Intentionally left blank Intentionally left blank FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study for Tweed‐New Haven Regional Airport FINAL Wyle Report WR 12‐17 Job No. T58186 (580.10.037) November 2012 Prepared for: Tweed ‐ New Haven Regional Airport 155 Burr Street New Haven, CT 06512 Prepared by: Wyle Environmental and Energy Research & Consulting (EERC) 200 12TH Street, Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22202 703.413.4700 Page | i FINAL HVN Part 150 (November 2012) FINAL HVN Part 150 (November 2012) Page | ii Table of Contents FAR Part 150 Study Noise Exposure Map Checklist .............................................................................................. ix FAR Part 150 Study Noise Compatibility Program Checklist ............................................................................... xiv Existing (2012) Baseline Noise Exposure Map (Figure 1) .................................................................................... xix Future (2017) Baseline Noise Exposure Map (Figure 2)....................................................................................... xx Sections 1.0 Introduction and Background ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program ........................................................................................ 1 1.1.1 History of FAR ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1.2 FAR Part 150 Planning Process Overview .............................................................................. 3 1.1.3 Land Use Compatibility .......................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Aircraft Noise Modeling ...................................................................................................................... 6 1.2.1 Aircraft Noise Metics ............................................................................................................. 6 1.2.1.1 Maximum Sound Level (L ) .................................................................................... 7 max 1.2.1.2 Sound Exposure Level (SEL) ...................................................................................... 7 1.2.1.3 Day‐Night Average Sound Level (DNL) ...................................................................... 8 1.2.2 Integrated Noise Model (INM) ............................................................................................... 8 1.3 Tweed‐New Haven Part 150 Study ..................................................................................................... 9 1.3.1 Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................................. 9 1.3.2 Consultation and Public Involvement .................................................................................... 9 1.3.2.1 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) ..................................................................... 10 1.3.2.2 Community Advisory Committee (CAC) ................................................................. 10 1.3.2.3 Study Database ...................................................................................................... 10 1.3.2.4 Newsletters ............................................................................................................ 10 1.3.2.5 Website .................................................................................................................. 10 1.3.2.6 Public Workshops & Hearing .................................................................................. 10 1.3.3 Study Methodology .............................................................................................................. 11 2.0 Tweed‐New Haven Facilities and Activity ......................................................................................... 15 2.1 Airport Location and Vicinity ............................................................................................................ 15 2.2 Airport Users and Tenants ................................................................................................................ 17 2.3 Airport Facilities ................................................................................................................................ 17 2.3.1 Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) .......................................................................................... 17 2.3.2 Navigation Aids .................................................................................................................... 17 2.3.3 Runways ............................................................................................................................... 18 2.4 Airspace ............................................................................................................................................. 18 2.4.1 General Operating Procedures ............................................................................................ 19 2.4.2 Instrument Departure and Arrival Procedures .................................................................... 20 2.5 Airport Activity .................................................................................................................................. 20 Page | iii FINAL HVN Part 150 (November 2012) Table of Contents – continued 3.0 Existing (2012) Baseline Conditions .................................................................................................. 23 3.1 Modeled Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................ 23 3.1.1 Aircraft Operations .............................................................................................................. 23 3.1.2 Fleet Mix .............................................................................................................................. 25 3.1.3 Runway Utilization ............................................................................................................... 26 3.1.4 Flight Track Utilization ......................................................................................................... 28 3.1.5 Flight Profiles ....................................................................................................................... 48 3.1.6 Ground Run‐Up Operations ................................................................................................. 48 3.2 Existing Noise Exposure .................................................................................................................... 50 3.2.1 Existing Noise Exposure Contours ........................................................................................ 50 3.2.2 Impact Analysis for Existing Noise Exposure ........................................................................ 