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06-15-2007 ARC Packet1. 2. 3. CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS AIRPORT RELATIONS COMIVIISSION AGENDA June 15, 2007 — Large Conference Room Call to Order - 7:00 p.m. Roll Cali Approval of the Minutes from the May 9, 2007 Airport Relations Commission Meetings. 4. Un�nished and New Susiness: a. Review Updated Plan of Action/Pamphlet b. Update on May NOC Meeting (out of corridor violations) c. Updates for Introduction Boolc 5. 0 � Acknowled�e Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence: a. April 2007 ANOM Technical Advisor's Report b. April 2007 ANOM Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis c. Airport Noise Report, May 1 l, 2007. d. Airport Noise Report, May 18, 2007. e. Airport Noise Report, May 25, 2007. f. Airport Noise Report, June 1, 2007. Other Commissioner Comments or Concerns Upcomin� Meetin�s City Council Meeting NOC Meeting MAC Meeting NOC Cities Meeting 8. Publac Comments 9. Adiourn 6-19-07 - 7:30 7-18-07 - 1:30 6-18-07 - 1:00 6-20-07 —1:00 (Richfield) Auxii'rary 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. �. �� O�, � yo � O� � �. � N 0 0 0 0 � I � � .� .� • � - - .► �. .► .► • • . - � c� � r = r.�-• c'i � � 3 � � � r� � , � Ir�. � � ` i' '1 1 • '� �' ' '�' �, � . � �� . . ;� � , � . . ; � � ;� � � �,1 ' 11 The zegular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at 7:00 p.m., in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, Minnesota.. The following Commissioners were present: Liz Petschel, Chair; Ellsworth Stein, Vice Chair; Bill Dunn, Robin Ehrlich, and Dave Sloan, Commissioners. Also present were: Jim Danielson, City Administrator; Jake Sedlacek, Assistant to the City Administrator; and Mary Heintz, Recorder. Not Present: Brian Linnihan and Sally Lorberbaum, Commissioners. Approval of Minutes A revised set of minutes was distributed, to replace the draft minutes, which had erroneously been distributed, and a motion was made by Commissioner Sloan, seconded by Commissioner Dunn, to approve the April 11, 2007, Airport Relations Commission Meeting those minutes as subnaitted. IJnfinished and I�Tew lBusiness A. Update Plan of Action Chair Petschel said she had reviewed the plan more closely and requested comment regarding the main focus and goals of the ARC and other issues. It was suggested that the layout goals and objectives be on the same page or nwnbered by priority 1 through 5, displayed in a more easy-to-read format. The Commissioners recommended keeping up with new technology and pressuring MAC to obtain real time records from MAC (as San Francisco) and possible use of continuous descent approach at MSP. Discussion ensued regarding the high priority issues and they were reprioritized: l. Legislati�e oversight of the MAC 2. Mox�itor adherence to the environmental impact statement for runway 17/3S 3. Continue efforts to keep planes in the air corridor over Mendota Heights 4. Input with NOC 5: Residential land use in Mendota Heights, particularly developable parcels that may be affected by airport noise 6. Night-time restrictions The individual issues were ihen reviewed and revised by the Coinrnissioners. Commission Meeting — May 9, 2007 i Mendota Heights Airport Relationa Commission Issue # 1. Residential land use in Mendota Heights, particularly developable parcels that may be affected by airport noise. Revise action steps to be listed alphabetzcally. Issue #2. Continue input and dialog with the MSP Noise Oversight Committee (NOC). Revise action steps to be listed alphabetically. Issue #3. Adherence of Runway 17-35 to the environinental irnpact statement. Delete action steps 3(Revisit corridor operations after a few months of use of the new runway and impact on head-to-head operations, non-simultaneous d'epartures, turning, etc.) and 5(Ask MAC to revzsit/revamp the Technical Advisors Report once the new runway is complete), as these have been accomplishec�' Revise remainzng actzon steps to be lzsted alphabetically. Issue #4. Elimination of head-to-head operations. Delete. Issue #5. Conversion from hush kitted to Manufactured Stage III and Sta.ge N aircraft. Delete, though continue to monztor untzl the Zast DC9 is gone. Issue #6. Non-simultaneous departure procedures. Merge action step into issue to read "Monztor and encourage use of non-simultaneous departure procedures. " Issue #7. Night-time restrictions on aircraft operations. Revise ta read "Monitor � night-time departure trends over Mendota Heights. " Issue #8. Definition of the air corridor over Mendata Heights. Merge action step into the issue to read "Define tlze air corridor over Mendota Heights and monitor flzght data to ensure adherence to the corrido�. " Issue #9: Legislative oversight of the MAC. Revise actzon steps to be Zisted alphabetically. Delete current action step 3("Propose a bill to our legislators to have M4C board members be elected to improve MAC accountabzlity') and add as action step B) "Monitor and actively lobby for proposed changes to MAC structure and their method of appointments, " and revise listing of current action step 2 to action step C) "Test� as necessary on MAC/airport legislation. " Issue #10. Revise to read "Develop a relationship with FAA representatives and legrslative leaders and monitor and, beginning in tlze summer of 2007, actively lobby them regarding airport issues. " Revise action steps to read: A) Invite Legislators annually to a t�egular ARC meeting and encourage Senator Metzen and Representative Hanson to have MAC Board elected, BJ Invit.e Carl Rydeen annually to an ARC meeting, and C) Invite MAC Commissioner Tom Foley annually to an ARC meeting. Issue #11. Define capacity atMSP. Delete. 2 Commission Meeting — May 9, 2007 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission Issue # 12. Oversight of 2020 Plan. Revise action steps to be Zisted alphabetically. It was Commission consensus to merge action steps into the Issues of the "Other Issues to be Monitored." Issue #l. "Monitor correspondence between Rogers Lake East Noise Reduction Committee and MAC." Then delete action steps 2-S. Issue #2. "Promote standard znstrutnent depa�tures and fznal approaches through the use of global positzoning satellites to keep plans from flying ove�^ residential areas of the City (tracks versus headings). Issue #3. "Monitor correspondence and new informaiion on international noise mitigation efforts and monitor legal precedent/litigatzon regarding nozse level averaging. " Issue #4. "Part I SO Study: Monitor/Support Minneapolis' efforts to require greater sound abatement measures and continuously monitor the Minneapolis and Bloomington lawsuits. " Add: "Wot�k collaboratively wzth other citres on issues of mutual concerns regarding airport development and operations. " Issue #5. "Heighten awareness and cornmunication of Mendota Heights' noise concems. Delete action steps 1-4. Issue .#6. "Mendota Heights land use planning has respected limitations to the MSP air corridor." Delete. Chair Petschel stated strongiy that there be nothing in the document that conflicts with the ARC brochure and that the Coinmission's view be global. Com�nissioner Sloan suggested that specifics be identified in the document, such as dates, if it's intended to be a living action document. Discussion ensued regarding the best time to lobby legislators. Chair Petschel commented that the goal will be to find out when hearings will take place and the best times to invite Carl Rydeen, Tom Foley, Senator Metzen and Representative Hanson for their annual visits to AR.0 meetings. Mr. Danielson will redraft the Plan of Action, distribute to ARC Coinmissioners for fmal review and acceptance, and then it will be presented to the City Council for acceptance. It was reiterated that the titles and numbering need to be in sync. 3 Commission Meeting — May 9, 200? Menflota Heights Auport Relations Commission B. Edit Thank-You Letters Chair Petschel requested feedback to the proposed thank-you letters to Chad Leqve and � Carl Rydeen before sending. Cornmission feedback was positive but recommendations were made to 1) revise the last line of Mr. Rydeen's letter to read "We feel that the runway will be a tremendous asset to the Airport and the communities surrounding the airport" and 2) to send a copy of Mr. Leqve's letter to his supervisor, Jeff Hamel. C. Guy Heide Letter Discussion There was general discussion and explanatian provided to the Commission regarding Guy Heide's letter to MAC Commissioner Foley. D. Updates for Introduction Book No action required. Acknowled�e Receint of Various Reports/Correspondence Commissioner Dunn commented that he experienced how easy it is to make a complaint online. Mr. Sedlacek reported there were 1,941 Eagan complaints in March, and Chair Petschel responded that the rise was due to the increased usage of Runway 17 fanning over that area. It was noted that Bloomington/Eagan experienced 36.'7% of Runway 17 arrivals, compared to 15.9% last year, and 20.6% of departures, compared to 0% last year. The corridor analysis was reviewed, and it was suggested that a future meeting be televised when Mr. Rydeen and Mr. Leqve are in attendance to explain in simple terms what the concept means. Chair Petschel stated that in the future attorneys are expected to embrace the concept of the noise effects contours, so using noise effects instead of numbers will be difficult to quantify. She said the Met Council went with the annoyance issue when they changed the buildable contour from 65 to 60. Mr. Danielson asked attending Commissioners whether they could hear flights at night in their area. Commissioners Dunn and Sloan responded no, their homes were built to specifications. Commissioner Stein responded that his home was retrofitted but he could hear noise, though ha.d gotten used to it. A. March 2007 ANOM Technical Advisor's Report B. March 2007 ANOM EaganlMendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis C. Airport Noise Report, April 6, 2007 D. Airport Noise Report, April 13, 2007 E. Airport Noise Report, April 20, 2007 F. Airport Noise Report, Apri127, 2007 (" \. 4 Commission Meeting —May 9, aoo7 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Cominission Other Commissioner Comments or Concerns ' � None. Upcomin� Meetin�s • City Council Meeting — May 15, 2007 — 7:30 p.m. • NOC Meeting — May 16, 200'7 —1:30 p.rn. • MAC Meeting — May 21, 2007 —1:00 p.m. Public Comments None. Adiourn Cornrnissioner Sloan made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Dunn, to adjourn the meeting at 8:21 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mary Heintz TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 5 � . ___ ____ , '' � _ � � � • " Mendota I�eights Airport Relatlons Commission �,�_ . -__.�° -°,�t'.�"m ♦ �ti.�,� , e. I�., i�'�:� �� - 1 - 6/7/2007 __ The Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission is charged with monitoring proposed i 1 airport rules, procedures, and programs and advising the City Council on matters pertaining to airport noise and operations. In an effort to mitigate airport noise in the Mendota �[eights community and assure equity of the current runway use system, the Commission has given high priority to the following issues: ��.4: �� D�-��-��r �:�se�� l.. Legislative oversight of the MAC. 2. Monitor Adherence to the environmental impact statement for Runway 17-35. 3. Continue efforts to keep planes in the air corridor over Mendota Heights. 4. Continue input and dialog with the MSP Noise Oversight Committee (NOC). S. Residential land use in Mendota Heights, particularly developable parcels that Ci, Nighttime restrictions on aircraft operations 7. Conversion from hush kitted to Manufactured Stage III and Stage N aircraft. �y. Non simultaneous departure procedures. 9. Develop a relationship with FA.A representatives and legislative leaders regarding airport issues. 1.0. Oversight of 2020 Plan 11. Assess Anoms Locations � 2. Monitor Continuous Descent Approach for any collateral positive effects to Mendota Heights Other issues that will require continued monitorin�: 1. Monitor/Support ongoing lawsuits to require greater sound abatement measures. 2. Heighten awareness and coxnmunication of Mendota Heights noise concerns. 3. Promote standard instrument departures and final approaches through the use af global positioning satellites to keep planes froin flying over residential areas of the City. 4. Monitor correspondence and new information on international noise mitigation efforts. 5. Monitor correspondence between Rogers Lake East Noise Reduction Cormnittee and MAC. _ 2 - 6/7/2007 Issue #1: Legislative oversight of the MAC Action Steps: Who: When: 1. Establish strong relationship with legislators and airport Staff/ARC continuous o�cials 2. il�onitor arid actively lobby for proposc,d cha�l�c,s to MAC structure aild methad of appoinfi�neilts.. 3. Testify as necessary on MAC/airport legislation Staff/ARC as necessary Issue #2: Monitor Adherence to the environmental impact statement for Runway 17-35. Action Steps: Who: When: 1. Monitor data and information regarding the use and ARC/StafF as avail impact of new runway 17-35 in the technical advisors report and its conformance to the EIS. 2. Ask MAC to provide ARC with data regarding runway AR.GStaff monthly 17-35 use (staying under 9.3%) on parallel 3. Communicate reaction to the analysis of 17-35 completion ARC/Staff as avail 4. Review tower operations with MAC staff for 17-35 ARC/Staff efFects. 5. Monitor MAClFAA accommodations to communities ARC/Staff affected by 17/35 operations for consistency with treatment of Mendota Heights and adherence to EIS Issue #3: Continue efforts to keep planes in the air corridor over Mendota Heights as avail as appropriate Action Steps: Who: When: 1. Monitor flight data to ensure adherence to corridor ARC/Staff monthly Issue #4: Continue input and dialog with the MSP Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) Action Steps: Who: When: 1. Monitor activities and processes of MSP Noise Oversight ARC monthly Committee 2. Regular meetings with NOC representatives and ARC ARC/NOC as needed to identify issues that can be advocated ;. tiUc:�i-1c C:'ollaborat.i�-�1�� .vith ot11c:1� e��mmunities tzr mutual. eoneer.ns as ��ards tt� airpi�rt cievelc�p�.�.ic:».t. a:l.a.d ok.�er�i.i.o7�s. -3- 6/7/2007 j � Issue #5: Residential land use in Mendota Heights, particularly developable parcels that may be affected by airport noise. Action Steps: Who: When: 1. Monitor applications for development for the ARC/Staff As apps are filed Acacia site and the Furlong neighborhood. 2. Provide recoinmendations to the City Council for development rezoning and or acquisition of these sites. 3. Provide ARC with all application materials submitted sites. Issue #6: Nighttime restrictious on aircraft operations ARC/Staff Staff As apps are filed As apps are filed Action Steps: Who: When: 1. Have NOC representative lobby for further restrictions on Nighttime operations (preferred nighttime headings) AR.C/NOC ongoing 2. Monitor legal precedent/litigation concerning noise ARC continuous levelaveraging 3. t��lonitc�r night cl.eparture tren.cl.s Issue #7: Couversion from hush latted to Manufactured Stage III and Stage N aircraft. Action Steps: Who: When: 1. Determine when phase out of hush kitted aircraft will occur. 2. Advocate for incentives/penalties program for Stage III compliance by airlines 3. Deterniine what constitutes a Stage N aireraft and when conversion to Stage N will occur Issue #8: Non simultaneous departure procedures ARC/Staff ARC/Staff ARC/Staff as appropriate as appropriate as avail Action Steus: Who: When: 1. Monitor and encourage use of non-simultaneous departure AR.C/Staff Procedures. as appropriate 6/7/2007 i � Issue #9: Develop a relationship with FAA representatives and legislative leaders regarding airport issues Action Stens: Who: When: 1. Invite Senator Metzen and Rep. Hanson to a rcgu.lar ARC Staff/ARC Meeting Encourage Senator Metzen and Rep. Hanson to have Mac Board elected. 