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Recommendation to receive and file the attached 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 August 2005 Monthly Airport Activity Report (Attachment I) 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 4.8% increase in year-to-date passenger activity (2,088,876 vs 1,992,942). Total passenger counts for August were 292,914 compared to last year’s 285,089, an increase of 2.7%. Monthly general aviation operations compared to last year were up 5.1%, (29,078 operations vs. 27,657). Monthly cargo volumes were up 2.1% (4,861 tons vs. 4,760).
Noise Activity - The August 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 August, the Noise Office received 408 complaints from citizens compared to 670 complaints received in the previous month. Of the 408 complaints received, 344 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:
o 62% (253 of 408) of the complaints were generated by 10 individuals; 49 were generated by one individual;
o 65% (267 of 408) of the complaints were related to operations between 1O:OO p.m. an...
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