Politics & Government
Noise Reducing 'S-Curve' Takeoff Sought for John Wayne Airport
The takeoff would reduce airplane noise for Newport Beach residents, but FAA officials have to review the plans first.
Could even tighter restrictions be placed on how pilots take off at John Wayne Airport?
The Los Angeles Times reports yes, with an atta-boy from Newport Beach Mayor Keith Curry.
“We'll do anything we can to reduce the impact” on Newport Beach neighborhoods, Curry told the paper.
The S-curve route being considered for takeoffs would keep pilots over the waters of Upper Newport Bay, and away from the east and west parts of the bay, where pricey homes line the shores.
The plan must be approved by the FAA before going forward and the agency will evaluate a similar route to be used in Atlanta as a measure of its success.
Once that takes place, then changes at John Wayne could happen by mid- or late 2014, according to the report.
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