2. Invite Tower Operatar C'a.rl K,-deet� to an ARC Meeting Staff/ARC Annually 3. Invite MA.0 Commissioner Tom Foley to an ARC Meeting StaffLARC Issue #10: Oversight of 2020 Plan Annually Annually Action Steps: Who: When: 1. Identify effects of 2020 Plan on MI3 ARC/Staff ongoing 2. Work proactively with other Cities to require MAC to ARC/Staff ongoing address and min;mize adverse effects of implementing 2020 Plan 3. Work to require MAC's expanded use of reliever airports AIZC/Staff ongoing Issue #11: Assess Anoms Locations 1. Work with NOC to determine if noise monitors are at the ARC/Staff best locations, are they moveable, is technology updated Issue #12: Monitor CDC for any collateral positive effects to Mendota Heights Other Issues To Be Monitored: ongomg Issue #1: Monitor/Support ongoing lawsuits to require greater sound abatement measures. Issue #2: Heighten awareness and communication of Mendota Heights noise concerns. Issue #3: Promote standard instrument departures and final approaches through the use of global positioning satellites to keep planes from flying over residential areas of the City. Issue #4: Monitor correspondence and new information on international noise mitigation efforts Issue #5: Monitor correspondence between Rogers Lake East Noise Reduction Committee and MA.C. -5- 6/7/2007 � ', � � T SUBJECT: CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS ►►il�► C�: ARC Commissioners Linda Shipton, Senior Secretary Updates for Introduction Packet Please replace the following pages in your ARC Introduction Packet Table of Contents Operations North of the 090° Corridor Boundary The following should be replaced from your monthly ARC Meeting Agenda Packet. # 7 Airport Noise Report — Put the latest issue of this rn your Intro Packet #13 April 2007 - Technical Advisors Report #14 April 2007 - Eagan Mendota Heights Corridor Report C � � TO: _. � CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS ��7 Airport Relations Commission Linda Shipton, Senior Secretary June 7, 2007 SUBJECT: Operations North of the 090° Corridor Boundary The following is a tabulation of tracks crossed gate from June 2002 to April 2007 (tracking sheets attached). 2002, June - 137 Tracks Crossed Gate 2002 July - 85 " 2002 August - 176 " 2002 Sept. - 111 " 2002 Oct. - N/A " 2002 Nov. - N/A " 2002 Dec. - N/A " 2003 Jan. - 33 2003 Feb. - 42 2003 March - 64 2003 April - 103 2003 May - 45 2003 June - 80 2003 July - 80 2003 r.ug. - 35 2003 Sept. - 45 2003 Oct. - 29 2003 Nov - 52 2003 Dec. - 94 2004 Jan. - 84 2004 Feb. - 129 2004 Mar. - 100 2004 Apr. - 54 2004 May - 204 2004 June - 50 2004 July - 93 2004 August - 117 2004 Sept. - 174 2004 October - 180 2004 November —108 2004 December —135 2005 January - 169 2005 February —113 2005 March — 79 2005 April —175 2005 May - 189 2005 June - 156 2005 July - 103 2005 August — 61 2005 September —175 2005 October - 100 2005 Navernber — 81 2005 Decernber — 60 2006 January —118 2006 February — 39 2006 March — 79 2006 April —121 2006 May — 58 2006 June — 96 2006 July - 85 2006 August - 110 2006 September — 95 2006 October - 114 2006 November - 118 2006 December - 96 2007 January — 81 2007 February — 88 2007 March - 183 2007 April - 144 Tracks Crossed Gate ,� « » ,� ,� « « . « « ,� « ,� « « « « « ,� « , « ,� « ,� „ « « �'1 : � � . � . , � .. � � .` , .�; ;1 �;.�1 , ..,,, «,�.- ; •,i1 '�: • . 1 .i ' ii Tab1e of Conten.ts for 1�pri12007 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 A11 Operations Nighttime Runway Usage 7 MSP Carrier Jet Operations Nighttime Runway Usage g MSP Top 15 Nighttime Operator's by Type 9 �. MSP Top 15 Nighttinne Operator's Stage Mix 10 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks 11-14 MSP ANOMS Remote Monitoring Tower Site Locations Map 15 Time Above dB Threshold for Carrier Jet Arrival Related Noise Events 16 Time Above dB Threshold for Carrier Jet Departure Related Noise Events 17 Carrier Jet Arrival Related Noise Events 1 g Carrier Jet Departure Related Noise Events 19 MSP Top Ten Aircraft Noise Events per RMT 20-32 Analysis of Daily and Monthly Aircraft Noise Events DNL 33-35 � A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program MSP Complaints by City Apri12007 Note: Shadcd Calumns represent MSP complainls fiicd via the Intemct. /� � Sum of % Toml oCCompiain�s may not equol 100% due to rounding. � 'As of May 2005, the MSP Compinints by City rcport includes mnl�ipie -- complaim dacriptors per individual compl�in� 7'herefore, ihe numbcr of compiaint descriptors may be more than the number of reported comptuints. Repo�t Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 - �- MSP International Airport Aviation Noise Complaints for Apri12007 Number of Complaints per Address o � � 1-5 6-16 17-36 37-67 68-90 91-114 115-179 180-268 - 2- Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 4� Available Hours for Runway Use April 2007 FAA Averaqe Daily Count _ _ Air Carrier 826 799 Commuter 382 406 General Aviation 108 54 Militarv 7 7 ReporE Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 ' 3' . ' '•• � • �� _ _.._ __. Note: Sum ofRUS % may not equal 100% due to rounding. - 4- Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 Carrier Jet Operations ' . - '••� `� il Note: Sum of RUS % may not equai 10D% due to rounding. Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 - 5- April 2007 MSP Carrier Jet Fleet Composition Note: Sum of fleet mix % may not equal iD0% due to rounding. - � Note: Stage 111 represent aircraft modified to meet ali stage iil criteria as outlined in Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 36. 7his 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-off measured 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-weighted decibels. - 6- Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 Nighttime All Operations 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. ' . -'-•• '� ii Note: Sum of RUS % may not equal 100% due to rounding. Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 - �- Nighttime Carrier Jet Operations 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Runway Use Report April 2007 Note: Sum of RUS % may not equal 100 % due to rounding. - 8- Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 April 2007 Top 15 Actual Nighttime Jet Operators by Type 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Hmerican American America West America West Continental Expre: DHL Fed Ex Fed Ex Fed Ex FedEx Pinnacle Kitty Hawk Kitty Hawk Northwest Narthwest Northwest Northwest Northwest Northwest Sun Country Sun Country Skywest Airlines Shuttle America Airtran Airtran United United UPS UFS UPS US . . : �:� . . . � � : � � �� . � : � � � � . � . : l • l ' , � - . . : � • t�. : . . . . � � : : : : � �� : : . � : �. . � Note: The top 15 nighttime operators represent 90.1 % of the total nighttime carrier jet operations. Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 - 9- $oo 750 700 650 600 c� C 550 C �' S00 � � C. 450 Q. �; 400 � � 350 �. 300 Z 250 20p 150 100 50 O �� April 2007 Nighttime Fleet Stage Mix for Top 15 Airlines 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. AAL AWE BTA OHL FDX FLG KHA NWA SCX SKW TCF TRS UAL.. UPS USR :tS.�r[ Prr � �Ma"nufactured�.Stage 3, S$age 8��:` �Stage 2-. s. Apri12007 Nighttime Fleet Stage Mix for Top 15 Airlines Note: UPS DC8Q and 6727Q aircraft are re-engined with manufactured stage 3 engines. Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks . • • ••- . • ' • 11 Apr 1 thru 8, 2007 — 4306 Carrier Jet Arrivals Apr 1 thru 8, 2007 — 4305 Carrier Jet Departures Apr 1 thru 8, 2007 — 390 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals Apr 1 thru 8, 2007 — 208 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures Report Generated: 05/15l2007 13:10 -11- Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations - April 2007 � Apr 9 thru 16, 2007 — 4088 Carrier Jet Arrivals Apr 9 thru 16, 2007 — 4096 Carrier Jet Departures Apr 9 thru 16, 2007 — 313 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals Apr 9 thru 16, 2007 — 191 Nighftime Carrier Jet Departures _� Z_ Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Je# Operations — April 2007 Apr 17 thru 24, 2007 — 4062 Carrier Jet Arrivals Apr 17 thru 24, 2007 — 3972 Carrier Jet Departures Apr 17 thru 24, 2007 — 304 Nighitime Carrier Jet Arrivals Apr 17 thru 24, 2007 —157 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 - 13 - Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations — April 2007 ` Apr 25 thru 30, 2007 — 3040 Carrier Jet Arrivals Apr 25 thru 30, 2007 — 3036 Carrier Jet Departures l" Apr 25 thru 30, 2007 — 246 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals Apr 25 thru 30, 2007 —144 Nighftime Carrier Jet Departures - 14 - Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 MSP International Airport Remote Monitorinq Tower (RMT) Site Locations �-:�;,:.L . �� { ` � ' Remote IVlonitoring Tower s 5y : � .1i`i Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 - 15 - Time Above dB Threshold for Arrival Related Noise Events April 2007 ;� � � � � y � .: I " t y' � �. �� ,� I�� .� � : RMT '� ; � T�me > ' T�me > Y T�me > T�me > ',... �D . : ; . `.. .'..::� _C!�!! ,:.., .. . _ � : . .... .. : :. .. ... ... ..Address..... . , .� ::`. ... � .. :, � 65dB � � , ', 80dB. �. .; ,�,. 90tlB� , ,100dB i ....... . � .. ......... .. . 1 Minneapolis Xerxes Ave. & 41st St. 19:02:56 00:01:43 00:00:02 00:00:00 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 17:14:53 00:09:37 00:00:01 00:00:00 3 Minneapolis West Eimwood St. & Belmont Ave. 22:11:26 01:17:43 00:00:28 00:00:00 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 18:07:55 00:23:43 00:00:00 00:00:00 5 Minneapalis 12th Ave. & 58th St. 23:32:32 04:41:06 00:03:01 00:00:00 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St. 19:59:36 03:28:46 OO:Q5:23 00:00:00 7 Richfieid Wentworth Ave. & 64th St. 00:49:22 00:00:26 00:00:00 OO:Q0:00 8 Minneapolis Longfeilow Ave. & 43rd St. 00:07:24 00:00:00 OQ:00:00 00:00:00 9 St. Paui Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 00:00:46 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 10 St. Paui Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. 00:00:44 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave. 00:00:51 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 00:00:28 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:�0 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 00:05:30 00:00:01 00:00:00 00:00:00 14 Eagan 1 st St. & McKee St. 23:06:02 00:02:07 00:00:00 00:00:00 15 Mendota Heights Cuilon St. & Lexingtan Ave. 00:22:34 00:00:12 00:00:00 00:00:00 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane 19:58:56 01:08:11 00:00:17 00:00:02 17 Bloomington 84th St. & 4th Ave. OO:Q0:43 00:00:00 OO:OO:QO 00:00:00 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17fh Ave. 00:27:47 00:00:22 00:00:00 00:00:00 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 00:06:27 00:00:08 OQ:Q0:00 00:00:00 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 00:00:43 00:40:00 OO:OO:OQ 00:00:00 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 00:13:45 00:00:07 00:00:00 00:00:00 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 13:04:31 00:00:34 OQ:00:00 00:00:00 23 Mendota Heights End of Kenndon Ave. 03:00:25 00:00:40 00:00:00 00:00:00 24 Eagan Ghapel Ln. & Wren Ln. 24:07:48 o0:02:12 OO:Q0:00 00:00:00 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd, 00:55:06 00:00:01 00:00:00 00:00:00 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ava. W. 02:53:15 00:00:26 00:00:00 00:00:00 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S. 00:26:40 00:00:13 00:00:00 00:00:00 28 Richfield 6645 16fh Ave. S. 01:56:07 00:01:17 00:00:00 Q0:00:00 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. Schooi 4315 31 st Ave. S. 00:00:21 00:00:01 00:00:00 00:00:00 30 Bloomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 04:46:56 00:00:09 00:00:00 00:00:00 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 00:00:32 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasant Ave. S. 00:01:05 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 33 Burnsville North River Hilis Park 00:01:45 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 34 Burnsville Red Oak Park 00:05:45 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 35 Eagan 2�00 Garnet Ln. 06:48:30 00:00:15 00:00:00 00:00:00 36 Apple Vailey Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 10:57:26 00:00:24 00:00:00 00:00:�0 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 00:05:39 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. 00:00:25 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 39 Eagan 3477 St. Charles PI. 00:01:41 OO:Oo:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 ; , ,,. . .: . � ; Toial Time #or Iarr�val tVo�se. Events . _ ; . 234 45 17 11:20 25 00 09.12 ,00 OQ ,02':� - 16 - Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 t �: Time Above Threshold dB for Departure Related Noise Events April 2007 , ,� � � , , ,1 RMT' ' ' � � � ' Time > T�me > Time > T�me >` ; , �� F � :� ID - C!tY .:;:. ...... . � F � .. Address . . :.; .. _ . ' 65dB_ . .:80dB..... 90'c�B' _ _ 1 OOdB, ° _r � .. ,.:. ...... .. ... . . . . ... . ... . :: . . . . ... 1 Minneapolis Xerxes Ave. & 41 st St. 03:08:39 00:01:15 00:00:00 00:00:00 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 03:55:11 00:01:51 00:00:00 00:00:00 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 10:32:06 00:12:38 00:00:48 00:00:00 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 12:49:01 00:25:38 00:00:37 00:00:00 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58th St. 39:27:28 04:15:28 00:38:38 00:00:25 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St. 46:23:07 05:50:52 01:03:48 00:00:56 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave. & 64th St. 21:51:37 00:50:51 OQ:00:45 00:00:00 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 12:36:44 00:32:27 00:00:20 00:00:00 9 St. Paui Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 00:10:15 00:00:13 OQ:00:00 00:00:00 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. 00:05:49 00:00:47 00:00:19 00:00:00 11 St. Paui Finn St. & SchefFer Ave. � 00:04:41 00:00:40 OO:Q0:14 00:00:00 12 St. Paul Aiton St. & Rockwood Ave. 00:1120 00:0020 00:00:00 00:00:00 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 06:14:35 00:01:06 00:00:00 00:00:00 14 Eagan 1 st St. & McKee St. 11:18:19 00:27:26 00:00:43 00:00:00 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & �exington Ave. 08:43:53 00:07:25 00:00:03 00:00:00 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane 12:39:43 01:19:36 00:07:41 00:00:00 17 Bloomington 84th St. & 4th Ave. 00:24:04 00:02:39 00:00:28 00:00:00 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave. 14:49:32 00:10:18 00:01:18 OO:Q0:00 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 11:00:25 00:03:43 00:00:00 00:00:00 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 00:38:38 00:00:58 00:00:04 00:00:00 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 02:16:41 00:00:26 00:00:00 00:00:00 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 02:36:46 00:01:06 00:00:00 00:00:00 23 Mendota Heights End of Kenndon Ave. 15:17:11 00:44:09 OO:Q3:55 00:00:00. 24 Eagan Ghapel Ln. & Wren Ln. 06:4$:05 00:07:19 00:00:05 00:00:00 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 11:04:33 00:02:�5 00:00:00 00:00:00 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 05:04:24 00:06:07 00:00:00 00:00:00 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S. 09:35:12 00:13:44 00:00:55 00:00:00 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 32:13:33 00:33:38 00:00:12 00:00:00 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31 st Ave. S. 07:55:32 00:07:26 00:00:00 00:00:00 30 Bloomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 22:04:51 02:07:48 00:07:25 00:00:00 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 02:17:21 00:02:14 00:00:12 00:00:00 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasant Ave. S. 00:53:51 00:00:23 OO:Q0:00 00:00:00 33 Burnsvilie North River Hiils Park 01:50:44 00:00:59 OQ:00:00 00:00:00 34 Burnsville Red Oak Park 00:46:02 00:00:25 00:00:00 00:00:00 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln. 04:17:02 00:03:50 00:00:00 00:00:00 36 Apple Valley Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 01:56:34 OO:d1:04 00:00:00 00:00:00 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 03:12:43 00:02:04 00:00:00 00:00:00 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. 