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Residents raise flight‑limit concerns as airport hires consultant to study alternative Runway 19R approach
Summary
Residents and a public commenter urged limits on flights and times while airport staff reported a nearly 20% decline in operations and said complaints rose dramatically; staff retained Coffman Associates to study a supplemental approach to Runway 19R to reduce overflight of residential areas.
A public commenter urged the Airport Advisory Commission to consider "limiting the number of flights and times of flights at the airport," reflecting community concern about aircraft noise in residential neighborhoods. Chair Kristen Hannum Gregory opened public comment by outlining guidelines before the comment was made.
Airport Manager Mark Witsoe told the Commission that airport operations "declined over the course of the calendar year by nearly 20%," likely tied to fewer small‑aircraft training flights, and that complaints "rose dramatically between 2024 and 2025" after the publication of an instrument approach that drew concern in the Alta Heights neighborhood. Witsoe said staff have retained Coffman Associates to research the feasibility of a supplemental approach to Runway 19R that could fly a route intended to lessen noise impacts during prevailing winds and good visibility. The study is intended to explore routing options; staff did not provide a schedule for completion during the meeting.
