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A Letter To Adam Smith Re. HR 6168
Dear Congressman, As I wrote you on 24 March re. ANCA, I want to thank you for all your help for airport communities. I now have the following comments ahead of your August 27 Meeting with our communities. Representation I am very concerned about the definition and structure of ‘community’ and who will be designated -
Why is it getting so much worse? (NextGen For Dummies)
Spoiler alert: The answer is not ‘The Third Runway’. However, you might call the current situation for residents in certain neighborhoods around Sea-Tac Airport a ‘Perfect Storm’. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? Yes, there has been a great deal of growth in the number of daily operations. First, there is the fact that in 2012 Delta -
Show Me The Money!
The problem with all airport community issues come down to M-O-N-E-Y. There are currently some programs that try to account for noise. There are almost no programs that account for pollution; or lower property values; or an array of socio-economic harms. If you look at the galaxy of Federal Regs that have sprouted from ANCA, -
Why Can’t We Have A Curfew?
Blame it on ANCA , the Airport Noise And Capacity Act Of 1990. Airport law–specifically the history of how communities lost their rights–is long. You can read a short history at our Airport Law Cheat Sheet. But one question people have is WHY CAN’T WE SLEEP AT NIGHT? So here is a summary of. The -
S.3094 – Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (ANCA)
The full text of the 1990 ANCA bill S.3094. To get a clear understanding of what the law is really about, one should look at the House version described in the Budget Resolution HR 5835 where it is referred to as the “Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act”. S 3094 IS 101st CONGRESS 2d -
Part 150 (Title 14 of Code Of Federal Regulations)
These regulations govern airports noise exposure maps and noise compatibility programs. -
Part 161 (Title 14 of Code Of Federal Regulations)
Regulations governing Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 -
Airport Noise Law – Airport Noise & Capacity Act 1990
A great article describing ANCA in broad strokes. -
2015-03-11Final Update of the LAX Part 161 Application
This 2015 presentation from Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) provides a final update on LAX's application under FAR Part 161, a federal process requiring airports to prove that the benefits of a proposed noise restriction outweigh its costs before the FAA will approve it. The application sought to limit aircraft noise and access at LAX, but was ultimately disapproved by the FAA — consistent with the agency's history of never approving such a restriction at a commercial air carrier airport in the 25 years since the Airport Noise and Capacity Act was enacted in 1990. -
2009-10-30FAA Decision Letter: Disapproval of Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Application for Full Nighttime Curfew at Bob Hope Airport
FAA Acting Associate Administrator for Airports Catherine M. Lang transmits the FAA’s disapproval of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority application for a full mandatory nighttime curfew (10:00 p.m. to 6:59 a.m.) on Stage 3 aircraft operations at Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, CA (BUR). The application, submitted February 2, 2009 and found complete May 29, 2009, was