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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 November 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 3.6% increase in year-to-date passenger activity (2,794,678 vs. 2,698,731). Total passenger counts for November were 233,315 compared to last year's 227,669, an increase of 2.5%. Monthly general aviation operations compared to last year were up 2.1%, (28,353 operations vs. 27,764). Monthly cargo volumes were up 6.1% (4,590 tons vs. 4,325).
Noise Activity - The November 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 November, the Noise Office received 217 complaints from citizens compared to 1,129 complaints received in theprevious month. It Should be noted that the Airport did not receive any common e...
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