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Recommendation to receive and file the attached monthly Airport activities reports. (District 5)
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
As requested, the following is a report on various activities at the Long Beach Airport.
Airport Passenger, General Aviation and Cargo Activity - The May 2005 Monthly
Airport Activity Report (Attachment 1) provides monthly and year-to-date statistics for
airline passengers (total and enplaned), aircraft operations by user category, and cargo
carrier tonnage. The statistics in general show a 4.0% increase in year-to-date
passenger activity. Total passenger counts for May were 266,549 compared to last year's
250,700, an increase of 6.3%. Monthly general aviation operations compared to last year
were down 1.0%, (27,726 operations vs. 27,994). Monthly cargo volumes were down
4.7% (4,489 tons vs. 4,708).
Noise Activity - The May 2005 Monthly Airport Noise Statistics Report (Attachment 2)
details noise complaints based on type of complaint (e.g., related to airline, private jet
operations, helicopter). It also identifies specific aircraft noise events that generated five of
more complaints and includes a plot map showing complainant location and the
number of repeat violations, along with a listing of aircraft operators receiving their fourth
or greater violation.
The Airport's Noise Office receives and investigates noise calls and complaints from local
citizens and all other sources. In May, the Noise Ofke received 223 complaints from
citizens compared to 299 complaints received in the previous month. Of the 223
complaints received, 214 of the complaints pertained to permissible aircraft activity that
was not in violation of the City's Noise Compatibility Ordinance.
Further analysis of the noise complaints revealed the following:
39% (88 of 223) of the complaints were related to operations between 10:00
p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;
49% (I 10 of 223) of the complaints were generated by 8 individuals;
27% (60 of 223) of the complainants reside i...
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