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	Aircraft Noise Noise is one of the most basic airport land use compatibility concerns and can be perceived to be the most significant of the adverse impacts associated with airport activity. Noise, usually the most geographically extensive form of airport impact, is dependent on a number of attributes including the type of aircraft and frequency of flights. Addressing aircraft noise and its cumulative impacts requires continual corroboration and coordination among pilots, airport operators, Federal Aviation Administration, Division of Aeronautics, ALUCs, local governments, and other constituents. Many people can be sensitive to aircraft noise even if it is barely audible above the quiet, natural background noise level. The basic strategy for achieving noise compatibility within an airport’s vicinity is to limit development of land uses that are particularly sensitive to noise. The most acceptable land uses for areas exposed to significant levels of aircraft noise are ones that either involve few people or generate significant noise levels themselves (such as industrial uses).
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