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After spike in complaints, Napa board funds study of alternate airport approach
Summary
Residents reported a sharp rise in jet noise after the FAA published a precise RNAV/GPS arrival to Runway 19R. The board authorized a contract amendment to study a visual alternative approach and community engagement; staff cautioned the FAA may not adopt any local proposal.
Napa County Airport Manager Mark Widtsoe told the Board of Supervisors that a newly published FAA RNAV/GPS instrument approach to Runway 19R has concentrated arriving aircraft on a narrow north–south corridor, producing a sharp increase in noise complaints across the valley. "Because this is such an accurate arrival procedure, the planes are generally over the same track of ground and at the same altitude, one plane after another," Widtsoe said.
Residents reported frequent, intrusive jet overflights, particularly above Alta Heights and…
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