Senate passes FAA Reauthorization adding 5 slots/10 flights per day at DCA.

In the last week, the Senate released its version of the FAA Reauthorization.

The Senate version would add 5 more slots at DCA.

This translates to 10 more long-haul airplanes overhead every day: 1 arrival and 1 departure for each new slot.

Join Quiet Communities for the US Online Premiere The Quietest Year April 24-30

The 2024 Aviation Noise and Emissions Symposium presentations are all available now on the ANE website. I particularly recommend the presentation by Marie-Jo Fremont under the "Innovative Strategies for Quantifying and Communicating Aviation Noise Impacts" session.

We hate to share bad news, but it appears that the date for changes to approach procedures into DCA from the north has slipped from May 16th to July 11th. We were not officially notified of the change by the FAA nor given any explanation, but the date of publication has changed on the FAA website that tracks these things, the IFP Gateway, and it was brought to our attention by our consultant, Jim Allerdice. If you were counting the weeks (like we were), add 8 more weeks to your counting - and let's all hope that it doesn't slip again.

Hello and New Year’s greetings from the Montgomery County Quiet Skies Coalition!

The new year is an opportunity to reflect on what we learned and accomplished in 2023 as we continue to seek solutions to excessive and repetitive aircraft noise in our communities.