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Loudoun supervisors endorse two Dulles runway noise recommendations, reject consolidated RNAV tracks
Summary
After a lengthy public process, the Board endorsed NADP-1 noise-abatement departures and a nighttime runway-heading procedure for Dulles Runway 30, but declined to approve a proposal to consolidate RNAV standard instrument departures into concentrated daytime tracks, citing concerns about concentrated impacts on particular neighborhoods.
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18 endorsed two of three community-driven recommendations for reducing aircraft noise from departures on Washington Dulles International Airport Runway 30, and declined the third recommendation after robust public comment and Board debate.
Staff and consultant Vionaire presented a three-part package recommended by a multi-community design group: (1) adopt a Noise Abatement Departure Procedure (NADP-1) so aircraft climb faster and reduce low-altitude noise near the airport, (2) implement a nighttime runway-heading/noise track (aircraft remain on runway heading until 3,000…
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