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Home My WebLink About20073513.tiff City&County of Denver JOHN W. HICKENLOOPER - Mayor {._ 1 November 5, 2007 Weld County Commissioners Weld County PO Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Dear Sir or Madame: Enclosed is the Cumulative Noise Report for January 1, 2007 through September 30, 2007 from the Denver International Airport Noise Office. If you have any questions regarding this report, or if I can be of further assistance, please contact me at (303) 342-2360. Sincerely, Andrea C. Christensen Denver International Airport Aviation Noise Officer DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Department of Aviation Airport Office Building 8500 Pena Boulevard Denver,Colorado 80249 303.342.2200 www.FlyDenver.com • CO fi 5 eu1l 4y en doz_ C G = 2007-3513 9-/v- O7 Issued: November 2, 2007 • January 1—September 30, 2007 Cumulative Results The number of potential Class II NEPS of 2007, as compared to the same period violations registered during the first nine in 2006 (988 vs. 623). Five households Milld months of 2007 (January - September) is registered a combined 48% of total corn- one. During the first nine months of 2006 plaints. The percentage of complaints (January - September), there was one po- received during Nighttime Aircraft Opera- CI tential Class II NEPS violation in AREA 3 at tions (10:00pm to 7:00am) for the first 9 E, -1. Please see page 6 for DEN NEPS months of 2007 is 13% of all complaints a information. received for 2007. Please see pages 7 and 8 for complete complaint and opera- ft There was no potential 65 DNL noise tional data. contour violation for the quarter. The 65 DNL contour continued to be completely r contained within the boundaries of the (111) City and County of Denver. Please see page 5 for DEN contour map. ,-----144evers- O (In There was a 36% increase in noise complaints received in the first 9 months 1111111111.1.1 •,.., 0 ilts fte. Z DIA Draws Big Crowd Denver International Airport continues "Vigorous airline competition and rela- '`is. CDto grow with yet another record setting tively low fares have combined to spur air month. July became the busiest month travel in Denver" Aviation Manager Turner ,``i ever with over 4,773,268 travelers. This West said, "We had anticipated a very iftb ~' • was a 3.6 percent increase over July of busy summer and we were not disap- 2006. pointed.". Ca w The first seven months of 2007 have The rise in passenger traffic has had Z CO proven to be extremely busy. With over little effect on the total number of opera- 29,267,945 travelers passing through tions. With only a 1.9 percent increase k. = DIA. This is a 4.1 percent increase over from last year. `a last year. r This has allowed the current noise con- The growth helped propel DIA into the tours to remain relatively the same with no y number 4 position among the nations NEPS violations for the year to date. q = I • busiest airports, overtaking Los Angeles International Airport. Hartsfield-Jackson With holiday travel and ski season just ° . Atlanta international Airport held the num- around the corner, DIA can expect more ber 1 spot followed by Chicago's O'Hare record setting numbers this fall. - National Airport and Dallas/Fort Worth international Airport. —s _ Inside this issue: Special points of interest: DEN ANOMS 2 ARTSMAP 2 • One Possible NEPS Violation for Jan—Sep, 2007. . Land Use and Zoning 2 • Complaints are up 36% from 2006. DEN Noise Hotline Policy 3 • Aircraft operations are up. Glossary of Terms 3 • Complaint map, page 8. NEPS and RMT Map 4 • See page 9 for runway usage. 