The problem with airport noise is worse in Accokeek Md
than in any other community in Maryland. According to an FAA document over 70,000 aircraft, a year using the North Flow
Arrivals to fly over Accokeek and Fort Washington. Some fly at an altitude as
low as 1,500 feet although most will be between 2,000 and 3,000 feet. D.C.
Metroplex created a waypoint at Bryans Road (CDP) for Aircraft landing at
National Reagan Airport and has resulted in an extreme increase in noise over
Accokeek, Maryland. Aircraft navigate toward the FAA waypoint at Bryan Road and
then fly over Accokeek turn north and land at Reagan Airport.
The residents of Accokeek are experiencing intolerable noise due
to the FAA NextGen choice of flight paths. When I moved here, there was no airport noise. The noise started in 2014 and has
gotten worse with time. This increased noise was caused by the FAA decisions to
implement the NextGen program. The FAA has become a government agency
controlled by the Airlines. The FAA is using its
discretionary power to save the Airlines money and pushing the cost to our
communities. For every dollar the Airline save with NextGen we pay a cost,
unbearable noise, lower property values and problems with our health.
The NextGen project is complex. The NextGen project is too big and supported by many powerful special interest groups to stop.
“The project, known as NextGen, has been estimated to cost $40 billion, but an inspector general’s report said the price tag may double or triple by the time the full system is installed. The FAA has spent $6 billion on it so far.” - By Ashley Halsey III - Washington post
Accokeek is getting more airport noise than most other areas. I am trying to discover what is the best way for the residences of Accokeek to get the FAA to reexamine the aircraft landing paths to Reagan airport. The best approach may be to petition the FAA to overrule the “Metroplex ... the local FAA office responsible for operating the system”.
Michael Scott, Piscataway Hills wrote:
“Also it is not the NextGen system, it is Metroplex which is a program managed by the NextGen office. I make the distinction because changes to a given Metroplex design are completed by the local FAA office responsible for operating the system. FAA HQ only approves the final design after many many many hours of testing and review by multiple offices within the FAA.” - Comment posted by Michael Scott, Piscataway Hills
From my research Politicians and resident who lives in Washington DC, Montgomery County and resident who live close to BWI have the same complaints that we have, (aircraft taking the same path over the same neighborhoods). The other areas are more organized than we are. They have power politicians working on their behalf. They have educational Websites, Facebook and Twitter social media presence.
From my research, Accokeek has approx. 10,000 people, Brandywine has approx. 7,000 people and Fort Washington has approx. 20,000 people. It will be difficult for this small population to get attention. These combined areas do not generate that many votes. We do have some common interest with our wealthy neighbors in Montgomery County, upper Northwest, Washington D.C. and people who live near BWI. A solution for airport noise concentrated in specific neighborhoods is to equally distribute Airplane noise over more Neighborhood's.
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“The project, known as NextGen, has been estimated to cost $40 billion, but an inspector general’s report said the price tag may double or triple by the time the full system is installed. The FAA has spent $6 billion on it so far.” - By Ashley Halsey III - Washington post
Accokeek is getting more airport noise than most other areas. I am trying to discover what is the best way for the residences of Accokeek to get the FAA to reexamine the aircraft landing paths to Reagan airport. The best approach may be to petition the FAA to overrule the “Metroplex ... the local FAA office responsible for operating the system”.
Michael Scott, Piscataway Hills wrote:
“Also it is not the NextGen system, it is Metroplex which is a program managed by the NextGen office. I make the distinction because changes to a given Metroplex design are completed by the local FAA office responsible for operating the system. FAA HQ only approves the final design after many many many hours of testing and review by multiple offices within the FAA.” - Comment posted by Michael Scott, Piscataway Hills
From my research Politicians and resident who lives in Washington DC, Montgomery County and resident who live close to BWI have the same complaints that we have, (aircraft taking the same path over the same neighborhoods). The other areas are more organized than we are. They have power politicians working on their behalf. They have educational Websites, Facebook and Twitter social media presence.
From my research, Accokeek has approx. 10,000 people, Brandywine has approx. 7,000 people and Fort Washington has approx. 20,000 people. It will be difficult for this small population to get attention. These combined areas do not generate that many votes. We do have some common interest with our wealthy neighbors in Montgomery County, upper Northwest, Washington D.C. and people who live near BWI. A solution for airport noise concentrated in specific neighborhoods is to equally distribute Airplane noise over more Neighborhood's.