Reagan National Airport : limited opportunities to improve airlines' compliance with noise abatement procedures
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Reagan National Airport : limited opportunities to improve airlines' compliance with noise abatement procedures

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  • Corporate Creators:
    United States. Government Accountability Office
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  • Publication/ Report Number:
    GAO/RCED-00-74
  • Resource Type:
    Research Paper
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Washington (District of Columbia)
  • Corporate Publisher:
    United States. General Accounting Office
  • Abstract:
    Local airport procedures and federal laws contain a number of provisions designed in part to limit aircraft noise at Reagan National. First, a nighttime noise procedure imposed by the airport authority generally permits flight operations between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. only by certain aircraft that can meet relatively strict noise limits. However, aircraft that were scheduled to arrive before 10 p.m. may land later if an air traffic controller cleared them prior to 10:30 p.m. This exception recognizes that aircraft are sometimes

    delayed en route. Second, local airport rules require both departing and arriving flights to follow the Potomac River north and south of the airport for several miles before turning. In particular, aircraft are prohibited from flying over federally protected areas in Washington, D.C., such as the Capitol and White House. Third, airport rules also require pilots of departing aircraft to reduce engine power, and thus engine noise, after reaching either a specified altitude or a certain distance from the airport, depending on the direction of the aircraft?s departure. Fourth, the airport?s noise abatement procedure incorporates the federal law that generally bars

    airlines from operating nonstop flights to or from any airport located more than 1,250 statute miles from Reagan National (the ?perimeter rule?). In addition, a federal law and a federal regulation generally limit the number of flights to 60 per hour (the ?high-density rule,? also known as the slot rule).

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