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Brentwood staff ask FAA and BNA to explore higher arrival altitudes after residents report low‑flying jets
Summary
City staff and commissioners discussed resident complaints about increased low‑flying arrivals over Brentwood, explained a temporary runway outage concentrated traffic over some neighborhoods, and said staff asked BNA operations and the FAA to review whether prescribing a higher altitude (suggested 3,500 ft until 10 miles) or other approach adjustments could reduce overflights.
City staff reported that resident complaints about low‑flying aircraft reflect a mix of factors, including a temporary runway outage at Nashville International (BNA) that has concentrated traffic on certain approach paths over Brentwood. Staff member Jay, who reviewed flight‑path plates and live tracking tools, told the commission that when aircraft are on instrument flight rules (IFR) they generally meet altitude checkpoints (for example, about 4,000 feet at 10.7 miles out on certain approaches), but on…
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