Highline Forum 210922 SEA Airport Update Presentation

Noise staff meet monthly with FAA TRACON to discuss compliance SEA Flight Paths Flight paths have been in place since 1990 South Flow North Flow Fly Quiet Award Program Annual award given to 2 airlines that score the highest in these categories: Low noise levels at 4 monitor locations north and south of runways Compliance rate with Noise Abatement Procedures Adherence to SEA ground maintenance run-up rules Low levels of noise during late night hours (new category) Award given to one airline for significant contribution to reducing noise Increases airline awareness of noise programs and the impacts on communities Various outreach efforts for winning airlines Fly Quiet 2021 Winners • Frontier Airlines – Operate the newest, quietest version of the A320, low noise levels, fly the noise abatement procedures very accurately • Skywest Airlines – Operate the quiet E175 regional jet with low noise levels • British Airways – Changed from the older, louder 747 & 777 to the much quieter 787 resulting in significantly reduced noise levels StART Noise Initiatives • Runway Use Agreement with the FAA • Late Night Noise Limitation Program from 12am to 5am - monitoring noise levels and encouraging airlines to move flights out of late nights or change to a quieter aircraft • Ground Noise Study • Raise the glideslope on runway 34R to 3 degrees Noise Monitoring System Noise Monitoring Program Permanent Noise Monitors Portable Noise Monitors • Monitoring in Burien (Seahurst Elementary) finishing this month • Consultant undertaking a gap analysis for…

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Add to CalendarMWednesday Mar 11, 9:00am - 11:35am
1904 3rd Avenue, Suite 105, Seattle, WA 98101
Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]