55 4.0 Future (2017) Baseline Conditions .................................................................................................... 55 4.1 Methodology ..................................................................................................................................... 55 4.1.1 Aircraft Facilities .................................................................................................................. 56 4.1.2 Aircraft Fleet Mix ................................................................................................................. 56 4.1.3 Temporal Utilization ............................................................................................................ 58 4.1.4 Runway Utilization ............................................................................................................... 58 4.1.5 Airspace and Flight Track Utilization .................................................................................... 58 4.1.6 Flight Profiles ....................................................................................................................... 59 4.1.7 Ground Run‐Up Operations ................................................................................................. 59 4.1.8 Weather ............................................................................................................................... 59 4.2 Future Noise Exposure ...................................................................................................................... 59 4.2.1 Future Noise Exposure Contours ......................................................................................... 59 4.2.2 Future Noise Impacts ........................................................................................................... 64 5.0 Recommended Noise Compatibility Program ................................................................................... 67 5.1 Noise Mitigation Measures ............................................................................................................... 67 5.2 Land Use Mitigation Measures ......................................................................................................... 75 5.3 Program Management Measures ..................................................................................................... 91 6.0 NCP Implementation ......................................................................................................................... 95 6.1 Implementation Priority .................................................................................................................... 95 6.2 Implementation Costs ....................................................................................................................... 97 7.0 Supplemental Noise Analysis ............................................................................................................ 99 7.1 Supplemental Noise Monitoring Program ........................................................................................ 99 7.1.1 Noise Measurement Locations .......................................................................................... 100 7.1.2 Noise Measurement Program Details ................................................................................ 102 7.2 Noise Monitoring Data Analysis ...................................................................................................... 102 7.2.1 Weather Conditions ........................................................................................................... 102 7.2.2 HVN Aircraft During Measurement Period ........................................................................ 104 7.3 Measured Sound Levels .................................................................................................................. 117 7.3.1 Equivalent Sound Level (L ) .............................................................................................. 117 eq FINAL HVN Part 150 (November 2012) Page | iv Table of Contents – continued 7.3.2 Single Event Analysis .......................................................................................................... 119 7.3.3 Number‐of‐events Above Threshold (NA) ......................................................................... 125 7.3.4 Day‐Night Average Sound Level (DNL) ............................................................................... 127 7.4 Individual Site Summaries ............................................................................................................... 129 7.5 Supplemental Noise Simulation Videos .......................................................................................... 132 References .......................................................................................................................................... 135 Appendices Appendix A: Discussion of Noise and Its Effects on the Environment .................................................. A‐1 Appendix B: Glossary ............................................................................................................................ B‐1 Appendix C: Alternatives Evaluation ............. C‐1 Appendix D: Public Coordination .......................................................................................................... D‐1 Appendix E: Comments Received and Response to Comments ........................................................... E‐1 Appendix F: Detailed Sound Level Data Measured at Monitoring Sites ............................................... F‐1 Figures 1‐1 Part 150 Planning Process ................................................................................................................................ 4 1‐2 Example of Maximum Sound Level and Sound Exposure Level from an Individual Event .............................. 7 1‐3 HVN Data Integration and Flow Process for the Part 150 Study ................................................................... 12 2‐1 HVN Part 150 Detailed Study Area depicting Land Use Areas ....................................................................... 16 2‐2 Depiction of the Airspace Surrounding HVN Airport ..................................................................................... 19 2‐3 Historical Air Traffic Activity at HVN by Operation Category ......................................................................... 22 3‐1 HVN Regional Airport Operations by Operation and Aircraft Category ........................................................ 24 3‐2 Fleet Mix Distribution of Aircraft Operations at HVN .................................................................................... 26 3‐3 Analysis of Full‐Year 2010 Wind‐Row Data at HVN ....................................................................................... 