04:49:49 00:02:40 00:00:00 00:00:00 39 Eagan 3477 St. Charles Pi. 05:19:38 00:04:59 00:00:00 00:00:00 �' '� Total Time for.De ar#uree No�se Events ; ,;, „.. 357 25 39 18 48 47 .02 08 3Q 00,;01 21..; ., .., ... . ��. , �� Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 - � 7- Arrival Related Noise Events �• 11 ', �' � ' , Arriva� "' Arrival Arrival Arrival , � ,� � � \ RMT ' � � ' ' s , , � Events > Events3 > , ' Evenfs' > Events: > . �. � , � >ID _, ...... G�h!.� . ..: . ... .::..�..� ... . ' _ ...�...;.Address... ... _.: . ..�....:.... �..._.'.65dB . ..80dB .....:. ��,90dB� . _ :� 100dB ,�.; . ... . .. . _. .., . 1 Minneapolis Xerxes Ave. & 41 st St. 4189 17 1 0 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 3628 131 1 0 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 4133 1010 12 0 4 Minneapalis Park Ave. & 48th Si. 3843 360 0 D 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58th St. 4394 2990 68 0 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St. 4048 2979 170 0 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave. & 64th St. 140 9 0 0 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St 25 0 0 0 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 4 0 d 0 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. 3 0 0 0 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave. 4 0 0 0 12 St. Paul � Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 1 0 0 0 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 21 1 0 0 14 Eagan 1 st St. & McKee St. 5214 45 0 0 15 Mendata Heights Cullon St. & Lexington Ave. 90 3 0 0 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane 3989 833 6 0 17 Bloomington 84th St. & 4th Ave. 4 0 0 0 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave. 115 6 0 0 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 31 4 0 0 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 2 0 0 0 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 66 1 0 0 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trai( 3055 9 d 0 23 Mendota Heights End of Kenndon Ave. 736 7 Q 0 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln. 5251 50 0 0 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 190 1 0 0 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 736 8 0 0 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S. 95 1 0 0 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 336 21 0 0 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. Schaol 4315 31 st Ave. S. 2 1 0 0 30 Bioomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 1315 1 0 0 31 Bloomingfon 9501 12th Ave. S. 3 0 -0 0 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasant Ave. S. 5 0 0 0 33 Burnsville North River Hiils Park 8 0 0 0 34 Bumsville Red Oak Park 27 0 0 0 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln. 1705 7 0 0 36 Apple Val(ey Briar 0aks & Scout Pond 2255 4 0 0 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 19 0 0 0 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. 3 0 0 0 39 Eagan 3477 St. Gharles PL 6 0 0 0 . Totai Arcival Na�se Events � 4969'1 8499 258 0 a . � ; � . ., ,,, , , ..., . : . , , - 18 - Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 ��a • � r �, . � � �� 11 �:� :, ` :: ; rt Departure Departure ' Departure Depa ure : RMT ' , ; � s> s> s> s> � Event, Event Event` Event �, , ; , , �U. .,..�:.� .�..G!tY....� ..:... .. ...... ...... . ......Address.. .. i.... ... :.. _..�65dB... .,..80;dB!...,.. '.....90dB..... ..', 100dB :�:..;: 1 Minneapolis Xences Ave. & 41 st St. 657 23 0 0 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 833 31 0 0 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Beimont Ave. 1917 115 10 0 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th Si. 2269 189 11 0 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58ih St. 6035 1431 402 10 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St. 7287 2308 524 25 7 Richfield Weniworth Ave. & 64th St. 3536 418 9 0 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 2099 260 6 0 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 36 2 0 0 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. 18 3 3 0 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave. 13 3 2 0 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 37 2 0 0 13 Mendoia Heights Southeast end af Mohican Court 1171 20 0 0 14 Eagan 1 st St. & McKee St. 1699 207 8 0 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & Lexington Ave. 1555 75 2 0 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane 1751 416 83 0 17 Bloomingion 84th St. & 4#h Ave. 75 12 5 0 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave. 2545 151 11 0 19 Bloomingfon 16th Ave. & 84th St. 1943 79 0 0 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 125 8 1 0 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 463 9 0 0 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 415 20 0 0 23 Mendota Neights End of Kenndon Ave. 2342 264 47 0 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln. 1059 91 2 0 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 1034 23 0 0 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 851 69 0 0 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S. 1838 141 9 0 28 Richfield 6645 16th five. S. 4893 469 4 0 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31st Ave. S. 1448 66 0 0 30 Bioamingfon 8715 River Ridge Rd. 3381 750 112 0 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 470 18 2 0 32 Bioomington 10325 Pleasant Ave. S. 198 2 0 0 33 Burnsville North River Hills Park 378 9 0 0 34 Burnsviile Red Oak Park 140 3 0 0 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln. 755 51 0 0 36 Apple Valley Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 327 14 0 0 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 524 38 0 0 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. 834 42 0 0 39 Eagan 3477 5t. Charles PI. 1001 62 0 0 ' ` " , Total Departure Noise Events , :; . -. 57952 . 7,894 , ;,; .1253 ,. 35 Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 -� g- Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP April 2007 (RMT Site#1) Xerxes Ave. & 41 st St., Minneapolis 04/25/2007 12:40 04/11/2007 11:55 04/10/2007 15:58 04/11/2007 6:06 04/30/2�07 16:18 04110/2007 16:47 04/13/2007 7:31 04/10/2007 17:38 04/28/2007 15:34 04122/2007 17:51 (RMT Site#2) Fremont Ave. & 43rd St., Minneapolis NWA581 8757 A 12R NWA624 A320 A 12L NWA135 DC9Q A 12L CC1706 B72Q A 12L NWA765 DC9Q A 12L NWA404 DC9Q A 12L CC1706 B72Q D 30R NWA1535 QC9Q A 12� NWA19 8744 D 30L NWA1535 DC9Q A 12L (RMT Site#3) West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave., Minneapolis ., ;. . � :. . :. � :. :. :. : • �� i _ 20 _ Report Generated: 05/15l2007 13:10 Top Ten L.oudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP Aprii 2007 (RMT Site#4) Park Ave. & 48th St., Minneapolis (RMT Site#5) 12th' Ave. & 58th St., Minneapolis 04/15/2007 17:17 04/03/2007 7:40 04/17/2007 14:26 04/15/2007 10:33 04l17/2007 14:55 04/03/2007 11:55 04/14/2007 14:07 04/11l2007 19:58 04/17/2007 10:44 04/1712007 15:31 NWA751 CC1706 N WA494 N WA789 NWA865 NWA1491 NWA1787 N WA1056 NWA1082 N WA790 Report Generated: 05/15l2007 13:10 (RfViT Site#6) 25th Ave. & 57th St., Minneapolis 103.8 103.4 102.9 102.8 102.7 102.5 101.7 101.5 101.4 100.8 -21- Top Ten �oudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP April 2007 (RMT Site#7) Wentworth Ave. & 64th St., Richfield 04/15/2007 17:17 04/27/2007 22:44 04/03/2007 21:15 04/16/2007 23:33 04/03/2007 5:46 04/01 /2007 15:46 04/04/2007 0:09 04/1512007 8:07 04/11/2007 23:39 04/02/2007 8:43 (RMT Site#8) Lonqfellow Ave. & 43rd St., Minneapolis NWA751 DC9Q D DH�197 B72Q D DHL304 B72Q D CG1705 672Q D DHL1648 B72Q D NWA790 DC9Q D CCP2066 B72Q D AAL2040 MD80 D CC1705 B72Q D AAL2313 MD80 D (RIVi i Site#9) Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave., St. Paul _ 22 _ Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP April 2007 (RMT Site#10) Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St., St. Paul (RMT �ite#11) Finn St. & Scheffer Ave., St. Paul (RMT Site#12) �Alton St. & Rockwood Ave., St. Paul Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 ' 23 ' Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP April 2007 04/19/2007 16:51 04/11/2007 7:38 04/30/2007 14:32 04/18i2007 14:00 04/11/2007 6:41 04I2112007 19:03 04/16/2007 19:48 04/12/2007 18:55 04l18/2007 12:10 04/01 /2007 6:37 (RMT Site#13) Southeast end of Mohican Court, Mendota He CCP402 B72Q D CCI706 B72Q D NWA1696 DC9Q D AA�1096 MD80 D BMJ72 BE80 D NWA1020 DC9Q D NWA606 DC9Q D NWA1656 A320 A AAL366 MD80 D DHL1648 B72Q D (RMT Site#14) 1 st St. & McKee St., Eagan 12R 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 30R 12� 12R 86.6 83.9 82.8 82.6 82.5 82.5 $2.2 81.8 81.7 81.5 (RNIT Site#15) Cullon St. & Lexington Ave., Mendota Heights - 24 - Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 Top Ten Loudesfi Aircraft Noise Events for MSP April 2007 04/14/2007 9:28 04/01/2007 7:24 04/01 /2007 6:14 04/21/2007 9:35 04/01 /2007 10:55 Q4/26/2007 7:03 04118/2007 16:44 04/22/2007 17:38 04i18l2007 7:46 04/22/2007 10:31 04/1212007 15:46 04/21 /2007 15:16 �' � 04/14/200715:42 °' 04121l200716:01 04/02/2007 15:50 04/27/2007 15:24 04/13I2007 15:14 04/20/2007 15:23 04/23/2007 20:40 04/16/2007 15:37 GCP412 CCP416 CGP400 CCP412 NWA1426 CCP400 DH L2810 NWA1533 CCP412 NWA870 N WA19 NWA19 N WA19 NWA3 N WA19 NWA19 N WA19 NWA19 DHL304 NWA19 (RMT Site#16) Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane, B72Q B72Q B72Q B72Q DC9Q B72Q B72Q DC9Q B72Q DC9Q (RMT Site#17) 84th St. & 4th Ave., Bloomi B744 D B744 D B744 ...............- D --...._ B744 D B744 D 8744 D B744 D 8744 -._.. p _....._ B72Q D B744 Q (RMT Site#18) 75th St. & 17th Ave., Richfield 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 12R 22 22 22 22 Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 - 25 - Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP April 2007 04113/2007 6:37 04/1212007 15:46 04/02/2007 15:50 04/25l2007 7:44 04/16/200� 15:37 04/02J2007 11:01 04/0112007 11:23 04/22/2007 13:46 04/14/2007 15:42 04/27/2007 6:27 BMJ64 N WA19 NWA19 CC1706 NWA19 AAL1025 NWA1458 NWA1696 NWA19 BMJ64 (RMT Site#19) 16th Ave. & 84th St., Bloomin : :� ; ., � .. : e � .. �:� � •� � �� : .. :_:� (RMT Site#20) 75th St. & 3rd Ave., Richfield 17 22 22 17 22 35 17 17 22 17 :. : :. :. :. : : : . : � � ;. . :� : 04/04/2007 14:46 04/16/2007 20:14 04/1$/2007 17:10 04/18l2007 22:27 04/17/2007 17:27 04/19/2007 6:54 04/18/2007 15:44 04/01 /2007 6:38 04/19/2007 13:09 04/11/2007 9:26 �� (RMT Site#21) Barbara Ave. & 67th St., Inver Grove Heights NWA497 CCP690 NWA751 N WA760 NWA758 CCP400 NWA1611 DHL1648 N WA1782 N WA752 . •� � � • t� � • �► � •� � � •� : e � •� � •� � :� : � : . � � :� :� � :� :r Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 (_ �� To� Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP April 2007 (RMT Site#22) Anne Marie Trail, Inver Grove Heights 04/22/2007 13:13 04/21 /2007 14:55 04/24/2007 14:52 04/11/2007 7:38 04/20/2007 13:16 04/17/2007 22:06 04/14/2007 11:42 04/14I2007 11:44 04/21/2007 19:03 04/25/2007 13:56 04/22/2007 6:54 04/01 /2007 7:25 04/1812007 22:09 04/11/2007 14:14 04/01 /2007 6:15 04/11/2007 15:42 04/21 /2007 9:36 04/17/2007 22:14 04/18/2007 16:44 04/27/2007 17:29 (RMT Site#23) End of Kenndon Ave., Mendota Heights NWA1782 ; N WA865 N WA865 CCI706 NWA1782 N WA867 NWA1749 NWA1166 NWA1020 NWA1787 CCP400 CCP416 DHL304 WOA8242 CCP400 N WA19 CCP412 FDX1106 DHL2810 NWA1291 Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 � 12L 12L. 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 96.6 95.3 95.1 95 94.8 94.7 94.6 94.5 94 93.8 95.7 90.1 87.1 87.1 86.7 86.4 86.3 85.9 85.8 85.6 -27- Top Ten �oudest Aircraft Noise Events fior MSP April 2007 (RMT Site#25) Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd., Eagan 04/16/2007 20:13 04/25/2007 18:10 04/02/2007 22:44 04/01 /2007 6:38 04/25/2007 8:23 04/25/2007 15:53 04/10/2007 15:12 04/02/2007 8:18 04/20/2007 4:31 04/24/2007 15:12 (RMT Site#26) 6796 Arkansas Ave. W., Inver Grove Meights CCP690 WDR145 RHL197 DHL1648 Unknown NWA19 NWA19 FLG4780 TAG399 NWA19 DC9Q B744 B744 CRJ GLF3 B744 (RMT S e�] 27) � - 28 - Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP April 2007 (RMT Site#28) 6645 16th Ave. S., Richfield (RMT Site#29) Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31st Ave. S., Minneapolis 04/27/2007 0:50 04/23/2007 22:54 04/19/2007 14:37 04/24/2007 7:27 04/22/2007 13:52 04/10/2007 13:47 04/26/2007 9:17 04/19/2007 13:19 04/10/2007 16:52 04/23/2007 20:39 CC1705 DHL197 NWA1673 CC1706 NWA130 N WA494 NWA1523 NWA1736 NWA132 DH L304 (RMT Site#30) 8715 River Ridge Rd., Bloomington : � I:ii�:i � •� : t� � �� •� � •� � •� � •� : * 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 96.4 95.6 95.5 95.4 95.1 94.9 94.6 94.6 94.4 94.2 Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 _ 29 _ Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP April 2007 (, (RMT Site#31) 9501 12th Ave. S., Bloomington 04/19/2007 22:04 04/14/2007 14:35 04/17/2007 14:39 04/20/2007 7:01 04l18/2007 6:56 04/22/2007 23:21 Q4/15/2007 7:15 04/22/2007 13:49 04I10/2007 16:22 04l22/2007 13:55 (RMT Site#32) 10325 Pleasant Ave. S., Bloomington FDX1106 CCP2036 XN4576F OPT908 KHA773 NWA1293 NWA403 N WA930 AAL1591 NWA1529 17 17 35 17 17 30L 17 17 17 1.7 86.6 84.6 79.8 79.5 79.3 79.3 78.2 78 77.9 77.9 - 30 - Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 Top Ten �oudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP April 2007 (RMT Site#34) Red Oak Park, Burnsville (RMT Site#35) 2100 Garnet Ln., Eagan (RMT Site#36) Briar Oaks & Scout Pond, Apple Valley Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 - 31 - Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP April 2007 (RMT Site#37) 4399 Woodgate Ln. N., Eagan 04109/2007 10:00 04/09/2007 10:41 04/16/2007 22:44 04/14/2007 9:40 Q4/16/2007 15:38 04120/2007 6:56 04�� s�2oa7 � 7:07 04/19/2007 17:10 04/25/2007 22:28 CGP9410 N WA454 DHL197 AAL1125 N WA19 AP,L 1380 AAL1093 N WA926 (RMT Site#38) 3957 Turquoise Cir., Eagan �: � ��:� ; .. �:� s:� � • t� : e � • t� (RMT Site#39) 3477 St. Charles PI., Eagan 17 17 17 1T 22 17 17 17 17 17 85.4 85.2 84.2 84.2 84 83.6 83.6 83.4 83.2 April 2007 Remote Moniforing Tower Top Ten Summary The toQ ten noise events and the event ranges at each RMT for April 2007 were comprised of 91.8% departure operations. The predominant top ten aircraft type was the B72Q with 35.4% of the highest Lmax events. April 2007 Technical Advisor Report Notes Unknown fields are due to unavailability of FAA flight track data. Missing FAA radar data for 0 days during the month of Apri12007. - 32 - Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 � '. ;' � Analysis of Aircraft Noise Events DNL April 2007 Remote Monitoring Towers ` Date, #1 #2 #3 ; #4 #5 #6 #7 , #8, #9 ; #10 #11 #12 #13 ,#1'4 #15 � ::,. _ � �4/01/2007 59.9 60.5 67.1 63.3 72.9 752 61.1 59.8 32.8 NA 25.2 NA 56.9 66.7 56.3 04/�2/2007 57 56.2 65.5 60.6 72.9 73.7 64.1 60.9 31.9 NA NA 27.5 56.8 64.2 55.9 04/03/2007 56.7 54.8 63.4 61 71 75 65.3 65.4 40.6 30 32.9 45 55.8 64.2 57.1 04/04/2007 53.7 54.3 57.6 61.3 69.7 73.3 63.8 65.5 31.1 36.7 40.9 NA 34.8 62.2 38.5 04/05/2007 49 49.3 55.9 59 69.2 72.2 64.3 62.3 41.4 28.7 NA NA NA 59.9 31.8 04/06/2007 50.4 51.8 57.1 58.5 672 71.8 64.6 59.6 42.7 39.4 36.8 41 38.6 60.5 33.9 04/07/2007 49.7 50.4 54.2 56.1 68.3 69.7 63.2 56.9 NA 28.5 NA NA NA 58.4 NA 04/08/2007 46.1 49.2 56.5 58.9 68.3 70.1 60.9 55.5 NA NA NA NA 26.3 53 31.4 04/09/2007 49.7 56.9 61.1 59.2 67.3 68.5 53 51.3 NA NA NA 37.5 48.2 56.2 49.6 04/10/2007 60.9 62.4 67.2 63.9 71 69.4 55.1 40.4 34.8 28.5 NA 36.3 57.5 63.9 59.8 04/11/2007 63.3 63.9 69.1 65.8 74.5 74.4 63.5 64.7 NA 50.1 25.3 52.4 57.2 64.1 60.4 04/12/2007 55.2 56.6 60.8 62 72.1 74.5 67.9 63.3 38.9 40.2 49.7 NA 39.5 61.8 41.9 04/13/2007 55.5 55.8 60.4 62.1 69.6 72.9 59.5 60.1 46.5 NA 38.6 32.2 NA 61.8 35 04/14/20Q7 54.2 58.3 63.1 61.1 69.2 72.3 55.5 57.9 26.1 32.5 32.8 28.2 47.6 60.1 53.5 04115/2007 53 53.1 55.9 60 69 72.8 61.5 59.8 NA NA NA NA NA 57.6 NA 04/16/2007 56.8 59.6 64.5 62 69.5 68.3 53.6 61 29.8 NA NA NA 56.1 61.4 56.6 04/17/2007 58.1 58.5 64.2 62.9 72.9 71.6 61.9 60.7 NA NA 31.3 NA 552 65.7 59.5 04/18/2007 58.9 61.3 67.2 61.8 70.7 67 54.9 39.9 47.1 42.5 32.9 49.3 57.5 66 58.4 04/1912007 63.3 60.6 68.4 61.9 71.3 67.9 39.8 39.6 49 54.6 43.6 51.3 58.3 63.5 60 04/20/2007 59.7 61.3 67.4 63 70.9 68.6 38.4 38.7 44.4 33.4 NA 33 55.7 62.6 60.7 04/21/2007 58.6 61.1 67.3 62.7 70.3 68.4 42.1 34.2 34.6 34.8 28 34.7 56.7 59.3 59.7 04/22/2007 57.7 59.8 65 61.4 70 68.9 57.9 53 28 25.7 NR NA 54.4 66.9 56.5 04/23/2007 50 51.5 57.8 59.4 70.4 70.8 63.1 59.3 NA 53.4 53.1 NA 40.3 602 38.1 04/24/2007 56.6 59.1 65 60.4 68.2 66.8 49.1 48.5 43.7 39.8 28.3 NA 56.5 63.2 59.1 04i25/2007 58.1 61 66.2 61.7 69.9 67.4 38.8 NA 40 37.3 36.5 39.8 55.9 62.7 59.3 04I26/2007 56.7 58 63.4 63 72.7 72.4 63.5 58 NA 50.7 50.7 NA 46.1 62.6 55.6 04/27/2007 52.4 55.3 59.6 62.6 71.4 73.4 62.3 64.6 38.1 38 28 33.7 42.9 62.1 39 04/28/2007 49.7 52.9 59.3 59.7 68.4 71.5 60.4 58.7 36.6 36.7 34.6 NA NA 59.9 31.1 04/29/2007 54.4 54.2 57.7 59.6 69.4 73.3 61.4 59.2 32.5 NA NA 31 34.5 59 39.4 04/30/2007 59.4 61.3 67.2 62.9 70.4 67.9 46.4 41.8 56.4 48.8 40.2 58.4 54.9 63.1 59.5 ,.s:'Mo.C1NL .... .57:4. 