How will the study affect noise at LAX?
There are numerous factors that influence noise levels over communities, such as the age of the aircraft, the types of engines they have and the power settings that are used, the flight altitude, and wind and weather patterns. Once the study is completed, including the public comment period, an application will be submitted to the FAA requesting approval of the LAX proposed restriction. If the proposed restriction is approved by the FAA, LAWA will be able to implement the proposed restriction. This means the noise produced by easterly departures between the hours of midnight and 6:30 a.m., when other aircraft are able to take off and land over the ocean, daily would be reduced by limiting the number of flights that take off over communities east of the airport. The study targets noise caused by all flights and aims to reduce the number of flights that affect nearby communities during early morning hours.
