What is the Airport doing to decrease noise over residential areas?
The Airport has several programs in place to decrease noise over residential areas. Noise abatement procedures have been implemented and are monitored for compliance. The Airport also restricts certain nighttime operations to reduce noise. (Click here for restricted nighttime operations). The airport is working closely with the military, corporate, and general aviation to further reduce aircraft noise over residential areas. The Airport is working with the airlines to limit the number of arrivals and departures which occur during the early morning and late night time periods. (11:00 P.M. through 6:00 A.M.). Though the Airport is prohibited from imposing a nighttime curfew or ban on nighttime operations, the airlines have agreed to reduce the number of flights scheduled during these hours. The Aircraft Noise Abatement Task Force was created to promote communication between the Airport, airlines, airport users, the military, and the communities surrounding the airport. Other programs inc
