Airport Information

Federal Aviation Regulation Part 150 Study

Federal Aviation Regulation (F.A.R.) Part 150 Studies are voluntary. Airport operators who choose to undertake a Part 150 Study do so to evaluate the potential to reduce aircraft noise exposure in the vicinity of an airport. There are two main products resulting from such a Study.

Noise exposure maps (NEMs) and
A Noise Compatibility Program (NCP).

NEMs are prepared for the existing condition and for a future condition using the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Integrated Noise Model (INM). Use of the INM also allows airport operators to:

Assess changes in the noise environment that could result from new or extended runways or runway configurations and to
Evaluate operational procedures.

NCPs provide a menu of actions that the FAA, airport operators, airlines using the airport, and communities in the vicinity of an airport can perform to reduce aircraft noise exposure. These actions can include measures such as:

Preferential runway use
Changes to other airport operational procedures, and
Overlay zones that limit the potential for land uses to be approved in the vicinity of the an airport that are incompatible with aircraft noise.

The City of Atlanta Department of Aviation (DOA) is currently conducting a F.A.R. Part 150 Study for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The following documents, related to the Study, are available for your review:

For more information, please click the link below:

Final Noise Exposure Maps Report (March 21, 2007)
Exhibit 3-6 Noise Contours - 2007
Exhbit 4-1 Noise Contours - 2012
Noise Compatibility Program Report
Public Participation Program

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To view a PowerPoint Presentation of the October 9, 2006 Public Hearing, please click the link below:

Public Hearing (October 9, 2006) PowerPoint Presentation