
O'Hare Summer, Fall Construction May Affect
Nighttime Fly Quiet Program
The Chicago Department of Aviation has issued a six-month Nighttime Construction Schedule from May through October 2009. It indicates construction work to O’Hare International Airport runways and adjacent areas of the airfield may temporarily affect designated preferential runways identified in the voluntary nighttime Fly Quiet Program. To see the construction timeline and O’Hare’s future runway layout, read more
FAA Agrees to Review Aircraft Noise Standard
The FAA has notified ONCC that the agency is pursuing research to establish new or updated relationships between aircraft noise exposure metrics and the health... read more

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ONCC Welcomes American Airline’s Move to Quieter 737-800 Aircraft
Residents living near O’Hare International Airport can look forward to quieter aircraft overhead as American Airlines gradually replaces its fleet of MD-80 aircraft with new, environmentally friendly Boeing 737-800 airplanes, predicts the O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission… read more
ONCC Seeks Change in Aircraft Noise Standards and
Questions Nighttime Activity on New O’Hare Runway
In a two-pronged effort to reduce aircraft noise for residents living near O’Hare International Airport, ONCC this week… read more
FAA Responds to Park Ridge Residents Regarding Runway 9L-27R
The FAA has sent a letter to the city of Park Ridge in response to residents' questions posed at a Town Hall meeting held December 18, 2008. ONCC, elected officials, the FAA, Chicago Department of Aviation and Park Ridge residents attended the meeting to address the noise impact of the new runway.... read more
New O’Hare Runway Meets FAA Noise Standard
Aircraft noise from the new Runway 9 Left-27 Right at O’Hare International Airport falls within FAA sound metrics… read more
ONCC Presents Fly Quiet Awards to 3 Airlines, FAA
Three airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration received ONCC’s Fly Quiet Awards for outstanding efforts to further reduce the impact of aircraft noise… read more
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Airport Noise Management System Reports
The Airport Noise Management System (ANMS) collects, analyzes and processes data from a number of sources including noise monitors, FAA radar and weather data, and noise hotline calls. Monthly reports summarize pertinent information from that data.:
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
Older Noise Monitor Reports:
November 2008
December 2008
See Dramatic Reduction In O'Hare Aircraft Noise
The visual representation of aircraft noise near O’Hare Airport is presented here, beginning in 1979 and projected through the O’Hare Modernization Program Full Build-Out in 2014, based on Federal Aviation Administration projections... read more
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ONCC Expands Sound Insulation To Multi-Owner Buildings
In its continuing effort to abate aircraft noise for residents near O’Hare, ONCC approved a sound insulation policy that targets qualified multi-owner… read more
ONCC Re-Elects Mulder, Recognizes Retiring Mayors
Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene J. Mulder was re-elected
for a twelfth term as ONCC chairperson while retirement
of local mayors will result in new commissioner
appointments after municipal elections… read more
New Arlington Heights Energy, Sound Control Ordinance Incorporates ONCC Model
Village of Arlington Heights trustees approved a new ordinance that will require the use of high… read more
O'Hare Residential Sound Insulation Program Kicks into High Gear
ONCC announces it will increase residential sound insulation of homes inspected by the
O’Hare Modernization Program by 43 percent… read more
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