Planes Over the Palisades in Washington DC
Palisades Community Association promotes efforts to abate intrusive airplane noise, improve safety in DC airspace, and mitigate aircraft-related health concerns.
"Illegitimi non carborundum"
"MWAA Reagan National Community Noise Working Group (CWG) www.flyreagan.com/about-airport/aircraft-noise-information/dca-reagan-national-community-working-group was established in October 2015 to engage broad-based community participation to identify practical aircraft noise solutions and recommendations to the FAA". The PCA Aircraft Noise Committee chair represents Ward 3 on the CWG.
For certain: Death - Taxes - Airplane Noise
Updated April 2
<NEW Stuff>
Why are DCA skies so over crowded? Misguided Flight Expansion
<It just gets worse> Keeping track of Recent Warnings and Dangerous Conditions at National
GPS interference disrupting commercial airline navigation fear in the air
Dissapointing, but unsurprising, notice from MWAA "I have recently been informed that the FAA has suspended their public outreach efforts as these policies are currently under review. As of this writing, Ben will be unable to attend our April meeting, but this may change between now and then."
NTSB uncovered 15,214 “near miss events” at DCA between 2021 and 2024 Uncontrolled Airspace
01/23/25 MWAA CWG meeting Agenda (Summary coming)
10/24/24 MWAA CWG meeting Summary
Talk like an "FAA'er" acyonym list
Letters of support from local Virgina, Maryland,and DC Officials for MWAA funding the Fly Quiet Program See Fly quiet program page
Commerce Committee ranking member Sen. Teddy-boy Cruz (R-Texas) and his pals forced 10 more flights in/out of DCA.
But the recent crash may illustrate that you can't put 10 pounds of flights into a 5 pound airspace at DCA.
Please visit resurrection of 2023 debate about Misguided Flight Expansion
1) We tried, but the special interest airlines and Senate allies forced 10 more flights per day into the FAA reauthorization bill. More noise! More Accidents! SAD! Thank you for your interest and support.
2) The US Department of Transportation recently awarded five new beyond-the-perimeter flights at DCA to airlines that applied for them. The airlines and destinations tentatively awarded earlier this month are:
o Alaska Airlines to San Diego,
o Delta Air Lines to Seattle,
o Southwest Airlines to Las Vegas,
o United Airlines to San Francisco, and
o American Airlines to San Antonio, Texas.
3) The 2015 FAA NextGen project created concentrated NOISE SEWERS over the Palisades. The enviornmental danger from noise sewers are comparable to health dangers from water, air, or ground pollution. Catch up on past Issues and background regarding efforts to abate noise pollution.
Thank you Palisades and other D.C. residents who submitted 155 comments last summer to the FAA on its Noise Policy Review
Comment ID Comment Title # Endorsements
FAA-2023-0855-2206 Comment from Aviation-Impacted Communities Alliance (AICA) 643
FAA-2023-0855-2244 Comment from Palisades Community Association Ken Buckley 142
FAA-2023-0855-4097 Comment from Morteza Karimzadeh 56
FAA-2023-0855-4027 Comment from Vashon Island Fair Skies 37
FAA-2023-0855-2558 Comment from DC Metroplex BWI Community Roundtable 8
FAA-2023-0855-3843 Comment from Montgomery County Quiet Skies Coalition 4
FAA-2023-0855-3885 Comment from Quiet Communities, Inc. 4
Federal Register Notice to revise its noise policy. The FAA received 4,800 comments/responses to its survey Read the update FAA policy survey results. The FAA site has useful links and webinars to better understand its procedures and taxonomy.
Don't just cover your ears - fight back! Use Flightrader24 and the NIOSH noise tools to capture offensive aircraft.
This site is a work-in-progress - please be patient