58:6 .64.4::61.7 70.7 7:1.7 61':4 59':9 44 44.7. .421 :4:5.9 .53:6 .62::7 56.1:' �� „� :..::�. . ,. , :: , Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 - 33 - Analysis of Aircraft Noise Events DNL April 2007 Remote Monitoring Towers ' Date #16 : ;#17 #18 #19 #20 #21, #22 ; ,#23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 ,::,. ,. .,� .: .. :..: . . .... .: . . :..::. . .. . . . . ......: , ..: .:� : y, _. .� ...... ........ .._.:.. ,....... 04/01 /2007 70.4 37 57.6 54.2 51.2 52.7 59.2 63.6 63.9 57.9 61.8 54.2 58.3 55.4 04/02/2007 64.7 50.7 57.7 53.4 39.4 55.7 58.7 63.4 62.3 45.6 63.8 61.4 65 57.9 04103/2007 68.6 29.5 54.4 53.2 52.5 52 61.2 62.6 63.4 51.5 58.2 58.8 65.3 61.4 04J04I2007 67.5 40.7 48.4 31.8 47.3 45 59.8 51.8 62.1 41.7 50.9 57.3 63.8 60.2 04/05/2007 65.8 37.4 43 39 49.2 41 56.7 44 59.7 37.8 45.4 54.7 62.1 59.9 04/06/2007 66.4 46.2 41.7 41.5 44 35.9 56.5 45.3 60.9 41.4 50.9 56.8 60.7 59.9 04/07/2007 64.3 37.6 36.2 26.1 452 302 53 40.4 58 NA 47 55.3 59.1 56.9 04/08/2007 61.3 NA 54.2 47.7 37.9 39.3 52 34.3 55.4 NA 46.8 53.8 57.5 51.1 04/09J2007 62.1 33.9 59.2 54.3 28.5 44.9 50.5 59 55.6 53.1 55.2 49.4 63.4 43.3 04/10/2007 66.7 40.4 60.8 58.7 27.8 52.2 51.1 63.7 61.5 60.1 59.9 46.9 64.9 32.7 04/11 /2007 67.8 35.7 46.6 35 42.1 50 57.5 65.4 61.9 55.7 58.5 55.8 64.2 51 04/12/2007 66.6 54 56.5 54.1 49.7 38.1 59.2 53 61.9 43.3 49.8 6Q.3 63.6 62.6 04/13/2007 67.6 50.3 57.9 58,5 45.8 40.9 59.2 51.6 62 43.4 49.7 56 57.5 58.7 04/14/2007 65.5 51.9 59.2 55.6 46.4 44.7 57.7 59.3 59.8 46 51.5 54.4 57 51.9 d4/1512007 62.6 36.4 58.1 52.7 46.6 47.4 55.6 42.4 57.7 39 48.2 55.1 59.2 55 Q4/16/2007 66 44.5 60.2 57 42.4 53.5 55.9 65.4 59.3 53.7 56.2 42.3 63.7 48.1 04117/2007 69.4 39.7 42.8 41.8 33.5 48.8 59.8 66.1 63.9 58 56.2 57.9 62 52.7 Q4/18/2007 70.4 42.8 59 57.7 35 57.1 59.6 65.5 63.7 61.3 59 49.8 62.6 37.9 04/19/2007 66.4 43.2 63.4 61,5 NA 56.9 58.2 64.8 60.8 58.2 60.8 36.9 65 43.4 04/20/2007 64.3 47.5 62 59.1 NA 46.5 55.6 66 59.9 56.4 57.5 42.4 63.2 37.1 04/21l2007 61.5 54.5 61.6 54.7 43.4 51.8 51.$ 66.7 56.1 55.7 58.3 28.6 60.2 NA 04/22/2007 67 50:8 60.4 56.4 51.4 52.7 57.9 64.6 64.2 56.7 58.2 53.4 61.4 41.8 04/23/2007 65.4 46.2 54.4 52.8 50.3 3$.9 56.3 49.3 60.7 45.1 48.4 59.6 60.6 55.5 04/24/2007 66.9 39.4 61.9 60 39.3 50.9 55.6 66.1 59.6 58.1 55.5 44.6 64.4 42.7 04/25/2007 67.6 35.8 61.7 58.9 29.8 50.8 55.1 64.1 59.5 58 55.5 47 65 31.6 04i26/2007 66.2 30 55.8 54.8 37.9 45.4 56.5 59.6 60.6 52.9 54 59 62.9 50 04/27/2007 67 51.5 58 56.6 45.7 40.9 58.3 52.6 62 49.6 50.1 5$.4 62.2 56 04/28/2007 64.8 33.7 51.4 47.3 43.1 43.5 56.4 47.5 60 39.6 48.6 552 56.7 54.4 04/29/2007 64 39.9 50 48.1 47.5 43.3 55 48.3 58.5 38.2 51.9 55.1 58.6 55.9 04/30/2007 67.8 32.5 58.9 57.1 32.3 51.6 57.6 65.7 60.8 59.5 56.8 51 63.6 39.4 ,$Mo DPdL 66 7 46 9 58 2 55; 5 45 9 50 5. 57 3 62 4 61 1 54 9 56 7 55 7 62 5 55 6' ,...�:.... ,.. . , , , . - 34 - Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 Analysis of Aircraft Noise Events DNL April 2007 Remote Monitoring Towers ;k Dafe, #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 .#35 #36 #37 #38 #39 < e .;:, , :: : . :..;: , .... , , , .. ... ,. . 04/01/2007 63.5 44.6 41.9 45.5 42.2 50.1 47.1 47.4 49.5 47.2 04/02/2007 63.8 44 38 45.6 39.5 55.3 57 48.2 50.9 49.7 04/03/2007 62.1 48.5 43.6 52.9 NA 50 44.9 48.7 NA 47.3 04/04/2007 52.9 31 41.4 36.2 33.3 55 56.8 32.8 NA NA 04/05/2Q07 48.8 NA NA 44.6 32.4 52.9 55 42.8 35.5 NA 04/06/2007 48.8 43.8 NA NA NA 48.3 52 44.4 27 NA 04/07/2007 51 NA 37.1 NA 43.4 53.2 56 47.2 33 NA 04/08/2007 57.3 NA NA 48.2 49.6 52.4 55.2 NA NA NA 04/09/2007 64.9 46 40.5 47.$ 47.9 50.7 47.5 53.2 55.2 57.3 04/10/2007 67.2 50.7 44.9 50.2 49 53.3 51.3 55.5 53.7 56.6 04/11/2007 28.3 42 43.7 NA NA 24.5 35.9 41.6 NA 48.8 04/12/2007 61.2 45.7 42.7 44.2 45.8 57.4 58.1 43.8 37.1 36.3 04/13/2007 65.8 50.4 49.5 58.1 52.5 58.5 59.4 37.6 NA NA 04/14/2007 66.1 50.5 492 47.4 47.9 55.2 55.9 49.2 49.9 482 04/15/2007 65 51,2 49.4 43 49.7 56.3 5$.3 46.9 NA NA 04/16/2007 67.1 51.7 38.6 51.8 53.5 56.8 49.2 56.1 58.8 57 04/17/2007 46.4 31.3 37.4 NA 35.6 47.7 49.5 33.6 NA 31.2 04/18/2007 65.2 52.6 50.4 47.6 48.3 49.9 51.4 52 52.5 52.1 04/19/2007 69.2 60.6 57.3 54.8 41.6 55.9 46.2 58.6 59.3 59.8 04/20/2007 67 55.9 47.7 47.1 42.5 52.7 46.8 56.5 58.6 58.1 04/21 /2007 62.4 51.3 46.5 43.5 37.8 50.1 46.3 47.7 53.2 54.7 04/22/2007 65 50 49.1 49.8 43.5 53.5 42.3 54.4 542 56.6 04/23/2007 66.6 44 NA 52.9 54.4 56.2 59.5 34.8 NA NA 04/24/2007 68.7 57.3 48.8 51.8 52.3 59.9 52.4 58.7 58.7 58.6 04/25/2007 68 49.2 442 48.4 512 54.3 50.1 56.8 58.4 56.1 04/26/2007 64.7 50 43.8 49.7 NA 54.5 55.6 51 52.5 54.8 04/27/2007 66.3 49.1 42.9 45.2 48.5 57.8 58.4 NA 25 NA 04/28/2007 60.8 37.6 38.1 45.9 40.4 55.3 55.8 39.9 36.6 30.5 04i29/2007 61 45.1 40.5 45 41.1 57.1 55.8 44.6 42.2 NA 04/30/2007 66.5 47.9 41.7 49.1 44.3 54.4 47.5 54.2 55.1 54.5 ' Mo DNL 64 6 51 ' 46 8 49 5 4,7 6 54:5 54 5 52 52 9:53,1' Report Generated: 05/15/2007 13:10 - 35 - t Mefropolitan Airports Commission 3224 Carrier ,Tets I)eparted l�unways 12I� and 12IZ in April 2007 ' 2703 (83.8%) of those Operatiorns 12emained in the Cor�idor 3224 'I'ot�l 121L &a 12][� Carrier ]Departure Operations 2703 (�3.�%) '�'o#a112]L � 12�2 C��a'iex Departure Operations in the Corridor C� Minneapolis—St. Paul Penetration Gate Plot for Gate In Corridor 04/01/2007 00:00:00 — 05/01/2007 00:00:00 2703 Tracks Crossed Gate: Left = 1283 (47.5%), Right =1420 (52.5%) w. 6000 . . . � . . . � . . . v 5000 ................ : ................: .................: ................. . ... .. .. o � � G� � � h� L .r,T � 4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . � .} . . � . . � . �. . � L��.`�� J� �;� �.,� � .� . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' �'�.:'� rsi �C-'` d'�) j, ' ^' � (�v> .� � "t W ........... 4 '' �� ---........ 3�� M .,, �i i�� r{ }x + � � �. � :. �l'�4'? . �'��`�'L`h'�.��'�'�''�'",�y�tt�r'��' r�� ,'��s'�jZ'v��r� � O .r; -i`'�i.�,�t �,�'-�k� � ��i' ,v�3 Ytiy �. 's�v r�,,�, ;�,�.5� �. . . . . . . . . . . ' "� ^ �-'�,`�,`'�+.h�*��'J �� ri.�� s ��"�.,i�y� x�'S�'� �Be'� ��"a� . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2�00 ' '("� ��n�__ tt� ,� .� � �� ," t��,b s �Q ' a ` � ._m n; T. ,�� i�*�`� t��, �M .: . ' ",• ry -� � � 1000 . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:. . . . . . . . . . ��. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . `, . �'q�;;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o : : : .a . . . `� 0 —2 —1 0 1 2 Deviation From Center of Gate (Miles) � Arrival Departure � Overflight � � � ��..�m —�.�,.•».,,�,�.� � :...� ,�,....,:�..,�,.. �.,.�.� ,. ;;,,.., ,., .:, ; �� . ;.:, . �.,... - ,. . .� . :: , � Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis Page 1 Metropolitan Airports Commission , 144 (4.5%) Runway 12L and � 2�2 Carrier Jet I)eparture C)perations were North of the 090° Corridor �oundary During April 2007 Minneapolis—St. Paul Penetration Gate Piot for Gate North Corridor 04/01/2007 00:00:00 — 05/01/2007 00:00:00 144 Tracks Crossed Gate: �eft = 20 (13.9%), Right = 124 (86.1%) � 6000 ; : : � . . . v5000 ..................:...................:..................:.............. c : : . .... c 4000 • � • � � �' ..................................:.................�.................. ayi : : ''�' ''; �", �r; ' , W 3000 ............................................:.t7...,...r � � � ......... . �., r� . � t+ : :.� r} ; C.l s'� �w(,�- . ��'•JfU Q- 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , i"'z- � � � ��'�;� h-' . . . . . . . . . . ` .. �, , v'� �- ;:..; .,,�,. y3 . . „�. ^ � �. �%'•) � C: ��p: Q � : �� '��, r �ti'�' (� ci.� c�`) � 1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ��:�. . ; -y . . . . .��:. . . . L- . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o : � : : .a . . . a 0 —2 (Runway End) -`- Arrival � —1 0 1 2 Deviation From Center of Gate (Miles) (Comdor End) �-i Departure ❑ Overflight Page 2 Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Comdor Analysis Metropolitan Airports Cormnission 377 (�.1.7%) lZunway 12I, anci 121Z Carrier ,Tet I)eparture C)pe�ations were . South of the Corridor (South of 30L I�ocalizer) I)uring April 2007 Minneapolis—St. Paul Penetration Gate Plot for Gate South Corridor 04/01/2007 00:00:00 — 05/01/2007 00:00:00 377 Tracks Crossed Gate: Left =198 (52.5%), Right = 179 (47.5%) �. 6000 m : . d . . . � 5000 ..................:...................:............... 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'� r h - i�ua ? . n. :r�� Mv 4. x� � � YX .� .�.,�z,� ° �i� �' � ` :T,,,- , <`r�e ;,- <M,., �` � r � o. , 4,� A weekly update on litigation, regutations, and technolagical developments Volume 19, Number 15 May 11, 2007 � -- Boston Logan Int'1 FAA r�.PPROVE5 1VEW TA�;IWAY �ESIGleTED TG INCREASE SAFE'I'Y, CUT �G12.4UND NOISE On May 2, the Federal Aviation Administration gave its final approval to a controversial $55 million taxiway at Boston Logan International Airport that is designed to increase safety, cut delay at the airport, and reduce ground noise. The decision to build the 9,300-foot taxiway followed a series of near collisions on Logan runways in 2004 and 2005. The new ta�ciway will allow air traffic control- lers to better manage and move aircraft on the ground and to reduce taxiing time to terminals. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino was not pleased with the FAA's approval of the taxiway. "I continue to be e�ctremely frustrated and adamantty opposed to the construction of a center-field taxiway," he said in a statement. "The FAA. should immediately stop the process and allow pubiic health agencies to look at re- sponses to the potential health issues raised during this process." In response to concerns about health impacts, the Massachusetts Port Author- ity (Massport), proprietor of the airport, will conduct a$1.5 million air quality monitoring study this summer and will compare air quality before and after the new taxiway is built. (Continued on p. 59) Technology ► •, �• . ;. � . . � � ., � � .� � ; . ' • Performance-based navigation, which creates more lanes in lin�ited airspace, is green technology and its use is growing in the United States and around the world, Federal Aviation Administrator Marion C. Blakey declared in a May $ press briefing following her return from the U.S -India Aviation Swnmit, a series of rneetings in New Delhi and Dubai. RNP and RNAV (Required Navigation Performance and AreaNavigation) is green, she stressed. "It flat out saves fuel. It relieves congestion, alleviates choke points, and reduces delays. It increases efficiency by providing smoother tra�c flow. It's clear that performance-based navigation is good for the environment. Flying straight down the middle of a flight path means that people on the ground perceive less jet noise and experience fewer engine emissions." FAA has implemented 155 RNAV arrivals and depariures at 38 airports to date with 42 more to be published by the end of the year, the FAA administrator said. RNAV is saving airlines about $8.5 million per year at Dallas-Pt. Worth Interna- tional Airport and Delta Air L•ines reports that it is saving $36 million annually at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport due to RNAV procedures. At DFW, RNAV departures allow between 11 and 20 additional operations per hour and they allow an additional 10 departures per hour at Atlanta. RNP, technology that takes advantage of an airplane's onboard navigation (Continued on p. 59) .�i� This Issue... Soston Logan Int't ... FAA. approves acontroversial new ta�ciway designedto reduce runway incursions, delays; and aircraft ground noise but Boston mayor is not happy , p. 58 Technology ... Performance- basednavigariontechnology (RNAV and RNP) is green and is growing in use in the U.S. and aroundtheworld, F.AAAdminis- trator Blakey says - p. 58 Research ... Wyle proposes threenoise-relatedresearch ideas for funding underACRP's 2008 researc program - p. 59 FAA ... The agency launches a new web site with links to airport noisemaps and information on land use in response to congres- sional directive - p. 60 AIP Noise Grants ... FAA awards five airports grants for noise mitigation work - p. 60 News Briefs ... PFCs for noise m itigation appraved at three airports ... Gina Marie Lindsey is new execurive director ofLAWA .,. FAA gives conditional ap- proval to airspace for new all cargo airport in northeastern Pennsylvania... L&B, Mesire Greve, Connell Wagnerwin contract inThailand-p. 60 �_ 11, 2Q07 � 9 Communities abutting Logan to the north in East Boston and Winthrop fear that the new taxiway will increase ground noise and air pollution. Last year FAA studied whether imposing use restrictians on the new talciway would have a significant environmental benefit but concluded it would not (18 ANR 85). Some in those communities are now disappointed with the FAA's approval of the taxiway. "We're trying to do whatever we can do, but it seems to be a difficult process," Ronald Hardaway, a res'rdent of East Boston who has served on the airport's Citizens Advisory Committee, told the Boston Globe. "Property values are going to go down and a lot of good people are probably going to leave because of this. ... We can appreciate a good airport ... but stuffing that new taxiway in there is just too much," he told the Globe. The acoustical consulting firm Harris Mi1lerMiller & Hanson Inc. conducted the environmental analysis of the new taxiway, which was mandated in the FA.A's Record of Decision on the Logan Airside Improvements Project. "The multifaceted project was wmpleted through team- work among many parties, including FAA Tower and Planning staff, environmental and operations consuitants, and members of the affected community," said Christopher Menge, HMMH's project manager. As part of its study, IIMMH conducted the noise analysis of aircraft ground operations, managed the related opera- tions and air quality analyses, and integrated ali documenta- tion and findings into a comprehensive multi-volume report. RNAY, f'rom p. 58 capability to fly a more precise flight path into an airport, is making the same kind of headway, Blakey said. RNP increases airport access during mar$inal weather and Alaska Airlines has reported 980 "diversion saves" in 2006 due to RNP. FAA has 37 RNP approaches in place at 17 airports, with another 34 approaches expected to be in place by the end of the year. FAA also is in the process of pubiishing 10 more RNP approach procedures at Atlanta and three at DFW, and plans to publish at }east 25 approaches next year. The FAA administrator also noted that Delta received approval for its 737-800 fleet to fly RNP approaches on March 6, joining Horizon, Alaska, and Continental airlines, which also have RNP approvals. Blakey said that on May 7 she learned that the entire Southwest fleet is going to be equipped for RNP. "That means ail new planes and a retrofit of what's in the fleet now. Let me tell you, this is a tipping point for performance- based navigation." Performance-based navigation is an important component of the NextGen modernization plan for U.S. airspace but it also is being used elsewhere. