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  • Wing walking flights in Sequim draw lawsuit and FAA investigation

    By  Dominic Gates  Seattle Times aerospace reporter In Sequim, on the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula, you can sign up for a daring thrill ride available nowhere else in America: Mason Wing Walking will take you up in an airplane to about 3,500 feet where you can climb out of the open cockpit and
  • 2023-08-10

    DOT request for information on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)

    A public comment submitted to the Department of Transportation argues that communities should have a stronger voice in shaping Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) policy, including drones and air taxis, before decisions are made. It calls on the FAA to conduct independent research on noise, health, environmental, and privacy impacts, and to use better noise measurement tools that reflect residents' real-world experience. The comment also urges regulators to avoid repeating mistakes made during the NextGen rollout, where communities were excluded from the process until after key decisions had already been implemented.
  • 2023-07-30

    Aircraft noise environment and land use issues near Sea-Tac Airport

    This document outlines several key challenges related to aircraft noise near Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) Airport. It notes that existing noise measurement systems lack the precision needed by planners, residents, and courts, while federal FAA funds cannot be used to purchase noise-affected lands unless they serve specific airport purposes. Additional concerns include restricted HUD/VA mortgage financing in high-noise areas, the potential negative impact on local tax bases if the Port of Seattle acquires large amounts of noise-sensitive land, and widespread property owner anxiety over declining home values and marketability.
  • 2023-07-22

    Fashion update: What Puget Sound will be wearing in the year 2000

    This brochure, published by the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs (RCAA), argues against the Port of Seattle's 'Flight Plan' proposal to add a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. It highlights existing noise burdens on South End communities—where jet noise already averages 65 Ldn and reaches up to 105 decibels—and warns that the expansion would add 120,000 more flights annually by 2020, consuming 12% of residents' daily lives with jet noise. The document cites health experts and a renowned noise specialist, Dr. James Chalupnik, to advocate for alternative solutions such as remote airports and high-speed rail instead of expanding the urban airport.

  • Noise could take years off your life. Here’s how.

    We used a professional sound meter the din of daily life and talked to scientists about the health risks it can pose. Emily Baumgaertner, Jason Kao, Eleanor Lutz, Josephine Sedgwick, Rumsey Taylor, Noah Throop and Josh WilliamsJune 9, 2023 On a spring afternoon in Bankers Hill, San Diego, the soundscape is serene: Sea breeze rustles through the trees, and neighbors chat pleasantly

  • How a little more silence in children’s lives helps them grow

    NPR LA Johnson A group of small children sits cross-legged with their teacher, Steve Mejía-Menendez, on a round carpet. He’s a pre-K teacher at Lee Montessori Public Charter School’s campus in Southeast Washington, D.C., and although I’m here to meet him, I almost don’t spot him because he’s eye level with his students. Mr. Steve,

  • 2018 Department of Transportation Noise Map near Sea-Tac Airport

    A Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) interactive noise map displaying 24-hour average sound levels (dBA, LAeq) around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) for years 2016 and 2018, shown in aviation mode. The map reveals noise contours ranging from 45 dBA (yellow) to over 90 dBA (dark blue/purple), with the highest noise levels concentrated directly along the flight path corridor through communities including Burien, SeaTac, Highline, Sunnydale, and Normandy Park.
  • 2023-04-28

    The foundational elements of the Federal Aviation Administration civil aviation noise policy: The noise measurement system, its component noise metrics, and noise thresholds

    The FAA is reviewing its civil aviation noise policy, which is based on decades-old research, to better address how aircraft noise affects communities near airports like Sea-Tac. The review examines noise measurement systems, acceptable noise thresholds, and the impact of aviation noise on residents—including annoyance, sleep disturbance, and health effects. Public and stakeholder input is being sought to help modernize the policy.
  • 2023-04-26

    An underestimated danger: Noise and air pollution are new and important cardiovascular risk factors

    Environmental stressors such as traffic noise pose a threat to human health worldwide. A study by DZHK researcher Prof. Thomas Münzel, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, shows that noise has negative effects on blood vessels and the brain within a very short exposure time. Other recent review articles co-authored by him show
  • 2023-04-24

    Projecting the health and economic burden of aircraft noise

    This study projects the long-term health and economic costs of aircraft noise generated by the NextGen automated flight system, focusing on communities near Baltimore Washington International Airport. Using a mathematical simulation model, researchers estimated the impact of noise exposure on cardiovascular disease, anxiety, annoyance, and low birth weight over periods of 10, 20, and 30 years. The findings are intended to inform noise mitigation policies and provide a clearer picture of the public health consequences of modern air traffic management systems.