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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 October 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 3.7% increase in year-to-date passenger activity
(2,561,363 vs. 2,471,062). Total passenger counts for September were 239,334 compared
to last year's 250,454, a decrease of -4.4%. Monthly general aviation operations compared
to last year were up 14.6%, (26,757 operations vs. 23,345). Monthly cargo volumes were
down 8.3% (4,541 tons vs. 4,951).
Noise Activity - The October 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:
- Noise Complaints - Summarizes noise complaint information for commercial and
non-commercial operations.
- Noise Complaint Plot Map - Identifies the origin of the complaint.
- 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 10:00 p.m. to
11 :00 p.m. and 11 :00 p.m. to 7:00 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 October, the Noise Ofice
received 1,129 complaints from citizens compared to 831 complaints received in the
previous month. It should be noted that 18 individuals, utilizing a common e-mail
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