exposed to 60-65 CNEL when compared to the existing 2008 baseline population and would not have changed the number of people impacted in the 65 CNEL contour. FAA disapproved the measure because it would not provide a noise benefit within the 65 CNEL contour. Airport Noise Report � � �� March 29, 2006 . Also disapproved by the FAA was a proposed measure to install precision approach indicator lights to a runway and to raise the glide slope from 3.0 to 3.25 degrees. FAA said such action would not provide a measurable noise benefit. The agency also disapproved another proposed measure that would encourage the use of Differential Global Position- ing System (DGPS), AreaNavigation (RNAV), and Flight Management System (FMS) technologies to better define approach and departure routes in the future. FAA said it needs additional information to analyze this proposal. The Santa Barbara noise mitigation program provided no information on the potential effects of such measures on noise at the airport, FAA explained. Regarding Detroit Metropolitan Airport, the FAA ap- proved updated noise exposure maps submitted by the Wayne County Airport Authority. An updated Part 150 program is under development for the airport and will be submitted to the FAA for approval by the end of the year at the earliest. Technology NEW BOEING TECHNOLOG'K HELPS PILOTS SELECT ROUTES Pushed by rising fuel costs, UPS has become the launch customer in the United States for new cutting-edge technol- ogy developed by Boeing that gives pilots instant access to aeronautical charts and other information they need to fly routes into and out of airports that reduce airplane emissions and noise pollution and improve fuel efficiency. UPS will reirofit 107 of its Boeing 757s and 767s with Boeing's Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) technology. In addition, EFB will be installed on eight new 747-400 freight- ers ordered last yeaz by UPS and due for delivery in early 2007. "EFB is a core technology of Boeing's vision of an e- Enabled air transport system, where data, information, and knowledge can be shared instantly across an air-transport enterprise," Boeing explained. "Using software developed by Boeing and its subsidiary, Jeppesen, as well as hardware from Astronautics Corp, ofAmerica, Boeing's Class 3 EFB digitally delivers vital charts, manuals, and documents, giving pilots instant access to the information they need. Boeing's EFB also can offer improved communication between an airplane flight deck crew and airline maintenance teams, which supports timely repairs of planes and helps reduce unscheduled repairs." UPS is working with ACSS of Phoenix, AZ, to develop SafeRoute TM, a set of A.DS-B-based software applications, Boeing explained. "UPS will use the Boeing EFB to display the SafeRoute information, which will help UPS reduce airplane emissions and noise pollution, improve fuel e�ciency, expand airport capacity, and improve airport safety on the ground," the company said. tJPS has been exploring EFB as a tool to help materially streamline its operations into and out of key airports," Boeing said. "In a simple but elegant use of the Electronic 39 Fiight Bag, UPS will map more e�cient flight paths for its fleet, reducing the need for hoiding patterns and cutting flighttimes." "In today's world of rising fuel prices, it's more critical than ever to operate efficiently," said UPS Air.line and Intemational Operations Vice President Bob Lekites. "Implementing this system is just one of the many ways UPS uses technology to conserve fuel, which benefits both customers and the environment " Said ACSS President Kris Ganase, "We have come together as a team to move the industry forward. We're excited to work with Boeing to disptay SafeRoute informa- tion for UPS pilots and help provide fuel savings, reduced emissions, noise abatement, and improved flight safeiy:' Boeing said that, with 80 Gigabytes of available memory, its Class 3 EFB provides plenty of room for new applications, such as enhanced electronic checklists, real-time weather, and real-time Notice to Airmen (NOTAIv� information. In addition, the open-architecture of the EFB and its integration into the airplane's larger systems, "give it unmatched potential for Boeing, airlines, and even third-party software designers to create even more exciting applications." In Brief� Carole Wedl Retires from Oakland In late January, Carole Wedl retired from the Port of Oakland, where she served as manager of noise and environ- mental compliance for Oakland International Airport for 16 years. Known for her gregarious and effervescent personality, Wedl was toasted at a retirement luncheon attended by several hundred friends and colleagues. During her tenure as manager of the noise office, Wedl helped develop a court-ordered Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) on the planned expansion of Oakland International that addressed sleep disturbance in a