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FAA Report to Congress on Airport Noise Mitigation and Safety Study

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In December 2020, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson transmitted a report to Congress fulfilling a requirement under the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which directed the agency to study whether reducing jet aircraft approach and takeoff speeds could meaningfully lower noise for communities surrounding airports. The study was required to assess whether any such speed reductions would compromise aviation safety or reduce the efficiency of the National Airspace System, including effects on airport capacity, travel times, and fuel consumption. The report was sent to key congressional leaders overseeing transportation and commerce policy.

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FAA Administrator Steve Dickson transmits the Airport Noise Mitigation and Safety Study report to Congress under Section 179 of Public Law 115-254, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. Letters addressed to Chairman Roger Wicker (Senate Commerce Committee), Chairman Peter DeFazio (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee), Senator Cantwell, and Congressman Sam Graves. Study covers five mandated areas: relationship between jet aircraft approach and takeoff speeds and noise impacts on surrounding communities; whether speed reductions achieve significant noise reductions; whether speed reductions jeopardize aviation safety or National Airspace System efficiency including airport capacity, travel times, and fuel burn; advisability of speed-based noise mitigation; and applicability to metropolitan areas identified in Section 189(b)(2).

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