Would increasing capacity at the Airport increase the volume of air traffic and noise?
No, airport improvements will not increase the volume of traffic. The forecasts prepared for the Airport Master Plan indicate that traffic will increase regardless of any future improvement. Without any improvements, however, delays will increase significantly in the future. The levels of noise are affected by the number of aircraft operations. Potential noise impacts are reported in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Capacity Enhancement Program. Noise monitoring has been conducted in many locations surrounding the Airport, and the results of this noise monitoring will be included in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. In addition, future noise conditions under the No-Action Alternative and the build alternatives will be modeled and reported in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
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