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Recommendation to receive and file the Airport Activity Reports.
(District 5)
DISCUSSION
Included are the Monthly Airport Activity Reports for November, December and Yearend 2007.
Airport Passenger, General Aviation (GA) and Cargo Activity - The Monthly Airport Activity Report provides monthly and calendar year-to-date statistics for airline passengers (total and enplaned), aircraft operations by user category, and cargo carrier tonnage.
· November 2007
Total passenger counts through November were 2,682,772 compared to last year's 2,538,276, which was an increase of 5.7%. GA operations, calendar yearto-date, compared to last year were up 9.5%, (344,013 operations vs. 314,223).
Cargo volumes, calendaryear-to-date, were up 3.1% (47,146 tons vs. 45,722).
· December 2007
Total passenger counts through December were 2,906,556 compared to last year's 2,758,362, which was an increase of 5.4%. GA operations, calendar yearto-date, compared to last year were up 8.1 %, (371,126 operations vs. 343,255).
Cargo volumes, calendar year-to-date, were up 3.4% (51,652 tons vs. 49,947).
· 2007 Passenger Totals
During calendar year 2007, a total of 2,906,556 passengers traveled through Long Beach Airport, a 5.4% increase over 2006 (2,758,362).
Noise Activity - The Monthly Airport Noise Statistics Report includes four separate reports with current month and calendar year-to-date totals. The four reports are as follows:
· Noise Complaints - Summarizes noise complaint information for commercial (which
includes cargo carriers), GA, and other operations.
· Noise Complaint Plot Map - Identifies the origin of the complaint.
· Commercial Late Night Activity - Summarizes activity between 10:00 p.m. to 11 :00 p.m.
and 11 :00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. by airline.
· Noise Violations - Summarizes violations for airline and GA operations. Provides a
complete listing of each violation, includes violator's name, date and time of violation,
aircraft type, aircraft noise level, and the time specific allowable noise level.
The Airport's Noise Office receives and investigates noise inquiries and complaints from local residents and residents who live outside of Long Beach. For the month of November the Noise Office received 157 complaints compared to 157 complaints received during the same period in 2006.
Further analysis of the November noise complaints revealed the following:
· Total number of complainants: 23
· 22% (34 of 157) of the complaints were related to operations between 10:00 p.m.
and 7:00 a.m.
· 5% (8 of 157) of the complainants reside in Seal Beach or Huntington Beach.
For the month of December the Noise Office received 256 complaints compared to 89 complaints received during the same period in 2006.
Further analysis of the December noise complaints revealed the following:
· Total number of complainants: 23
· 10% (25 of 256) of the complaints were related to operations between 10:00 p.m.
and 7:00 a.m.
· 2% (4 of 256) of the complainants reside in Seal Beach or Huntington Beach.
The above referenced information is displayed on the Airport's website (www.lgb.org).
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is not time critical.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
Christine F. Andersen
Airport Director
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PATRICK H. WEST |
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