StART AviationNoiseWorkingGroup MeetingSummary 20210809

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Aviation Noise Working Group MEETING SUMMARY AUGUST 9, 2021; 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM VIA ZOOM V IDEOCONFERENCE Meeting Objectives: • Recap of Late-Night Noise Limitation Program • Review of Third Runway operations and usage • Refresher on the Airport Noise & Capacity Act (ANCA) • Resumption of the Ground Noise Study Meeting Summary: I. Facilitator welcome, introduction, and meeting agenda, Brian Scott, BDS Planning & Urban Design II. Late-Night Noise Limitation Program/Noise Comment Reporting, Tom Fagerstrom, Port of Seattle A. Late-Night Noise Limitation Program o Exceedance definition: POS monitors both take-off and landing noise levels at four places near the runways during 12 am – 5 am (late-night hours) to measure single event noise. FedEx Express, China Airlines Cargo, and Asiana Cargo had the most late-night noise exceedances during Q2 2021. o POS contacts airlines every quarter to update them on their numbers. o A meeting will soon be scheduled with FedEx Express to discuss the program, to review their data, and to address what can be done to lessen their late-night noise exceedances. o POS will also be in communication with China Airlines Cargo and Amazon Prime Air to set-up meetings. o EVA Air, the airline with the most noise exceedances when the Program began, had 0 noise exceedances out of 86 operations during Q2 2021, showing the success of the Program. § A member of the working group suggested that a…

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