2007 Cumulative Information 5 — 9 4 DEN Airport Noise and Operations System The DEN Airport Noise and Opera- on page 4 for RMT locations). tions Monitoring System (ANOMS) is a The system also records the move- .:.; =- ._ state-of-the-art computer system de- . __ . , signed to enable the City and County ment of all aircraft in the vicinity of _ _ r • ,. . DEN by utilizing FM air traffic control �F' . l of Denver to monitor aircraft noise ini the vicinity of the airport. In addition radar data. This makes it possible to to monitoring noise levels, the system match actual flights with noise 1 calculates Noise Exposure Perform- events. • , ; 7 1 • ance Standards. (NEPS) at 101 grid In addition, the ANOMS system i ., '-i i. `i • k , s points in Adams County (see map on L_ - -- records weather information from r- - page 4 for NEPS locations). '�"�._ _ three remote stations, which include . The DEN ANOMS system monitors a RACAL recording device to record - Nay- - noise levels at 27 permanent and 4 pilot/controller radio transmissions. Remote Monitoring Terminal (RMT) portable noise monitoring terminals. with a weather collecting station. These terminals are located through- out the Denver metro area (see map ARTSMAP ARTSMAP is a specially designed gram analyzes, views, reports, and noise modeling program that auto- stores the data. r , , , -1- matically creates noise contours. ARTSMAP is designed to create con- Currently, ARTSMAP is used at several major airports nationally. It ' tours from actual radar flight tracks - that our office receives from the FAA allows the DEN Noise Abatement Of- • _---- ARTS system which is sent via mo- fice to perform noise data analysis, r- daily automated noise con- �--�, c) dem, eliminating the need for manual generate �� data manipulation. The ARTSMAP tours, receive detailed runway utiliza- software is installed on a computer in tion, and airline fleet mix identifica- the Noise Abatement Office. The pro- tion. K. ARTSMAP Output Land Use and Zoning Urban growth and development in The Noise Office has developed However, for DEN, the 60 Ldn noise the areas surrounding DEN, particu- noise contours surrounding the air- contour is used for compatible land larly non-compatible residential and port, inside which certain types of use planning by the surrounding juris- other noise-sensitive land uses, is of land uses are not recom- dictions, in accordance with guide- utmost concern to the City and mended. The 65 Ldn noise contour lines promulgated by the Denver Re- County of Denver. (average decibel level with a 10 deci- gional Council of Governments and ..�." - at _ bel penalty applied to nighttime op- the Denver/Adams County Intergov- erations) is a line inside which, under ernmental Agreement. Additional Federal guidelines. no residential mapping for DEN that includes the -,•-• -i �"; - development should occur. applicable noise contours is available d I 1— :r. upon request. - -- The operational 65 Ldn noise con- . f i `_: "'"'"' tour for the airport, as created by i. _- r -- -; :..... ARTSMAP, is included in this report. Paget 2007 Cumulative Noise Report DEN Noise Hotline Policy The purpose of the DEN Noise Corn- Profanity will not be tolerated, and plaint Hotline is to provide an oppor- will result in the complaint not being tunity for individuals to express their registered. Any attempt to deliber- concerns regarding noise generated ately tie-up or abuse the Hotline may by aircraft operating at DEN. Citizens result in police action. Phone harass- _ . r are asked to leave their name, ad- ment is a state criminal offense and dress and the date and time of their can carry a jail sentence and/or fine. ,^ '� complaint on the hotline. Complaints Threats involving aircraft and/or thett: are downloaded daily by our Noise airport are a very serious matter and . Analysts and then transcribed into are a federal criminal offense. To the ANOMS system, where specific make a threat, even jokingly, will re- . complaints can be matched to indi- suit in a