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Recommendation to receive and file the monthly Airport activities
reports. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
As requested, the following is a report on various activities at the Long Beach Airport.
Airport Passenger, General Aviation and Cargo Activity - The April 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 3.4% increase in year-to-date
passenger activity. Total passenger counts for April were 244,770 compared to last year’s
250,272, a decrease of 2.2%. Monthly general aviation operations compared to last year
were up 8.7%. (28,064 operations vs 25,809). Monthly cargo volumes were down 8.3%
(4,608 tons vs 5,027).
Noise Activity - The April 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
or 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 April, the Noise Office received 299 complaints from
citizens compared to 137 complaints received in the previous month. Of the 299
complaints received, 257 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:
50% (150 of 299) of the complaints were related to operations between 1O:OO
p.m. and 7:OO a.m.;
54% (162 of 299) of the complaints were generated by 8 individuals;
33% (98 of 299) of the complainants reside in Seal Beach or Hunting...
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