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) just published a manual for performance-based navigation and wili work with Eurocontrol this fall teaching year-long courses. Research : � ;'' ' ; ♦ r � � � � . , � . � , . Wyle Laboratories has submitted three research ideas for funding under the 2008 Airport Cooperative Research Prograrn (ACR.P), which began in 2005 and is managed by the Transportation Research Board. The first proposed research topic is to develop a"user- friendly supplemental noise assessment tool" for airports. Wyle has already developed guidelines for the use of supplemental noise metrics for the Navy and the Navy is considering funding further work to evaluate whether it is possible to better predict community reaction (in terms of the percent highly announced on a long-term basis) by using supplemental metrics instead of DNL. Before this Fall; the Federal Interagency Committee on Aviation Noise (FICAN) will consider the new guidelines on supplementai noise metrics that Wyle has developed and will reevaluate its own guidelines which were devel- oped in 1992, Wyle told TRB. Wyle seeks ACRP funding to develop a new soflware tool to turn the output of the Federal Aviation Administration's Integrated Noise Model (1NM), and a more advanced model under development, into objective and subjective measures of aircraft noise to supplement the standard noise data produced by the INM model in anticipation of new FICAN guidance on supplemental metrics. "The intent is to build a product that is not expert- driven but operated by airport staff." Guidance on Use afMonitoring Data The second proposed research project seeks to develop guidance for the use of noise monitoring data to support airports in addressing community complaints and in presenting information on noise program compliance and abatement to the community. Best practice guidelines would be developed for commu- nity compiaint management procedures, for the preparation of turn-key airport noise reports, and for the presentation and distribution of noise monitoring data (permanent and portable). Under the project, a toolkit also would be developed to allow airports to create turn-key noise reports and to consult procedures on community complaint management. The value ofthis project "resides in its ability to offer airports a product that would enhance their Return on Investment following the acquisition and/or upgrade of their noise monitoring systems," Wyle told TRB. ACRP �entralLibrary The third research project proposed by Wyle is to establish an ACRP centra] library web resource where all ACR.P reports, research, guidebooks, toolkits, and informa- tion databases could be easily accessed and updated. Such a central library would maximize the value and Airport Noise Report �� ', ` 11, 2007 relevance of ACR.P research efforts and enable most of the contents to be dynamic living documents, Wyle said. It recommended that the site also include "discussion" areas for airport managers and others to debate and share informa- tion. Some 137 problem statements have been submitted for consideration in the 2008 ACRP program. The ACRP Board wiil meet on July 22-23 to select approximately 20-25 projects from that field for the 2008 program. Prior to that meeting, the research problem statements will be screened by airport industry trade groups and the FAA. �- ' ' �� .. • � . � � �. � �, � � � The Vision 100 Ceniury ofAviafion Reauthorization Act required the Federal Aviation Adzninistration to make noise exposure and land use information from airport noise exposure maps prepared under the agency's Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Program available to the public via the Internet on the FAA's website. The FAA has now met that requirement and recently launched a new section on its web site that includes links to 50 airport web sites where noise exposure and l�nd use information taken from Part 150 studies and from other sources, such as environmental analyses and airport master plans, are available to the pubiic. The agency said that the links were obtained through a web search by the FAA and through a survey conducted by the Airports Council International —North America in 2006. As new airport noise and land use information comes to the FAA's attention, it plans to add additional links to its webpage. The address for the new section of the FAA's website is: http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/environmen- tal/airport noise/noise exposure_maps/. AIP Noise Grants . . . . � � . �. E�. ' ` �, i '' � The Federal Aviation Administration is just beginning to announce the award of federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants to airports for fisca12007, which began on Oct. 1, 2006, because Congress was very late in approving the agency's appropriation for this fiscal year. The agency has announced the first group of fiscal 2007 AIP grant awards on its website (http://www,faa.gov/ airports_airtraffic/airports/aip; Ciick on Grant and Appor- tionment Data under the heading "Data, Tools, and Re- source"). The grants were approved between Oct. 1, 2006, and April 25,2007. They include awards to five airports for noise mitigation projects: 60 • Ted Stevens Anchorage (Alaska) International Airport receiyed a$4.5 million grant for Phase Six of its residential sound insulation program, which includes an estimated I50 homes in the airport's 65-69 DNL noise contour; • Birmingham(Alabama)InternationalAirport received a$15.5 million grant to acquire land for noise compatibility purposes within the 65-69 DNL noise contour; • Louisville (Kentucky) International Airport— Standiford Field received a$10 million grant fornoise mitigation measures for residences within the 65-69 DNL noise contour; • Kansas City (Missouri) International Airport received a$560,0�0 grant to acquire land within the 65-69 DNL noise contour; and • Lambert-St. Louis (Missouri) International Airport received three grants for noise work: a$2.4 miilion grant to conduct a noise compatibiTity plan study; a$6,555,874 grant to acquire land for noise compatibility within the'70-74 DNL noise contour; and a$3,840,000 grant for noise mitigation measures for residences within the 65-69 DNL noise contour. In B�ief ... � PFCs Approved for Noise Mitigation New Orleans International: FAA announced recently that it has approved the imposition and use af Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs) at New Orieans International Airport in the amounts of $3 and $4.50 from July 1, 2018, to July l, 2019, for a total estimated revenue of$1,023,858. The $3 PFC will be used to fund a noise level mapping study. FAA does not indicate how much that study will cost. For further information, contact Andy Velayos in FAA's Louisiana/New Mexico Airports Development Office; tel: (81'n222-5647. Valley International: FAA also approved the imposition and use ofa $4.50 PFC at Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas, from Dec. l, 2007, to July 1, 201 l, for a total estimated revenue of $7,885,824 to support various projects, including an update ofthe airport's Part 150 noise mitigation plan and master plan. For further information, contact Rodney Ciark in FAA's Texas Airports Development Office; tel: (817) 222-5659. La Crosse Municipal: FAA approved the imposition and use of a$4.50 PFC from June 1, 2007, to Feb. l, 2p 17, for a total estimated revenue of $3,713,665 at La Crosse Municipal Airport in La Crosse, WI, for various projects, including a land use compatibility plan. For further information, contact Nancy Nistler in FAA's MinneapolisAirportsDistrictOffice; tel: (612)713-4353. Lindsey Will Head LAWA Gina Marie Lindsey, the former managing director of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, has been appointed as the new executive director of Los Angeles World Airports Airport Noise Report 11, 2007 � � r �� . • '1 'I � ' : i � I' I John J. Corbett, Esq. Spiegel & McDiarmid Washington, DC Carl E. Burleson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administration John C. Freytag, P.E. Director, Chazles M. Salter Associates San Francisco Michael Scott Gatzke, Esq. Gatzke, Dillon & Ballance Carlsbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Denver 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 61 (LAWA), Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced May 10. "In searching for a new executive director, we knew we needed someone with experience, with an ability to build bridges, and with a vision for moving that area's airports forward. And we found the perfect candidate in Gina Marie Lindsey," the mayor said. Lindsey wili be tasked with continuing the mayor's modernization program for Los Angeles International Airport and efforts to spread traffic to other airports in the Southern California region to reduce environmentat impacts on LAX. Villaraigosa said that Lindsey has "a proven track record of improving and modernizing internationai airports across the United States" Airspaee for New Cargo Airport Approved The FAA recently granted conditional approval for airspace for a new $1.6 biilion cargo airport proposed for northeastern Pennsylvania near Hazeiton, an economically-depressed area. The agency approval clears the way for the project developer, Gladstone Partners, to prepare a master plan for the ail-cargo airport, seek funding for it (no federal funding is being sought), and conduct environmental studies. FAA told Gladstone in an April 30 letter that the new airport "wili not adversely affect the safe and efficient use of navigabie airspace." FAA's airspace approval cornes only three months after the ambitious project was proposed. Thailand Selects L,��, Ndes�r� �a�eve Landrum & Brown announced that Airports of Thailand (AOT), operator of Thailand's six international service airports, has selected the consortium of Landrum & Brown, Mestre Greve Associates, and Connell Wagner (Thailand) Company to provide noise consulting services at the new 5uvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Suvarnabhumi (pronounced Su-wana-poom) Internationai Airport opened in the Fall of 2006, replacing the old Bangkok International Airport at Don Muang, and is receiving over 100 noise compiaints per day. The consortium, referred to as the CLM, will assist AOT with the design, instaliation, and implementation of a naise monitoring and flight tracking system, which will include 19 perrnanent noise monitors, receive and respond to noise complaints, track aircraft operations, and provide statistical informa- tion to the public via the internet. In addition to setting up the system, the two-year contract in an amount just under $1 million for the CLM, requires it to assist AOT in establishing a noise office, training staff, developing noise o�ce procedures, providing INM training, creating a community outreach program, and initiating the develop- ment of an overall airport noise mitigation program. AZRPORT NOISE .REPORT Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44times ayear at43978 Urbancrest Ct., Ashburn, Va.20147; Phone: (703) 729-4867; FAX: (703) 729-4528. e-mail: editor@airportnoisereport.com; Price $850. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personai 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. C. 62 ��Y L� ,:.X. �, �. ff},�M1i � " F..^ Y� j� t �.�. a�s t ��. h ry � � �+� � Ih, `�I .,� ttr, " yY� � � A �" {� a t r � x a n� ,t� n.�` ,�;., �.. . ,, � �. ...� �.� A weekly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 19, Number 16 May 18, 2007 FAA Reauthorization COMMERCE COMMITTEE APPROVES PHA.SEQUT OF STAGE 1, 2 BUSINN�SS J�TS On May 16, the Senate Comrnerce Committee approved legislation reauthorizing the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration (S 1300) which inctuded an amendment introduced by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.n that would reqaire older business jets (Stage 1 and 2 jets weighing under 75,000 pounds) to be phased out or retrofitted to meet more stringent Stage 3 or 4 federal noise standards within five years. "This is great news for airport neighbors and for airports that strive to be good neighbors," said John Lindemann, campaign coordinator for Sound Initiative, an airport-led coalition that also includes community groups and governmental bodies. "A relatively smail percentage of business and personal aircraft account for an inordinately high percentage of noise complaints at busy New Jersey airports like Teterbaro and Morristown and at dozens of airports across the country. Eliminat- ing them from the traffic rnix by either retiring them from domestic service or upgrading them to new standards means quieter skies and, we hope, better (Continued on p. 63) Litigation �AA LE'I'TEl� VIOLATES IoTEl'A PROCESS, r�GENCY'S �DWN 1'OI�ICY, C�U12T �IOI.l3S In a significant legal victory for two cities near Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the U.S. Court ofAppeals forthe District of Columbia Circuit ruled May i l that the Federal Aviation Administration failed to follow environ- mental review procedures required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its own environmental review policies in seeking to alter a longstanding informal runway use program at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport without first conducting an environmental impact analysis. The ruling is a rare loss on a NEPA case for the FAA and the agency is consider- ing whether to seek a rehearing before the three judge panel of the D.C. Circuit that handed down the decision (including two very conservative judges not considered friendly on environmental issues but who nonetheless ruled against the agency in this case), to seek a rehearing before the full appeals court, or to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. At issue in the case is what FAA must do before making changes in operational procedures at airports. The agency may be concerned that the panei's decision could be broadly interpreted to suggest that FAA must conduct an Environmental Assessment any time it makes any changes in operationa] procedures, especiaily to increase capacity. At Ft. Lauderdale, in an effort to increase capacity, the agency sought to move (Continued on p. 63) ll6 .H. �I�� .ii.7�i�LG�e s s Legislation ... In its mark-up ofFAA reauthorizing legislation, the Senate Commerce Committee approves an amendment that would require the phase out ofall Stage 1 and 2 business jets within ', five years - p. 62 ' Litigation ... FA.A violated NEPA and its own environmental policies by ordering changes to longstanding informal runway use program at Ft. Lauderdale- HollywoodInternationalAirport without first conducting an environmentalimpactanalysis, a federal appeals court rules - p. 62 Westcl'iester County Airport ... Legislationintroducedin House would allow mandatory nighttime curfew -p. 63 Capacity ... 