Performance And Accountability Report - Fiscal Year 2013 - Federal Aviation Administration - U.s. Department Of Transportation Page 65
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150 OBJECTIVE: Community Noise Concerns Are Not a Significant Constraint on Growth
Noise Exposure
measures, and land use planning strategies. While the FAA
The U.S. population exposed to significant aircraft noise
around airports has been reduced to less than 300,000
is authorized to provide funds for airport noise compatibility
persons.
projects, each project must be locally sponsored by the airport
responsible for the noise and then approved by the FAA.
FY 2013
Reduce the number of people exposed to significant
Target
aircraft noise to less than 371,000 in calendar year 2013.
In addition, the FAA’s Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions, and
FY 2013
321,000
Noise (CLEEN) program, along with FAA collaborations with the
Result
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and
Public
Public benefit is reduced exposure to unwanted aircraft
Benefit
the Department of Defense, can speed the introduction of new,
noise and increased capacity, reducing airport congestion
and delays.
quieter aircraft technologies into the aircraft fleet.
Continued success in this performance metric will require
Aircraft noise remains one of the most significant environmental
partnership and the sharing of responsibilities among many
challenges facing airlines and airports as they seek to grow
stakeholders. Air carriers will need to operate quieter aircraft
their capacity. By mitigating and reducing exposure to noise, the
that run on cleaner fuel; airports will need to provide good
FAA can promote community acceptance of airport expansion
planning and local environmental mitigation measures; air traffic
and enable capacity growth in an environmentally-responsible
management will need to facilitate environmentally-friendly
manner.
flight procedures; federal programs and investments will need to
move in the direction of supporting the necessary environmental
The number of people exposed to significant noise levels was
mitigation technology and operational improvements; and local
reduced by approximately 96 percent between 1975 and 2012.
governments will need to ensure compatible land use around
This was due primarily to the legislatively-mandated transition
airports. The FAA is committed to working with all stakeholders
of airplane fleets to newer generation aircraft that produce less
to find the right balance to manage capacity growth in an
noise. Most of the gains from quieter aircraft were achieved by
environmentally sound manner.
FY 2000. The remaining problem must be addressed primarily
through airport-specific noise compatibility programs along with
Noise Exposure
reduction of aircraft noise at the source. With the use of these
Number of people exposed to significant aircraft noise
strategies, we achieved our FY 2013 noise exposure goal.
500,000
The goal of achieving a reduction in the number of people
exposed to significant aviation noise requires a robust and
450,000
multi-faceted environmental program that develops and invests
400,000
in new technologies, takes advantage of operational advances,
and includes effective policies and investments.
350,000
By continuing to develop NextGen technologies that offer a broad
300,000
array of noise mitigation approaches, the FAA can decrease
aviation noise exposure.
250,000
FY 2008
FY 2009
FY 2010
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
In cooperation with the aviation community and local
383,465
291,768
317,596
315,293
315,000
321,000
Actual
455,000
436,000
419,000
402,000
386,000
371,000
Target
governments, the FAA pursues such measures as source noise
Target
reduction, soundproofing, buyouts of homes and other noise-
Achieved?
sensitive buildings near airports, operational flight control
1 For FY 2012, targets and resu
number of persons exposed.
recalculated from the origina
were revised to reflect newl
the Airport Improvement Pro
2 Preliminary estimate based o
based on actual 2012 operat
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