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Noise Abatement Program History at Oakland International
Background Information On Oakland
International Airport's Noise Management Program
For more than 30 years, Oakland International Airport has
made continuous efforts to develop programs that minimize
noise on surrounding communities. Long before today's sophisticated
noise-monitoring system was installed, airport management
met regularly with aircraft operators, Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) and community representatives to develop noise abatement
procedures.
The airport continues to meet with these groups today to
seek ways to balance all concerns -- noise and other environmental
issues, consumer and air carrier demands, economic and employment
opportunities, and regional transportation needs -- while
maintaining safety as its #1 priority. Pilot education has
been, and will continue to be, an important part of Oakland
International Airport's noise abatement program. Program information
is distributed through established aviation publications,
through handouts and posters at airport facilities and through
letters to and meetings with pilots.
The Airport Noise and Capacity Act, enacted by Congress in
1990, allows Oakland International Airport to maintain all
of its present noise abatement programs, and continue to seek
out procedures that will decrease noise impacts on communities.
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1970's
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- Noise Abatement Task Force is established.
- Engine Run-up Policy is established.
- North Field Preferential Runway Use Program is established.
- South Field Small Plane Departure Policy is established.
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1980's
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- North Field Visual Flight Rule (VFR) Flight Patterns
are changed to direct planes and helicopters over
the estuary and industrial areas.
- South Field "Silent 7" Departure Flight
Pattern is implemented.
- Blimp VFR Departure and Climb Procedures are established.
- North Field Departures heading southbound from Runways
9R and 9L are advised to turn right towards the Bay
to avoid flying over San Leandro residential areas.
- Pilots of small cargo aircraft departing from South
Field and flying VFR are advised to make a left 270
degree turn and fly over the airport when heading
east to avoid flying over residential areas neighboring
the airport.
- North Field Preferential Runway Use Program is modified
(North Field operations over Alameda are restricted
between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.)
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- North Field VFR departures from Runways 27L, 27R
and 33 are advised to turn right and intercept I-880
before turning.
- Noise monitoring microphones are installed in Alameda,
San Leandro and San Lorenzo.
- North Field Noise Abatement Runway Signs are installed.
- North Field Flight Research/Pattern Research Group
is formed.
- Pilot Sound Insulation Program of four homes in
noise impact area is implemented.
- Noise Abatement Task Force becomes the Oakland Airport-Community
Noise Management Forum
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2000's
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- The Alameda Sound Insulation Program was completed for 558 homeowners who participated in the program, which resulted in a participation rate of 89 percent. Sound insulation improvements resulted in an average interior sound level reduction of 5 to 7 decibels.
- North Field “Salad One” departure flight pattern is implemented.
- $4.5 Million Ground Run-Up Enclosure (GRE) "Hush-House" was built.
- Established the nighttime Rolling Take-off procedure.
- Runway 11 nighttime Quiet Departure was developed.
- $200,000 has been provided to the City of San Leandro for a sound insulation program.
- An airport noise management website was implemented.
- Additional noise monitors have been installed.
- The South Field Research Group was formed.
- The Rolling Take-off Departure Procedure was implemented to reduce backblast noise.
- New reports were developed for Alameda and Berkeley to monitor and report on aircraft noise abatement programs.
- Noise monitoring system was upgraded to a Microsoft Windows platform which included the WebTrak, a near-live flight display on the Airport website.
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