compre- hensive manner by presenting as much information regard- ing the nighttime environment and potenfial effects on sleep as was feasible. That document, released in 2003, still serves as a timely reference for other airports because of its excellent explana- tions, in lay terms, of noise metrics and methodologies, sleep disturbance studies, and a dose-response curve. No replacement for Wedl has been selected yet. Porfland Gets New Noise Manager Jason Schwartz, the former noise officer at St. Petersburg- Clearwater International Airport, will replace Peggy McNees as noise manager for the Port of Portland, OR. "He brings a wealth of experience to this important role," the Port of Portland said, noting that Schwartz built an extensive noise program from the ground up at St. Peters- burg-Clearwater, developing several noise abatement initiatives, including a Federal Aviation Administration- approved "Fly Friendly" program, and created new strate- Airport Noise Report March 29, 2006 40 I ANR EDIT(.�I�IAI, gies for addressing community noise concerns. A��SORy BOA� "This is an opporiunity to help protect the quality of life valued so highly in �' •1 this community, while at the same time helping maintain the vital air transpor- � tation choices offered at Portland Internationai Airport," Schwarz said. "One JohnJ. Corbett,Esq. thing that attracted me to this position was the Port's demonstrated concem Spiegel & McDiannid for the community and the environment. I believe in transparency; letting the Washington, DC community know what's going on and what we can and can't do" Carl E. Burleson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Federai Aviation Administration John C. Freytag, P.E. Director, Charles M. Salter Associates San Francisco Michael Scott Gatzke, Esq. Cratzke, Dilion & Ballance Cazlsbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Denver Suzanne C. McLean Chief Development Officer Tucson Airport Authority Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna Niguel, CA Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. MeDermott, Wi1] & Emery Chicago MaryL. Vigitante President, Synergy Consuitants Seattie Gilfillan Honored forPioneering Work Noise consultant Walter Gilfillan, who pioneered the idea of a Community Roundtable to bring together diverse stakeholder groups to address airport noise issues and later launched the University of California at Berkeley's annual aviation noise symposium, was honored for his groundbreaking work at this year's conference, held March 5-8 in Palm Springs. The new Gilfillan Award was named in honor of the man who had the vision to start the symposium 21 years ago and recently expanded it into aircraft emission issues. "He pioneered the idea of a Community Roundtable," Donna Reid, confer- ence manager for the UC Berkeley Tech Transfer Program at the Institute of Transportation Studies, said in presenting the surprise accolade. The idea for the roundtable grew out of consulting work Gilfillan did for San Francisco International Airport in th� late 1970s, which resulted in a Joint Land Use Study, a project of the City and County of San Francisco and County of San Mateo. This study became the first FAA-approved/accepted Part 150 program in the country in 1983, Reid said. "For more than 20 years now, Walt has led the SFO Roundtable; and a few years ago began another equally successful one at Los Angeles International Airport. Por these two major West Coast airports he has worked tirelessly, helping to resolve conflicts, insure better communications, and assist the efforts of all stakeholders to move towards an equitable resolution of prob- lems." "His unique personality and people sawy has helped SFO address commu- nity concems about aircraft noise and to work wieh the public on very technical issues. The SFO Roundtable celebrates its 25"' anniversary this year and is widely recognized as a model for intergovernmental cooperation." After launching the SFO Roundtable, Gilfillan astutely saw the need to help educate stakeholders about noise issues by launching a symposium on the subject through Berkeley's ITS Extension program. That conference has grown over the years to become the premiere noise and emissions conference in the world. The new Gilfillan Award will be presented annually to members ofthe airport noise and emissions stakeholders community "for their special efforts at tackling environmental issues in aviation and finding ways to advance understanding and collaborative problem-solving," Reid said. AIRPORT NOISE REPORT Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44 times ayear at 43978 Urbancrest Ct., Ashburn, Va. 20147; Phone: (703) 729-4867; FAX: (703) 729-4528. e-mail: editor@airportnoisereport.com; Price $750. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by Airport Noise Report, provided that the base fee of US$1.03 per page per copy is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA. 01923. USA.