27 3‐4 Arrival Flight Tracks of all Aircraft Categories and to all Runways................................................................. 29 3‐5 Departure Flight Tracks of all Aircraft Categories and from all Runways ...................................................... 30 3‐6 Closed Pattern (Touch and Go) Flight Tracks of all Aircraft Categories and from all Runways ..................... 31 3‐7 Arrival Flight Tracks for Propeller‐Driven Aircraft on HVN Runway 02 .......................................................... 32 3‐8 Arrival Flight Tracks for Propeller‐Driven Aircraft on HVN Runway 20 .......................................................... 33 3‐9 Arrival Flight Tracks for Propeller‐Driven Aircraft on HVN Runway 14 .......................................................... 34 3‐10 Arrival Flight Tracks for Propeller‐Driven Aircraft on HVN Runway 32 .......................................................... 35 3‐11 Arrival Flight Tracks for Jet Aircraft on HVN Runway 02 ................................................................................ 36 3‐12 Arrival Flight Tracks for Jet Aircraft on HVN Runway 20 ................................................................................ 37 3‐13 Departure Flight Tracks for Propeller‐Driven Aircraft on HVN Runway 02 .................................................... 38 3‐14 Departure Flight Tracks for Propeller‐Driven Aircraft on HVN Runway 20 .................................................... 39 3‐15 Departure Flight Tracks for Propeller‐Driven Aircraft on HVN Runway 14 .................................................... 40 Page | v FINAL HVN Part 150 (November 2012) Table of Contents – continued 3‐16 Departure Flight Tracks for Propeller‐Driven Aircraft on HVN Runway 32 .................................................... 41 3‐17 Departure Flight Tracks for Jet Aircraft on HVN Runway 02 .......................................................................... 42 3‐18 Departure Flight Tracks for Jet Aircraft on HVN Runway 20 .......................................................................... 43 3‐19 Closed Pattern (Touch & Go) Flight Tracks on HVN Runway 02 .................................................................... 44 3‐20 Closed Pattern (Touch & Go) Flight Tracks on HVN Runway 20 .................................................................... 45 3‐21 Closed Pattern (Touch & Go) Flight Tracks on HVN Runway 14 .................................................................... 46 3‐22 Closed Pattern (Touch & Go) Flight Tracks on HVN Runway 32 .................................................................... 47 3‐23 Maintenance, Pre‐Flight, and Terminal Run‐up Locations at HVN ................................................................ 49 3‐24 Existing (2012) Baseline Noise Exposure DNL Contours with Land Use Areas .............................................. 52 3‐25 Existing (2012) Baseline Noise Exposure DNL Contours with Noise Gradients ............................................. 53 4‐1 Overview of Forecasting Methodology for HVN Future (2017) Baseline Conditions .................................... 56 4‐2 Aircraft Specifications for EMB‐120 and ERJ‐170 Modeled for Future (2017) Baseline Conditions .............. 57 4‐3 Existing (2012) Baseline Noise Exposure DNL Contours with Land Use Areas .............................................. 61 4‐4 Existing (2012) Baseline Noise Exposure DNL Contours with Noise Gradients ............................................. 62 4‐5 Comparison between Future (2017) Solid and Existing (2012) Dashed Contours ......................................... 63 5‐1 Examples of a Few Barrier Designs Representing Various Design Concepts ................................................. 69 5‐2 Future (2017) Baseline Condition Specific Point Analysis Locations ............................................................. 70 5‐3 Comparison of 65 dB Contours of the Original Future Baseline (Solid) and Adjusted Future Baseline with GA Maintenance and Helipad Location Moved 500 ft to the Southwest (Dashed) ................ 73 5‐4 Recommended Residential Acquisition showing Voluntary Acquisition Program Boundary ........................ 77 5‐5 Locations of the Zones of Structures located within the 65 dB Noise Exposure Contour and Contiguous Areas ...................................................................................................................... 80 5‐6 Location of the Shoreline Clinical Day School and East Haven Adult Education ........................................... 84 5‐7 HVN Part 150 Detailed Study Area depicting Land Use Areas ....................................................................... 87 7‐1 Community Noise Monitoring Sites in the Vicinity of Tweed‐New Haven Airport ...................................... 101 7‐2 Summary of Temperatures and Relative Humidity during Noise Monitoring Period .................................. 103 7‐3 Operational Traffic Flows for HVN Runways ................................................................................................ 105 7‐4 Airport Operations for 16 – 27 August ......................................................................................................... 106 7‐5 Radar Flight Tracks in the Vicinity of Tweed‐New Haven Airport on 17 August 2011 ................................. 108 7‐6 Radar Flight Tracks in the Vicinity of Tweed‐New Haven Airport on 18 August 2011 ................................. 109 7‐7 Radar Flight Tracks in the Vicinity of Tweed‐New Haven Airport on 19 August 2011 ................................. 110 7‐8 Radar Flight Tracks in the Vicinity of Tweed‐New Haven Airport on 20 August 2011 ................................. 111 7‐9 Radar Flight Tracks in the Vicinity of Tweed‐New Haven Airport on 21 August 2011 ................................. 112 7‐10 Radar Flight Tracks in the Vicinity of Tweed‐New Haven Airport on 23 August 2011 ................................. 113 7‐11 Radar Flight Tracks in the Vicinity of Tweed‐New Haven Airport on 24 August 2011 ................................. 114 7‐12 Radar Flight Tracks in the Vicinity of Tweed‐New Haven Airport on 25 August 2011 ................................. 115 7‐13 Radar Flight Tracks in the Vicinity of Tweed‐New Haven Airport on 26 August 2011 ................................. 116 7‐14 Daily Equivalent Sound Levels (Leq24) over Monitoring Period at Each Site .............................................. 117 7‐15 Average of 24‐Hour Equivalent Sound Levels (Leq) over Monitoring Period .............................................. 118 7‐16 Graphical Representation of Sound Level for a Typical Aircraft Flyover ..................................................... 121 FINAL HVN Part 150 (November 2012) Page | vi
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