'Handful' of new i airports won't be enough, DOT ' Secretaxy Peters says - p. 64 News Briefs ... t�CI-NA survey shows $87.4 billion needed overne�rtfive years for infrastructure ... O'Hare Residen- tial SIP willbe funded at level of ' $21.6 million in fisca12007 ... Boeing announces contracts ... Southwest, Naverus to partner on RNP prograrn ... New St. Peters- burg fl ight path subm itted to FAA for approval - p. 64 11, 2007 retations between airports and their neighbors," Lindemann added. The five-year phaseout period for Stage 1 and 2 business jets included in Sen. Lautenberg's amendment is longer than the three-year phaseout period sought by Sound Initiative and shorter than the 10 year phaseout period suggested by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). NBAA has not yet commented on Lautenberg's amend- ment, which eliminates language in the Airport Noise and Capacity Act (ANCA) of 1990 that exempted Stage 1 and 2 jets weighing under 75,000 lb. (business jets) from the 10- year phaseout requirement imposed on Stage 2 commercial and cargo jets weighing over 75,000 Ib. "In the 17 years since the initial legislation, technology has come a long way. The majority of corporate flight departments, charter operations, and individuals have taken advantaga of new, more fuel-efficient, and much quieter designs," Lindemann said. "But approximateiy 1,300 aircraft, about 13 percent of the national fleet, stick out like a sore eardrum, especially at airports located in more densely populated areas. Neighbors know when they come and when they go. Thanks to Senator Lautenberg, they' 11 soon be gone." Now that it has been passed by the Senate Commerce Committee, S 1300 (entitled the Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007) will be sent to the Senate Finance Committee for consideration. The House Transpor- tation and Infrastructure Committee is still in the process of developing its FAA reauthorizing legislation which is expected no later than June. Sound Initiative has already lobbied leaders of the Transportation Committee and its Aviation Subcommittee. Litzgation, from p. 62 commercial j et traffic onto two runways that do not cur- rently handle such traffie. In 1995, the FAA approved a Part 150 airport noise compatibility program for the airport under which an informal runway use program was established: one of the airport's three runways was designated the preferred runway and handles all turbojet traffic; the two other runways were to be used mostly for general aviation and commuter traffic or in emergencies in orderto minimize noise impact on nearby communities. In a June 20051etter, FAA told the Broward County Director of Aviation that it has authority to use "all avail- able runways" at the airport to reduce congestion. FAA stressed in its letter that delays were getting worse at the airport and causing "an adverse effect throughout the national airspace:' FAA said that to mitigate this delay it would accommodate requests for use of the preferential runway but would use all runways when air traffic could not be accommodated efficiently on the preferred runway. FAA claimed that it was not proposing to change the informal runway use program at Ft. Lauderdale International (FLL) but the cities of Dania Beach and Hollywood dis- 63 agreed and filed suit, arguing that the FAA's letter was a final agency order that could be reviewed by the courts. They asserted that the FAA letter should be set aside because it was issued without engaging in the environmental review process required by NEPA. The three judge panel agreed with the cities. "... We hold that the June 23, 2005, letter is a raviewable final order because it authorizes the use of the secondary runways to alleviate traffic congestion at FLL. There is no question that this is a new interpretation of the noise compatibility program. Prior to the issuance of this letter, the FAA had never interpreted the program to permit use of the secondary runways to reduce congestion and delays." "In sum," the panei said, "the FAA's 2005 letter provides new marching orders about how air traffic will be managed at FLL ... Previously, the secondary runways at FLL 'were used for jet traffic only during bad weather, cnaintenance on the primary runway, and special events. In contrast, the letter now rnakes clear that controllers may use `all available runways' for jet traffic to reduce delays. At the very least, the 20051etter provides a new interpretation of the FLL noise compatibility program in light of the changed circurnstances of increased congestion and delay." Broward County also filed suit against the FAA over its letter but that litigation was settled early on. "This decision confirms that when the FAA changes its procedures in ways that cause impacts on local residents, it has to comply with NEPA and its own procedures, explained Neal McAliley of the Miami law firm White & Case, who represented the cities of Dania Beach and Hollywood in their challenge of FAA's ]etter. City officials hailed the ruling. The case is City of Dania Beach, Florida, et al v. Federal Aviationtldministration (No. 05-1328). Westchester County Airport ,;. :1 ,: ,. . `�; II ,i I ,' �, ; ,i. f - : ,-�- : -i- -.- . .,,_ _� .� _ Legislation introduced in the House on May 15 would allow Westchaster County, NY, to make mandatory its current voluntary nighttune curfew on operations at Westchester County Airport. The bill (H.R. 2328) would amend 5ection 47524(d) of the U.S. Code to exempt a mandatory nighttime curfew at Westchester County Airport from compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration's onerous Part 161 regula- tions on notice and approval of airport noise and access restrictions. Westchester County Airport's nighttime curfew would be added to the list of six other airport noise restrictions that received exemptions from compliancewith Part 161 regula tions in the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (ANCA). The bill was sponsored by Reps. Nita Lowey (D-NY), John Hall (D-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), and Christopher Shays (R- CT), whose constituents are located in communities near Westchester County Airport and have expressed concern Airport Noise Report 11, 2007 about flight increases during the midnight to 6:30 a.m. voluntary curfew period. In 2006, the airport averaged about 13 flights per night during the curfew period, which was an increase from the 11 per night reported in 2005. Westchester County irnposed a mandatory nighttizne curfew at its airport in 1981 but it was challenged by FA.A and struck down in court on the grounds that it burdened interstate commerce. Since 1983, the curfew has been voluntary. The Town of Greenwich, CT, has been lobbying for a mandatory curfew for the past year. "I appreciate the importance of Westchester County Airport to its many users but I arn tremendousiy concerned that Westchester County is on its way to becoming the region's fourth major airport, and that would mean constant flights, night and day, over most of Connecticut's Fourth District," Shays said. "We must not let Westchester Airport become the next LaGuardia, Kennedy, orNewark. Because several commercial carriers have chosen to be poor corpo- rate citizens and entirely disregard the existing voluntary curfew it is entirely reasonable for the local community to decide it does not want planes taking off at five in the morning." Westchester County Executive Andy Spano said, "We continually try to balance the needs of the airport users with the quality of life in the surrounding communities. We have done everything we can to make sure the airport has a positive effect on the environment — the one thing we cannot control is the planes — both private and commercial — that arrive late at night or that take off before dawn, in violation of our curfew. We need to have a mandatory curfew and I thank our members of Congress for submitting this legisiation." The airlines will strongly oppose this legislation but the timing of its introduction raises the specter that its sponsors could try to have it added to the House FAA reauthorization bill, which is currently under development in the Transporta- tion Committee. Capacity AIRPORTS MUST CONTINUE TCD EXPANID, DOT R.EPORT SAYS U.S. Secretary ofTransportation Mary E. Peters released a report May 15 concluding that many of the nation's busiest airporls and metropolitan areas will need additional airport capacity, which may include construction of new airports, in the next two decades if they are to handle the anticipated flood of future passengers. Secretary Peters announced the findings as part of the new report on capacity needs in the national airspace system following a tour of new improvements at the nation's busiest airport, Hartsfield-JacksonAtianta International. By 2015, some 18 airports and seven metropolitan areas will need additional airport capacity if planned airport improve- 64 ments are not carried out, the report found. Even if these planned impravements are carried out by 201 S, six airports (John Wayne-Orange County, LaGuardia, Long Beach, Metropolitan Oakland International, Newark Liberty International, and Philadelphia lnternational) and four metropolitan areas (Los Angeles, New York, Philadei- phia, and San Francisco) will need more capacity, the report said. By 2025, some 27 airports and 15 metropolitan areas will need additional capacity if planned airports improvements are not made, the report found. But even ifplanned improvements are made by 2025, some 14 airports and eight metropolitan areas will need additional capacity beyond planned improvements, the report found. The 14 airports are the six listed above plus Ft. Lauderdale- Hollywood, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, John F. Kennedy International, Las Vegas McCarran International, Chicago Midway, Phoenix Sky Harbor International, San Diego International, and San Francisco International. The eight metropolitan areas are the four listed above plus Atlanta, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and San Diego. "By 2025, cities like Atlanta, Las Vegas, Chicago, and San Diego are going to have to risk the lost revenue, lost business, and lost appeal that comes with chronic airport delays or they're going to have to consider building new airports," Secretary Peters said. 'Handful' ofNew Airports Not Enough Building a handful of new airports won't be enough though, Secretary Peters said. The new report also shows that by 2025,15 metropolitan areas won't have the ability to handle demand for flights unless they move forward with planned improvements. And in places like the San Francisco Bay area, New York, Boston, and Los Angeles, where existing airports are hemmed in by urban development, the report concluded that they will have to find better ways to use existing, smaller, or underused ai�elds, she said. "Building new airports, expanding existing fields, and taking better advantage of smaller regional airports are all solutions that must be considered to meet the demand for air travel that continues to grow," Peters said. The report, prepared by MITRE Corp., is available on the Internet at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtra�c/airports/ resources/publ ications/reports/. In 1�rief ... � ACI-NA Survey A comprehensive study by the Airports Council Interna- tional —North America shows that airports must invest $87.4 billion over the next five years on new airport infrastructure, such as new runways, terminal, and gates, in order to keep pace with projected passenger and cargo demand. Airport Noise Report 18, 2407 . ;�, �� 'II• • 1 �" , ; � . � � JohnJ. Corbett,Esq. Spiegel & McDiazmid Washington, DC Carl E. Burleson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administration John C. Freytag, P.E. Director, Chazles M. Salter Associates San Francisco Michaei Scott Gatzke, Esq. Gatzke, Dillon & Ballance Carlsbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch, Esy. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwei( LLP Denver Vincent �. Mestrc, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna Niguel, CA Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. McDermott, Wiil & Emery Chicago MaryL. Vigilante President, Synergy Consultants Seattte The survey supports ACI-NA lobbying efforts to get Congress to raise the cap on Passenger Facility Charges from a maximum of $4.50 to $6. $21.6 Million for O'Hare SIF A total of $21.6 million will be committed to the O'Hare Residential Sound Insulation Program in fiscal 2007, the O'HareNoise Compatibility Commission announcedMay 17.TheFAAwillcommit$18mil1ioninAirportImprovement Program grants and an additional $3.6 miilion wili be matched by City of Chicago Passenger Facility Charges. As of the end of 2006, some 6,179 hames have been sound insulated under the program at a cost over $189 million. BoeingAnnounces Contracts On May 16, Soeing announced orders for i 178'1-8 Dreamliners and SO Next- Generation 737s with TUI Group, Europe's largest integrated tourism com- pany. The value of the order is approximately $4.7 biliion. "The 787's unprecedented environmental performance will make it an incredibly valuable asset as we look to reduce our carbon output," said Dr. Michael Frenzel, chairman ofthe TUI board. "The 787 will ofFer a 20 percent reduction in emissions and has a 60 percent smaller noise footprint for our airport cammunities. It is the green airplane we need for greener operations °' Sonthwest, Naverus Partner on RNP Southwest Airlines and Naverus announced May 16 that they have signed an agreement to pariner on development of an RNP (Required Navigation Performance) program. "RNP brings together the accuracy of the Giobal Positioning System, the capabilities of advanced aircraft avionics, and new flight procedures to achieve safer, more efficient, and environmentally friendly flight operations," the firms said. Naverus will share its experience and expertise in RNP with Southwest as they develop new policies, procedures, and training materials for RNP operations. Naverus was recently designated as an RNP Approval Consultant by the FAA. Following FAA approval to conduct RNP operations, Southwest and Naverus will work with the FAA, air tra�c controliers, and airport communi- ties to develop and implement tailored approach and departure procedures at each of the airports the carrier serves. NewSt.Petersburg-ClearwaterFlightPath Submitted St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport has submitted for FAA approval a new northern flight path that wili allow planes to approach the airport over water rather than over the communities of Safety Harbor and Del Oro Groves, which have long complained about noise, especially at night. AIRPORT NDISE REPORT Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44 times ayear at 43978 Urbancrest Ct., Ashburn, V a. 20147; Phone: (703) 729-4867; FAX: (703) 729-4528. e-maii: editor@airportnoisereport.com; Price $850. 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. C C 66 /� f � : �� ,=r c' , i , /` ,,� .. ,, ,` `r. _ �� ,r ` rf ,y i. �r zw., �;i ' A weekly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 19, Number 17 May 25, 2007 St. Petersburg-Clearwater Int'l . . � � - i -i-. �� ,i, 1. �. �. .� ., �. ��.1 1, , ' � � ,', �.� �. ��. ., Earlier this month, the Pinellas County, FL, Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution to submit an application for a new noise abate- ment flight path for St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport to the Federal Aviation Administration for approval. County officials said it could take the agency one to two years to review the application and that there is no guarantee that the application will be approved. However, if approved, the new flight path woutd reduce aircraft noise, including nighttime noise, for residents in the northern part of the county in the communities of Safety Harbor and Del Oro Groves, FL. The new flight path would allow aircraft to fly over �ld Tampa Bay instead of over residential areas as they approach the airport from the north during favorable weather, the county explained. The new flight path could be used only by air carrier planes and wouid not be restricted to daylight house as are current noise reduction measures. . The Board of County Commissioners fias been working on ways to reduce aircraft noise impact following complaints that began three years ago, On May 11, (Continued on p. 67) Airspace Redesign � �• � ; � � . . �,�. � , .i .,.:, �: _ Westchester County, NY, and the New Jersey Coalition Against Aircraft Noise (NJCAAN) have asked the Federal Aviation Administration to extend the com- ment period on its report outlining strategies for mitigating the noise impact of a vast airspace revision the agency plans to make over five states on the East Coast. The FAA's Noise Mitigation Report was issued on Apri16 but the public was only given until May 11 to comment on it. The backup data needed by Westchester County's noise consultant to analyze the FAA's Noise Mitigation Report did not arrive until May 9, two days before the public comment period ended, Westchester County Executive Andrew J. Spano told the agency. NJCAAN said that critical noise information by census block was posted unannounced on the FAA web site on April 19 but it first became aware of the posting on Apri123 and thus had oniy 18 days to assimilate the census informa- tion by the May 11 response deadline. NJCAA.N also asserted that it was "highly irregular" for the FA.A to announce its preferred alternative for the airspace redesign before finaliz€ng its Draft Envi- ronmental Impact Statement (DEIS) "This sequence of events is highly irregular and suggests that the FAA has prejudged the outcome," NJCAAN said. (Continued on p. 67) IIB TIZIS ISSIIG'... St. Petersburg-Clearwater Int'[.. , Pinellas County submits ta the FAA for approval an appl ication to institute a new fli ght path that that was designed to reduce noise impact - p. 66 Airspace Redesig�... Westchester County, N�, and the New Jersey Coalition Against Aircraft Noise are critical of FAA's report outlining strategies tomitigatethenoise impactof airspace redesign - p. 66 �4Cd... Executive director of ACI says noise must not be forgotten in efforts to reduce aircr�ft emissions -p. 68 News Briefs ... FAA issues final rule amending PFC regula- tions... PortofOaklandrecruiting for position ofAirport Noise Abatement/Environmental Affairs ' Supervisor...Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Int'I getsAIP grant for , noisemitigation...SanJoseInt'1 seeks noise consultantto pravide acoustical servicesforairport's Noise Controi Program ... LAWA awards two contracts for sound insulation ... The Jones Payne Group adds two new staff members with expertise in GIS systems and residential sound insulation programs - p. 68 67 Ma 25 2007 2004, the board approved a resolution calling for staff at the airport to "aggressively pursue atl courses of action resulting in the reduction of noise impacts from aircraft operations on Pinellas County citizens." On Feb. 1, 2005, the board approved two consulting service agreements for noise-related studies. Jeppesen- Dataplan Inc. was given a$125,000 contract to do an airspace and approach procedure study and procedure design and Wyle Laboratories was awarded a$178,680 contract to conducC a noise study. In May 2006, Jeppesen received preliminary informal acceptance by the FAA for a new southbound instrument approach procedure, referred to as the Special VOR-B approach, according to the county. The county's Noise Abatement Task Force approved Jeppesen's plan, and Wyle was asked to forecast noise impacts from the proposed approach change. On Feb. 21, Wyle made a presentation to the task force which included modeling of potential noise impacts associated with the proposed Special VOR-B approach. The task force then voted in favor of recornmending to the board that a formal application be submitted to the FAA for approval of the special procedure. If FAA approves the county's application, the airport would be expected to pay the one-time cost estimated at $6,000 to develop the new approach procedure. Mainte- nance of the procedure on an annual basis was estimated to cost about $2,000. County officials said it was possible that the FAA would assume the annual maintenance cost as part of maintaining similar flightpaths. If the application is approved, airport officials said they would work closely with airlines ta promote the use of the procedure, which will not be mandatory. r�irspace , from p. 66 Both NJCAAN and Westchester County (and others) have threatened to sue the FAA over the airspace change so eompliancewithNational Environmentai Policy Act (NEPA) procedures is critical for the agency. Westchester County Executive Andrew J. Spano asserted that the DEIS on the airspace redesign and the Noise Mitigation Report "together fail to meet the primary purpose ofthe DEIS under the National Environmental Policy Act, to provide interested and affected parties adequate information upon which to fairly evaluate and make informed comments about a proposed action. As it cancerns the potential noise impacts on hundreds of thousands of interested and affected people in Westchester, the DEIS utterly fails to meet that requirement and its failure is not cured by the Noise Mitigation Report." He added, "To cite one of the more glaring deficiencies, the Noise Mitigation Report compared the `original' and `mitigated' versions of the `preferred action' but makes no comparison to the `no action' case. The more important question is how does the proposed action compare with the no action case" Spano continued, "I believe the process the FAA has employed to involve the public in this important public policy process has been completely inadequate." I3MN�Ei Analysis He submitted to the FAA a preliminary analysis of the agency's Noise Mitigation Report prepared by the acoustical consulting firm Harris Miller Milier & Hanson Inc. HMMH said that the Noise Mitigation Report presents graphics that are better than those in the DEIS but still lack sufficient detail on noise modeling inputs and outputs to fully assess the report's conclusions. The mitigation report also does not address two areas of critical concern raised earlier by H1VIIvIH. where changes in noise level at two locations in the County appeared to be very close to FAA noise impact thresholds. Spano urged the FAA to prepare a Supplemental DEIS to address Westchester County's concerns. NJCAAN Comments NJCAAN told the FAA that it was pleased to see that the agency had recommended the use of ocean routing at night to mitigate noise impacts from the airspace redesign. The coalition, which was formed almost two decades ago ta address noise impact from an earlier FAA airspace redesign over New Jersey, first proposed the idea of routing planes over the Atlantic Ocean on departizre as a way to get them higher before turning back over land. For years the FAA opposed the procedure on the grounds that it was unsafe and would require too much fuel burn. But the coalition told the FAA that the data it has provided "is grossly insufficient to fully evaluate the proposed noise mitigation and supparting analysis. Modeling details are absent, and flaws pointed out in the DEIS are apparently unaddressed ... The mitigation report gives excessive weight to aviation efiiciency and little consideration to social and environmental impacts. There has been a lack of balance of aviation concerns against impacts to the heatth and welfare of the rnany tens of thousands of residents who are harmed by the proposed airspace changes:' On March 23, the FAA. announced that its preferred alteruative for implementing the massive redesign of the airspace in theNew York/New Jersey/Philadetphia metropoli- tan area was the Integrated Airspace Alternative, an ambi- tious plan opposed by may communities and local govern- ments because it wili have substantial noise impact (19 ANR 36). The preferred alternative was one of four alternatives considered by the FAA in its DEIS on the airspace project which covers five states and 31,000 square miles. The goal of the airspace redesign project is to reduce growing conges- tion and delay at four major airports: 7.F. Kennedy Interna- tional, LaGuardia,Newark International, andPhiladelphia International. Airport Noise Report C May 25, 2007 6 8 ACI ,l . � . . � ♦ : �' � Steps taken to reduce aircraft emissions should not come at the expense of efforts to rnitigate aircraft noise, Robert J. Aaronson, director general of the Airports Council Interna- tional (ACI), asserted in the May issue of the association's World Report. "With all the talk about aviation and climate change, an environmental impact of our industry that is tending to be forgotten by anyone other than airports is that of noise," he stressed. In an address to the International Civil Aviation Organization's recent colloquiurn on aircraft emissions, the ACI director said he "made special mention of the fact that we must not take certain steps in environmental protection at the expense of others." Aaronson said that at two recent forums he has cha(- lenged airports and the rest of the aviation industry to accelerate progress in the area of environmental sustainability. "ACI and�its member airports have an important role to play at the ICA� level," Aaronson said, "but it is often not easy to win acceptance for the more siringent ACI proposals." ACI has not been successful at the last two meeting of ICAO's Committee on Aviation Environrnental Protection in getting ICAO to adopt more stringent aircraft noise stan- dards. � �IZ �YiBf ... � I+A.A Amends PFC Regulations On ivlay 23, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule amending its Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) regulations to add more eligibte uses for revenue, protect PFC revenue in bankruptcy proceedings, and eliminate charges to passengers on military charters. The final rule also revises current reporting requirements to reflect technological improvements and to further streamiine existing PFC policies The changes were made in response to the Vision 100 — Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act. The FAA's final rule is available on the Internet at http://www.faa.gav/ regulations�oiicies/. For further information, contact Sheryl Scarborough in FAA Airports Financial Ana�ysis and Passenger Facility ChargeBranch; tei: (202) 267-8825; e-mail: sheryl.scarborough@faa.gov. For legal questions regarding the final rule, contact Beth Weir in the agency's Airports Law Branch; tel: (202) 267- 5880. Airport noise mitigation projects are an approved use of PFC revenue. Port ofOakland Job Announcement The Port of Oakland is currently recruiting for the position ofAirportNoiseAbatement/Environmental Affairs Supervi- sor. Airport Noise AbatementlEnvironmental Affairs 3upervi- sor is responsible for the research, development, implemen- tation, and coordination of the Oakland International Airport's noise abatement, air/water quality control, fuel spill, and wildlife hazard managementprograms. The incumbent carries out the environmental programs without detailed instruction or guidance. The responsibilities of the position involve a great deal of public and indastry contact. This position requires graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in air transportation, airport management, environmental planning, or a related field and three (3) years of experience in environmental work, including one (1) year in noise compatibility planning or monitoring. The Port of Oakland offers a competitive salary along with exceptional benefits. For Port application materials: Those interested in the position may obtain a copy of the complete job announce- ment, supplemental questionnaire, and employment applica- tion via the Internet at http://www.portofoakland.com by clicking on "Job Center" or by calling the Port's Job Hotline attel: (510) 627-1142. Cincinnati/Northern KentackyInt'I Get Grants Sen. Jim Bunning (R-K� announced that Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky Internationai Airport will receive two federal Airport Improvement Program grants totaling more than $16 million, including $1.3 million to acquire a church, school, and associated buildings as part of the airport's Part 150 AirportNoise Compatibility Program. The airport also will receive $15 million to reimburse the Kenton County Airport Board, proprietor of the airport, to constructions costs for a new north-south parallel runway and extension of an east-west runway. Bunning said the AIP grants were good news for people impacted by noise from the expansion of the airport's runways. San Jose Seeks Noise Consultant Mineta San Jose International Airport is requesting Statements of Qualifcations from qualified acoustical consultants to provide Acoustical Services for the Airport's Noise Control Program. The city is using an electronic solicitation tool (DemandStar by Onvia} for this procurement. In order to register for this service, contact Onvia customer service at tel: (800) 711-1712.It is importantto indic�tethatyou are registering for the City of San Jose procurement. The DemandStar commodities applicableto thisRFP are SRV- 918-1� (Aviation Consulting) and SRV-926-62 (Noise Testing Services). Once you register by phone, you will be able to Airport hloise Report ZS, 2007 69 � � � ) ; � � . •1 �' :�.��; JohnJ. Corbett, Esq. Spiegel & McDiarmid Washington, DC Carl �. BurlQson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administration John C. Freytag, P.E. Director, Chazles M. Salter Associates San Francisco Michael Scott Gatzke, Esq. Cratzke, Dillon & Ballance Cazlsbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockweli LLP Denver Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna Niguel, CA Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. McDermott, Wilt & Emery Chicago Mary L. Vigilante President, Synergy Consultants Seattle download the RFP package from the DemandStar System website: http:// www.demandstar.com. RFPs are due by 4 p.m. Pacific Time on July 3. For further information, contact Curt Eikermaa, airport operations manager, attel: (408) 277-4393 orby email atceikerman@sic.org LAWA Soundproofing Contracts Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) announced May 21 that two contracts have been approved by the Board of Airport Comrt�issioners for work to be done in the residential sound insulation programs for Los Angeles Internationat Airport and Van Nuys Airport. Both contracts were awarded to AMD Construction Group, Inc., of Orange, CA. The contracts are in the amounts of $931,700 and $712,000. Donoghue, Sheldon Join Jones Payne Group The architecture and planning and design firm The Jones Payne Group announced that John Donoghue has joined the firm as manager of its GIS Program. Geographic Information Systems are used for many purposes, including creating airport noise contours, updating the location of housing within those contours, and drawing aircraft flight paths. Donoghue, who wi11 be based in the firm's newest location in Tucson, AZ, brings more than 16 years of combined experience with information systems and GIS in both government and private industry settings. Over the past three years he has collaborated with the Jones Payne Group on transportation-related information managemendGIS projects in Philadel- phia, Providence, Seattle, Phoenix, Hartford, and Schreveport. The addition of Mr. Donoghue "further enhances our ability to provide the technology resources and experience needed to enable clients to become self- sufficient in managing their regulatoty and operational needs," the firm said. The firm also announced that Randal Scot Sheldon has joined the firm as a proj ect manager. His initial assignment will be in San Diego where he will be the on-site manager responsible for design services related to San Diega County Regional Airport Authority's Quieter Home Sound Insulation Program. Mr. Sheldon recently served as progarn manager to the SMART (Sound Mitigation Acoustical Remedy Treatment) Prog,ram for Fresno Yosemite International Airport. Prior to that, ha was employed at the City of Fresno, CA, for 28 years where he managed design, historic review, and construction rnanagement services for properiy owners participating in state and federally funded rehabilitation programs. The addition ofMr. Sheldon "further enhances our ability to provide professional services of the highest quality to ovr expanding portfolio of West Coast clients," the firm said. AIRP(?RT NDISE REPORT Anne H. Kohut, Publisher � Published 44 times ayear at 43978 Urbancrest Ct., Ashburn, Va. 20147; Phone: (703 ) 729-4867; FAX: (703) 729-�528. e-mail: editor@airportnoisereport.com; Price $850. 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. �o � ,_ � , ;, . + ;. �, y, „ !� • • � t �'` t � � _ a �� -.. F r�, �x� ;t � �� .;;:.. ' A weekly update on litigafian, xegulations, and technological developments Volumel9,Numberl8 June 1, 2007 Airspace Redesign GAO AGREES TO INVV3E57E'IGATE COST, IMPACTS OF FAA AIltSPA�E REDESIGN At the urging of two congressmen from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the Government Accounting Office (GAO), the watchdog of federal agencies, has decided to conduct an investigation into the cost, operationat efficiency, and environmental impact5 of the Federal Aviation Admir►istration's extensive redesign of airspace in the New Yark/New Jersey/Philadelphia areas. Reps. Joe Sestak (D-PA) and Robert Andrews (D-N� asked the GAU to study the FAA's Draft Envixonmentai Impact Statement on the redesign project in response to an outpouring of community concern that noise mitigation, air emissions, and other environmental impacts may not have been adequately addressed. "I have worked aggressively with Congressman Andrews and leaders in Congress, as well as at the state and local level, to address the concerns my constituents have over the noise and environmental impact of this redesign," said Sestak. "I've said all along that the FAA's Draft EIS is based on flawed rnodels and assumptions. This study conducted by GAO will give us much needed informa- (Continued on p. 71) T.F. Green Airport . � . . . 