This August 2021 meeting summary from the StART Aviation Noise Working Group covers key updates on noise management at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including quarterly results from the Late-Night Noise Limitation Program, which showed FedEx Express, China Airlines Cargo, and Asiana Cargo as the top offenders while EVA Air achieved zero exceedances. The group also reviewed how the Third Runway Use Agreement has dramatically reduced late-night landings from an average of 10–12 per night down to under one, and discussed the legal constraints imposed by the Airport Noise and Capacity Act (ANCA) that limit airports' ability to impose access restrictions. Additionally, the Port of Seattle announced the resumption of a ground noise study, paused during the pandemic, with fieldwork scheduled for August 23–27, 2021.Open full document
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Meeting summary of the StART Aviation Noise Working Group covering the Late-Night Noise Limitation Program, Third Runway operations and usage, the Airport Noise and Capacity Act (ANCA), and resumption of the Ground Noise Study. Key topics included noise exceedances by FedEx Express, China Airlines Cargo, and Asiana Cargo, as well as EVA Air’s achievement of zero exceedances in Q2 2021.