Block 2 Procedure Recommendations for Boston Logan Airport Community Noise Reduction

Hansman, R. John; Salgueiro, Sandro; Thomas, Jacqueline; Li, Clement; Jansson, Madeleine; Mahseredjian, Ara; Zimmer, Kevin; United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics. International Center for Air Transportation (ICAT)

doi:s://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/131188

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Block 2 Procedure Recommendations for Boston Logan Airport Community Noise Reduction

2021-06-01
By Hansman, R. John ; Salgueiro, Sandro ; Thomas, Jacqueline ; ...

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United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment ; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics. International Center for Air Transportation (ICAT)

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Aircraft Noise Airport Noise Arrivals And Departures ASCENT Flight Paths Noise Control Recommendations
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ICAT-2021-01
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https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/131188
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United States ; Boston (Massachusetts)

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Recent developments in navigation and surveillance technology have enabled new high-precision departure and arrival procedures using GPS and Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) standards. These procedures have proven effective for reducing fuel consumption and streamlining some aspects of air traffic control. However, flight tracks that were previously dispersed over wide areas due to less precise navigation or ATC vectoring are more concentrated on specific published tracks with effects on underlying communities. The objective of this study was to identify potential modifications to departure and arrival procedures at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) which would reduce community noise impact in areas which experience flight track concentration. The potential procedure modifications were separated into two sequential “Blocks”. Block 1 procedures were characterized by clear predicted noise benefits, limited operational/technical barriers and a lack of equity issues. Block 2 procedures exhibit greater complexity due to potential operational and technical barriers as well as equity considerations (defined as noise redistribution between communities for the purposes of this study). The Block 2 phase included consideration of procedures which would redistribute noise exposure such as approaches to increase flight trajectory dispersion, which have been requested by some communities. It also included new noise reduction opportunities enabled by PBN that were identified during the Block 2 process, as well as a redesigned procedure which resolved technical issues identified with one of the prior Block 1 recommendations. Candidate approach and departure modifications were first identified based on an analysis of historical flight track densities over the communities surrounding BOS before and after the implementation of new RNAV procedures coupled with noise complaint records and US Census population data. Potential procedure modifications were considered for each identified arrival and departure runway as well as procedure concepts to reintroduce dispersion into flight trajectories. The noise impact of candidate procedure modifications was modeled and presented to community and operational stakeholder groups. Community feedback was used to identify procedures of interest and gather input on improvements or revisions. Operational stakeholder feedback was used to identify and to the extent possible mitigate operational barriers and concerns.
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