notification to the Denver %NO.7 _._. - ` , : vidual flight tracks. It is essential for Police Department and may involve r. • all information to be entered correctly an FBI investigation. in order for the system to be effec- tive. Glossary of Terms Sound: A rapid variation in air pres- ear. Nearly all aircraft sound level lar Ldn level. These contour lines are sure, which is perceived by the ear measurement is conducted using A- nested in such a way that contours and brain as sound. weighting. closer to the airport generally sur- round areas that experience higher Noise: Generally considered to be Equivalent Continuous Sound Level noise levels than contours farther any sound, which is deemed undesir- (Leq): A measurement of the average out. Annual Ldn contours are used to able by an individual. sound energy experienced over a pe- determine whether certain types of riod of time. This average sound level zoning or land uses are compatible Decibel: Sound is measured by its is expressed in decibels, and includes with particular annual Ldn noise lev- pressure or energy in terms of deci- a notation of the period of time, els. 65 Ldn is considered by many bels. The decibel scale is logarithmic; which it covers (such as Leq (24) for federal agencies to be the level at when the decibel level increases by 6 an average of the sound level over a which residential land use becomes dB, the measured sound is twice as 24-hour period). incompatible. loud. Day Night Level (Ldn): Also referred Remote Monitoring Terminal (RMT): Noise Abatement A measure or ac- to as DNL. Similar to a Leq measure- Consists of a noise level analyzer, a tion that minimizes the amount or ment, but is conducted over at least a weatherproof microphone, a system impact of noise on the environs of an 24-hour time span and includes a controller, a power supply, and a airport. Noise abatement measures 10dB nighttime penalty. For an Ldn dedicated telephone line to download include aircraft operating procedures calculation, all noise that occurs at noise data to the ANOMS system, all and use or disuse of certain runways night (defined as 10:00 pm to 7:00 mounted in a weatherproof cabinet. or flight tracks. These operating pro- am) is artificially increased for the cedures are controlled by the FM. public's increased sensitivity to noise A-Weighted Sound Level (dBA):. A during these hours. type of sound level measurement Noise Contour: A line surrounding an which reduces the effect of very high airport that encloses a geographic and very low frequencies in order to region, which is exposed to a particu- mimic the response of the human Page 3 2007 Cumulative Noise Report Noise Exposure Performance Standards ( NEPS) Grid Coordinates, IGA Contour, and Remote Monitoring Terminal ( RMT) Locations I I I � L f3 rr^^o o z. O O C as .1 D E E Z Z O y F- D to 0 0 CO O a i ? / v _! J m O / q CM) tlo^ 1, a` z : m -' .� Q Q 8 Z I - t F a o � � Z 0 O _ D o ' i o = ` ' I -4( .it , Z �4 y U . � ■ ' e V :: ■ Z a \ l 7 2_ Zs' :r)�. faii t -_ 'tip . _ _ _ _ t� �.CL I cti 1= �. : �� , I I , ' : , .,..,, ,- . 2:: 0 ego, ,". - --ii T ' ii •••• ,r .:- I._., . ,.. , ,„. . .. : 1 I .1 tt@/ g‘ p '. I :* a Lit GI) e f as cr-, , ® (4). . ---- (k) %'KIT) *di) • ‘4.(, . t - '1, 1 / a) a 4) ® 0 8CI : - 4) i • W � m - n . fCI) -o a • r40 1 -r. C s \ - _— I ',.Sir# o sit ♦ , ? C in r s. (.1, m • ,W, W W W W ' us- a. 0 (HZ („rD tt ® O U® ' -.it t`N, e t ) = ! 3 t ,� a ' DCD A ta = -- -- A ©CC n �/ m V � 4l � t C 7 Q ^ S / O `' i ~ W Q. w • �CI Z9 ✓*4 4 ` 4/ ® �f M� O a n .--` a> CO • p / o ,) ,-J i Nt. ;' Z {r ='a f i CI OL ! fs lr o OT 4 I Page 4 2007 Cumulative Noise Report January 1—September 30, 2007 Cumulative — DEN 65 LDN Contour r a C t. Weld 4 6 . ) t ` `^, ` i Adams es 1\ \ / r i / : Adams fr c sit . LC MI , r.II iliPli: all; "-II ----- S 1\ Kocay Ut ,lip At . . bas Mountain A I kin��) Arsenal wis.