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Recommendation to receive and file 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 December 2006 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. Total passenger counts for December were 239,354 compared to last year‘s
228,142, an increase of 4.9%. Monthly general aviation operations compared to last year
were up 21.2%, (24,901 operations vs. 20,539). Monthly cargo volumes were up 5.1%
(4,289 tons vs. 4,082).
In 2005, the total passengers topped three million for the first time in the Airport’s 83-year
history. Total passenger counts for 2005 were up 3.7% (3,034,032 vs 2,926,450) from
2004. The upward shift resulted mainly from growth in the number of passengers served by
Alaska Airlines, America West/U.S. Airways and JetBlue Airways.
Noise Activity - The December 2005 Monthly Airport Noise Statistics Report (Attachment 2)
includes four separate reports with current month and year-to-date totals. The four reports
are as follows:
0 Noise Complaints - Summarizes noise complaint information for commercial and
non-commercial operations.
0 Noise Complaint Plot Map - Identifies the origin of the complaint.
0 Noise Violations - Summarizes violations for airline and non-commercial
operations. Provides a complete listing of each violation, includes violator’s name,
date and time of violation, aircraft types, aircraft noise level, and the time specific
allowable noise level.
Commercial Late Night Activity - Summarizes activity between 1O:OO p.m. to
1 1 :00 p.m. and I 1 :00 p.m. to 7:OO a.m. by airline.
The Airport's Noise Office receives and investigates noise calls and complaints from local
residents and residents who live outside of Long Beach. In Dece...
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