The FAA uses a Day Night Average Sound Level ... It also applies 10 decibels on flights between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Airport noise contours with decibel levels of 60-65 DLN and above are considered ...
A single-flight analysis compared 60-decibel contours ... there is a clear noise benefit to impacted communities." The ICAT researchers will continue to collaborate with the FAA and Massport ...
And some neighborhoods that fear they will be subjected to more noise are fighting back in court. On Dec. 19, the Federal Aviation Administration began its first overhaul in decades of the jet ...