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Dist. 59

FAA to Re-evaluate 3 Schools
for Sound Insulation Eligibility

Touring Ridgewood High School are School Dist. 234 Supt. Robert Lupo and U.S. Sen. Jan Schakowsky (D., Ill.) during a recent visit by FAA officials who agreed to re-assess the need for sound insulation against aircraft noise in three schools.

The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to re-evaluate eligibility of schools in Elk Grove Village, Norridge and Park Ridge to receive federal funds for sound insulation to reduce aircraft noise disturbances within classrooms.

Catherine Lang, FAA Acting Associate Administrator for Airports, toured the Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove Village; Ridgewood High School, Norridge; and Carpenter Elementary School, Park Ridge, with congressional, school, read more

Brendan McLaughlin ONCC New Executive Director
Brendan McLaughlin is the newly appointed executive director for the O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission.  His experience includes a 10-year career with the city of Naperville, Ill., where he served as business group leader for the transportation, engineering and development… read more

ONCC Issues 2009 Annual Report
Highlights of the year and progress in addressing aircraft noise near O’Hare International Airport are outlined in ONCC’s 2009 Annual Report.  Noise complaints were approximately six times higher in 2009 compared to 2008 numbers; FAA approved $247 million for 4,500 residences… read more

Report Aircraft Noise Via Internet
Record your aircraft noise complaint quickly via the Internet.  Click here to use the City of Chicago complaint form. ONCC recommends saving the form as a bookmark.

Complaints are tabulated in a monthly Airport Noise Management System (ANMS) report that summarizes the total number of complaints per month, location of inquiries, number of calls by community and number of individuals who report aircraft noise.

To see monthly data, see the right hand column under Aircraft Noise Management System Reports.  This information is also presented at ONCC general meetings for review.

Another option is the City of Chicago’s aircraft noise complaint toll-free hotline, (800) 435-9569.

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

ONCC Issues Summer/Fall O'Hare Monitor
Hitch Elementary School renovations, aircraft noise monitoring in three schools, a profile of ONCC member Wood Dale Mayor Johnson, and Bensenville's land-use plans are among articles featured in the Summer/Fall O'Hare Monitor newsletter published in August. For the full story on FAA's Noise Research Roadmap workshops to re-evaluate the current 65 DNL noise control standard,
click here.

Airport Noise Management System Reports
April 2010 ANMS highlights:  Most used departure runway—22L or 23%; most used arrival runway—10 or 23%; noise complaints, all hours—1,478 … read more

The Airport Noise Management System (ANMS) collects, analyzes and processes data from several sources including 33 noise monitors around O’Hare, FAA radar data, weather data and noise complaints. The City of Chicago and ONCC use this monthly data report to facilitate development and management of noise abatement programs at O’Hare.

Previous ANMS Reports, click here

Long Term Portable Monitor Reports:
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009

Fly Quiet Nighttime Program Reports
Second Quarter 2010 Fly Quiet highlights: Most nighttime departures--Runway 32L, 37%; most nighttime arrivals--Runway 10, 28%. Nighttime operations represent 10% of overall daily operations. Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., highest percent of departures--6 a.m., 41.8%; highest percent of arrivals--6 a.m., 38.6%...read more; O'Hare runways, click here

The Fly Quiet Program is voluntary at O’Hare International Airport.  It encourages use of designated nighttime preferential runways and flight tracks developed by the Chicago Department of Aviation in cooperation with ONCC, the airlines, pilots and air traffic controllers.

Preferred routes direct aircraft over less-populated areas such as forest preserves, highways, and commercial and industrial areas during the hours of 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Adherence to nighttime departure preferential flight tracks is measured by the Airport Noise Management System (ANMS)—see ANMS reference above.

Previous Fly Quiet reports, click here

Kid Faire Features O’Hare International Airport
‘Behind the Scenes’ Exhibit
Visitors to the city of Chicago's high-tech Community Outreach Vehicle witnessed O'Hare International Airport aircraft flight patterns over O'Hare communities during a Kid Faire May 15, 2010, sponsored by Ill. State Senator Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge).

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FAA Grant to Fund Wood Dale’s
Thorndale Corridor Master Plan

The City of Wood Dale has received a $143,380 FAA grant to develop compatible land use that includes a Thorndale Corridor Phase 1 master plan. The city will providea 20 percent match for a total project cost of $179,225... read more

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

FAA Posts Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
In response to the numerous questions regarding the commissioning of O'Hare International Airport's
Runway 9L/27R, the FAA will post questions and responses on its site.... click here