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  • Letter - Sep 1, 2020 (Congressional FAA Lowflight LAX)

    Letter September 11, 2020

    Public SafetyAircraft Noise

    Five Members of Congress wrote to the FAA Regional Administrator on September 1, 2020, requesting an explanation for why the percentage of aircraft flying below published altitudes on the North Downwind Arrival procedure to LAX remained unchanged despite a two-thirds reduction in flight operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter references ongoing noise complaints from constituents and prior discussions with the LAX Community Noise Roundtable about altitude compliance issues related to the SoCal Metroplex project.

  • September update re Congressional letter

    Letter September 11, 2020

    Public SafetyAircraft Noise

    In September 2020, Congressman Ted Lieu and four other Los Angeles-area members of Congress sent a letter to the FAA requesting an explanation for why aircraft flying below minimum prescribed altitudes into LAX remained at pre-Covid levels despite a dramatic reduction in overall flight volume. The document provides contact information for elected officials and instructions for residents to file noise complaints with LAWA and use the Airnoise platform.

  • Aircraft Noise Update from SMCCA

    Report January 16, 2020

    Public SafetyAircraft Noise

    The Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association provides an update on aircraft noise issues from FAA NextGen flight paths, including a formal request to push flight paths further over the ocean, the City of Los Angeles' lawsuit against the FAA, and recent directives from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives requiring the FAA to improve flight procedures, conduct noise studies, and increase public data availability. The LAX Community Noise Roundtable is analyzing a proposal to modify flight paths to fly higher and further out.