1 ;�; •, , . ;� �►� The City of Warwick, RI, has strongly criticized the Federal Aviation Administration's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS} on a proposed extension of the main runway at T.F. Green Airport, which is intended to accom- modate coast-to-coast aircraft operations but will result in the loss of affordable house in the city and wetlands and increase environmental impacts. In 73 pages of comments, the city faulted the methodology used to determine the environmental, health, noise, air quality, traffic, and community impacts evaluated in the DEIS, which was prepared by FAA's consultant Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., and said it underestimates the impact of the runway extension on Warwick. City of Warwick Mayor �cott Avedisian also strongly objected to the conclu- sion in the DEIS that some 350 low-income families that would be forced out of their homes could easily find affordable housing elsewhere in the city. "The fact is that there is an affordable housing crisis in Rhode Island, a fact that has been widely reported and is recognazed by the general public" the mayor told FAA. "Hundreds of families would be displaced [by the runway extension] and some 8 percent of the city's affordable detached housing stock eliminated. This directly affects a large concentration of tow-to-moderate income families and poses a (Continued on p. 71) In This Issue... FAA Airspace Redesign ... The �AO has agreed to investi- gate the cost and environrnenta l impacts ofa vast airspace rede- sign intheNY1NJ/Philadelphia area and to determine whether it will provide the benef ts in terms of aircraii delay reduction touted by the FAA - p. 70 T.F. Green Airport ... The City of Warwickis sharply critical of a draft EIS prepared for a runway extensian project - p. 70 Dayton Int't ... County adopts airportoverlayzoning for new hornes in 65 DNL - p. 72 �, Research ... Issuance of final reporton PARTNER land use study is delayed - p. 72 �Vews Briefs ... FAA will nofi issue guidance on disposition of noise land acquired with AIP grants until end ofJune .., AAAE AirportNoiseMitigation Sympo-' sium set for October ... FAA ' approves most ofPart 150 program far CraigAirport... FAAawards an $11.8 million AIP granttoNew Jersey elemen- tary school for soundproofing ... Local of6cials learn more about proposednewall-cargo airport in northeastern Pennsylvania - p. 72 June tion and guidance into whether there are grounds for stopping the FAA Airspace Redesign Projeet in its en- tirety: ' Sestak noted that in 2002 a GAO study suspended a Delaware River dredging project as flaws in the project's cost-benefit analysis were revealed. The GAO report on the FAA airspace redesign, he said, "will serve as an account- ability study of whether a true cost-benefit analysis was done, as my Expert Advisory Board's study indicated it was not. Therefore, it will serve to halt this project until a true cost-benefit analysis is done, which forces the FAA� to look at other options:' An option proposed by Reps. Sestak and Andrews to reduca congestion and delay at Philadelphia lnternational Airport and airports in the New 'York City area is to route cargo aircraft to smaller airports in the region, freeing up space at the larger metropolitan airports for passenger aircraii. "I'm extremely concerned that this airspace redesign is a colossal mistake," Rep. Andrews said at a joint news conference held with Sestak on May 25 to announce the GAO study. "The GAO study will finaliy provide us with the information we need to determine whether there is any merit to the FAA's proposal," he said. CostUnclear t7n April 20, the congressmen met with FAA Administra- tor Marion Blakey and asked how much the proposed airspace redesign would cost. Sestalc said the answer was "We don't know," which he said he found "troubling and fiscally inesponsible." "Up untii now, the FAA has had a free ride. This is about having the government's watchdog review the FAA's process and conclusions," Sestak said. He noted that a May 2005 report by the Department of Transportation's Inspector General found that the FAA has already spent nearly $50 million on the airspace redesign project and the only estimate for the project provided by the FAA is a$250 million figure in 1997. Also, he said, the DOT IG report no#ed that cost estimates far the airspace redesign are not reliable and cover only planning and not implemen- tation. T'he GAO study of the FAA's airspace redesign plan for theNY/NJ/PHL region will investigate the following quastions: • What are the key elements of FA.A's airspace redesign proposal, including the cost and schedule for implementing the proposal? � To what extent are the cost and schedule estimates for the project valid and reliable? • To what extent did FAA eonsider and address the potential environmental impacts of its redesign proposal on the local communities in the region? • What are some potential lessons to be learned from the project for improving FAA's processes for developing airspace redesigns? 71 "This GAO report will give us much needed information to really know how the FAA redesign will affect our communi- ties," Sestak said, adding that he also is working on legisla- tion to "stop the FAA airspace proposal in its tracks until a true cost-benefit analysis is completed and will support litigation as necessary to hetp us achieve the goal of stopping the current proposal" AdditionalPublicFiearin�gs Meanwhile, NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D), a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee, has persuaded the FAA to hold two additional public hearings in New Jersey on the airspace redesign project. The FAA's preferred alternative for the redesign would widen approach and depariure paths over New Jersey and increase noise impacts. NJ Sens. Lautenberg and Menendez wrote the FAA administratcrr several times seeking the additional public hearings. She agreed to them after Lautenberg refused to give his support to the confirmation of a Bush Administra- tion DOT nominee. In related news, the board of the Lehigh Valley International Airport has rejected a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Legislature to create a regional airport authority to oversee Lehigh Valley International andPhiladelphialnternational airports. Such a governmental body could shift tra�c from Philadel- phia lnternational to underused Lehigh Valley Tnternational, to the west, as a way to reduce delay and congestion and eliminate the need for the airspace redesign. �'arwick , fYotn p. 70 - number of specific and disturbing environmental justice concerns," the mayor said. "The City of Warwick demands, and deserves, a more comprehensiva assessment of the existing and long-term health, social, and environmental impacts on our community beyond a bare-minimum analysis," he asserted. "For nearly the entire time I have been mayor, we've been reiterating the same concerns to the FAA and to the Rhode island Airport Corporation," Avedisian said. "It is disap- pointing that we find ourselves in the position of having to make these same arguments, and repeat the sarne, very valid, concerns yet again." In February 2005, the FAA began studying the need to extend the runway at T.F. Green to allow non-stap flights to the West Coast. A eapacity report issued by the FA.A last week said that the airport must complete its proposed expansion by 2015 in order to meet anticipated demand for air service. FAA is studying five runway extension options for extending the main runway to 9,300 feet to the north, to the south, or in both directions. The FA.A will hold a public meeting on the project in Warwick on 7une 14. The agency is exp�cted to setect whieh of the five runway extension alternatives it wants later in the year. Airport Noise Report June �, 2007 Dayfon Int'l COMMISSIONERS ADUPT NOISE UVERLAY ZONTNG Miami County, Ohio, commissioners recently adopted noise overlay zoning and building standards for sections of the county in the 65 dB DNL contour of Dayton Interna- tionai Airport. The zoning controls apply only to new homes and specify that acoustical treatments must be added that are sufficient to achieve a 25 dB exterior-to-interior noise level reduction. The zoning does not apply to existing home within the 65dB DNL contour or to additions to existing homes. Most of the land within the noise overlay zone is already developed or owned by the airport so not much new home construction is expected. The bnilding standards were developed by committees with representatives of two counties (Miami and Montgom- ery), the airport, the City of Dayton, and Vandalia and Butler Townships. Research � � � � • � , � , . � 1 � � . , � Pubiication of a final report on PART'NER's project on Land Use Management and Airport Controls has been pushed back from spring to late summer. The research is examining the dynamics of how communities encroach on airport areas and how these encroachrnents fuel noise complaints and concerns. Tt is being conducted by Purdue University and Florida International University. However, issuance of a final report on PARTNER's study of low-frequency noise is on schedule and will be 9ssued by the end of June. The goal of this study is to enhance metrics cunently used in the FAA's Integrated Noise Model and to identify alternative algorithms that predict the impact of low� frequency noise and the annoyance it causes. A PARTNER team developing a new web site called `�ToiseQuest" will meet this week to review progress and feedback on the beta site and to determine when the site wiil be launched. It will provide an edueational fonun for airports and communities on noise issues. That project is being conducted by The Pennsylvania State University, Florida International University, and Purdue. PART'NER (Partnership for AiR Transportation Noise and Emissions Reduction) is a cooperative research organization sponsored by the FAA, Transport Canada, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration that brings together government, academic, and aviation industry researchers to eonduct studies on aircraft noise and emissions that will serve as the foundation for future policy development. Some 18 PART'NER projects are currentiy underway and described at http://www.partner.aero. 72 In B,�ief ... � FAA Land Sale Guidance FAA had hoped by the end of May to issue guidance on a broad range of issues regarding how airports should dispose of land they have acquired for noise compatibility with Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants but no longer need for that purpose (19 ANR 54). However, the agency now says that such guidance will not be out untii the end of June. NoiseMitigatiou Symposium Setfor+Dctober The 7"' Annual AAAE Airport Noise Mirigation Sympo- sium will be heid on Oct. 8-10 at the Hilton San Diego Resort in Mission Bay. The symposium is presented by the American Association ofAirport Executives and the ANMS Planning Committee. Among the topics to be discussed are understanding the noise compatibility planning process, insulating unique and unusual structures, managing homeowner expectations, updated guidance on land acquisition projects for airports, choosing the best mitigation measure for your airport coznmunity, praduct replacement in aging programs, handling homeowner issues, total quality assurance for airport land projects, and tools for program management. In addition, participants wiil be given a tour of San Diego International Airport's Quieter Home Program. The symposium brings together key players (FA.A, airports, cammunity groups, consultants, and manufactur- ers) in an effort to share their experiences and ideas on ways to maximize the benefits of noise mitigation programs. Information on the symposium agenda and registration is available at the conference website: www.noise-m itigation- symposium.com. CraigPart 150 Approved On May 25, the FAA announced its approval of the Part 150 AirportNoise Compatibility Program for general aviation Craig Airport, which is operated by the Jacksonville Airport Authority and located just minutes from downtown Jackson- ville, FL. The airport serves as a general aviation reliever for Jacksonville International Airport. FAA granted outright approval to eight of the nine noise mitigation measures submitted for approval. One operational measure was approved only in part. None of the program rneasures were specified in the agency's announcement 6nt will be discussed in the FAA's Record of Approval for the program, which will be available on-line at: http:// www.faa.gov/airports_airtxaffic/airports/environmentaU airport noise/part 150.states/. For further information, contact Lindy McDoweli ih FAA's OrlandoAirportsDistrictOffice;tel: (407) 812-6331; ext.130. Airport Noise Report June 1, 2047 73 � ��' 1 ' � ' . , _ • 1 ,,i� i�'• �'� Johna. Corbett, Esq. Spiegel & McDiarmid Washington, DC Carl E. Burleson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administrarion John C. Freytag, P.E. Director, Chazles M. Salter Associates $an Francisco Michaet Scott Gatzke, Esq. Cmizke, Dillon & Ballance Carlsbad, CA Peker J. Kirsch, Esq. ICapian, I�irsch & Rockwell Denver School Soundproofing Grant New Jersey Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D) and Robert Menendez (D) an- nounced May 31 that the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded an elementary schooi nearNewark Airport an $11.8 miliion grant to help sound- proof the school, which has 650 students. "Now students at Lincoln Elementary School will be less distracted by aircraft noise from Newark Airport. Soundproofing the school will allow . children to focus and learn without interruptions," said Lautenberg. The senators also announced that the FAA had awarded a$3.7 million grant to Trenton Mercer Airport for runway and taxiway improvements. Meeting on New Cargo Airport Appraximately 50 local officials in the Hazelton, PA, area attended a May 29 meeting to learn more about a new all-cargo airport that is being proposed far construction in an economicaily-depressed area of northeastern Pennsylva- ni2. The FAA recently gave its conditional approvaI for airspace for the $i.6 LLP biilion cargo airport, clearing the way for the project developer, Gladstone Partners, to prepare a master pian, seek funding, and conduct environmental VincentE. Mestre, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna PIiguel, CA Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. McDermott, Wilt & Emery Chica$o Mary L. Vigilante President, Synergy Consultants Seattle studies. The FAA approval came only three months after the ambitious project was proposed. Gladstone Partners and PA state Rep. Todd Eachus (D) sponsored the meeting which was open oniy to local elected o�cials in an effort to help them answer questions they wiil receive from their constituents on the project. Representatives of Gladstone Partners said that the project will require a $500 million investrnent(split 50-50 between public and private financing). Rep. Euchus said he will try to procure $250 million in public investment through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. A representative of Gladstone Partners said he will seek to find investors for the other $250 million. He said Wall Street investment firms, particulariy J.P. Morgan Bank and Goldman Sachs, were interested in the project. The local officials attending the meeting had questions on the noise impact of the proposed airport. A Gladstone representative said that flight patterns would talce pianes over less populated areas; that modern planes are quieter than older aircraft; that mast noise impact comes from takeoff' and not landing; that aargo planes would have less noise impact because they are able to ascend more quickly because no passengers are onboard; and that landing gear would be put down five and one-half to six miles from touch- down to reduce noise impact. AIRPORT NOISE REP�'RT Anne H. Kohut, Publisher P�blished44times ayearat43978 UrbancrestCt., Ashburn, Va.20147; Phone: (703) 729-4867; FAX: (703)129-4528. e-mail: editor@airportnoisereport.com; Price$850. Authorization to photoeopy 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 C�earance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. USA. �,