--_- _ . sai, ., il E_ s i 4 I . . ii s f t Adams m , 11 ---��1 r r , Denver Legend --- January 1 - September 30, 2007 65LDW Contour -- ICA 65 LDN Contour - - Arapahoe -N DEN Property Line County Boundary A;.. _I 44.•S'r DEN January 1 - September 30, 2007 65 LDN Contour 0 4.5� 4rvi;les Page 5 2007 Cumulative Noise Report January 1—September 30, 2007 Cumulative — Denver/Adams County IGA NEPS Values Area 2 Area 1 January 1 through September 30, 2007 January 1 through September 30, 2007 Grid 1GA Annual Calculated Difference Grid IGA Annual Calculated Difference Points Leq (24) Leq (24) Leq Points Leq (24) Leq (24) Leq A. 1 38.6 36.8 -1 .8 C.4 44.2 35.3 -8.9 A,2 37.6 37.6 0.0 C.5 36.7 34. 1 -2.6 A,3 42.3 38.8 -3.5 C.6 36.0 33.6 -2.4 A.4 45.3 40.3 -5.0 D,4 41 . 1 34.8 -6.3 A.5 43.9 414 -2.5 D.5 34.2 34.7 0.4 A,6 37.5 39 4 1 .9 D.6 36.0 34.8 -1 .2 A/ 37.7 37.3 -0.4 D,7 41 .4 35.5 -5.9 A.8 36.5 36.0 -0.5 E,4 38.3 34.3 -4.0 A,9 36.3 35.9 -0.4 E,5 34.8 34.9 0.1 A,10 37.6 36. 1 -1 .5 E,6 36.7 34.4 -2.3 A.11 39.2 35.6 -3.6 E,7 41 .4 I 34.7 -6.7 A,12 41 .2 34.6 -6.6 F,2 51 .7 38.2 -13.5 B,2 39.5 37.9 -1 .6 F,3 43.7 34.9 -8.8 B,4 42.5 40.9 -1 .6 F.5 37.3 33.2 -4.1 B,5 43. 1 42.4 -0.7 F,6 38.5 33.6 -4.9 B.6 39.0 40. 1 1 .1 F,7 42. 1 34.3 4 -7.8 B.7 39.0 37.6 -1 .4 G,2 51 .2 39.2 -12,0 B,8 38.0 36.6 -1 .4 G,3 42. 1 35.3 -6.8 B,9 38.3 37.3 -1 .0 G.4 40.2 33.6 -6.6 B. 10 39.0 37.4 -1 .6 H.2 50. 1 40.9 -9.2 B. 11 40.4 36.6 -3.8 H,3 46.0 36.5 -9.5 B. 12 42.6 35.6 -7.0 H.4 46. 1 34.5 -11 .6 C,2 41 .0 38.6 -2.4 C,3 43.3 39.4 -3.9 Area 3 C.4 43.5 41 .6 -1 .9 January 1 through September 30, 2007 C,5 43.4 43.4 0.0 Grid IGA Annual Calculated Difference C,6 43.3 40.7 -2.6 Points Leq (24) Leq (24) Leq 0,7 43.3 37.8 -5.5 A,-1 38.9 32.3 -6.6 0,8 42.6 37.5 -5.1 4 A.0 39.6 32.3 -7.3 C,9 42.2 38.8 -3.4 A. 1 43.2 32.8 -10.5 0,10 41 .6 38.4 4 -3.2 A,2 45.7 33.7 -12.0 C.11 42.5 36.9 -5.6 A,3 45.6 35.2 -10.4 C,12 44.3 35.7 -8.7 B,-1 37.9 32.5 -5.4 D,2 41 .7 39.5 -2.2 B4O 39.2 32.4 -6.9 D,3 46.2 39.9 4 -6.3 6, 1 42.6 32.5 -10.1 D,4 48.4 42.2 -6.2 B,2 45.8 33.2 -12.6 D,5 48.2 44.7 -3.5 B,3 45.7 34.6 -11 . 1 D,6 46.2 41 .2 -5.0 C.-1 36.7 33.2 -3.5 D.7 44.2 38.3 -5.9 C,0 37. 1 33.0 -4.1 D,8 43.7 38.9 -4.8 C, 1 39.5 32.9 -6.6 D,9 43. 1 39.9 -3.2 C,2 44.8 33.4 -11 .4 D, 10 44.9 38.4 -6.5 C,3 46.5 34.5 -12.0 D, 11 44.5 36.5 -8.0 D,-1 32.6 33.6 1 1 .0 D, 12 45. 1 35. 1 -10.0 - D,0 33.3 33.2 -0.1 E. 1 42.4 39.0 -3.4 D, 1 37.3 33.0 -4.3 E.2 42.2 40.6 -1 .6 D,2 43.0 33.2 -9.8 E,3 46.7 40.7 -6. 1 E,-1 31 .4 33.6 2.2 E:4 51 .2 42.9 -8.3 E,0 33.1 32.6 -0.5 E.5 51 .0 46. 1 -4.9 E. 1 36.2 32.3 -3.9 E,6 44.6 42.0 -2.7 E,2 40.6 32.9 -7.7 E.9 43. 1 40.3 -2.8 F. 1 36.5 32.2 -4.3 E, 10 43.1 38.2 -4.9 F.2 39.4 33. 1 -6.3 E, 11 46.1 36. 1 -10.1 G, 1 42.5 33.4 -9.1 a Page 6 2007 Cumulative Noise Report January 1-September 30, 2007—DEN Complaint and Operational Statistics Noise Complaint Calls by Community January — September * No. of Calls No. of Calls Total Calls for 2007 by Community* Community* 2007 2006 Arvada 0 2 Watkins Westminster Aurora 217 181 Thornton k Aurora Bennett 82 11 4% 1 /° 10% f 22% Boulder 16 8 Parker /I / Brighton 86 35 3% / Bennett Castle Rock 23 0 8% Boulder Commerce City 72 85 Lo 3h ___<_____°�ouie 2% Denver 74 22 I'- Elizabeth 213 67 Bizabeth Brighton Englewood 0 1 22% 9% / Evergreen 0 7 Denver Commerce City 1N Castle Rock Fort Lupton 0 2 2% 7% Golden 0 4 7% Henderson 0 6 Hudson 3 2 Top Five Complainants Vs. All Others Kiowa 0 1 12% Lafayette 0 1 1O% Lakewood 0 25 Y; Lochbuie 27 44 52% . 111..,` VO______ 1O% Northglenn 0 8 �' ;.t. . Parker 25 18 <AP. - p�' Thornton 43 28 8% Watkins 7 28 \-8% Westminster 100 37 x See map on next page for location of known noise complaints. Overall Total 988 623 Monthly Comparison: Noise Complaint Calls - Daytime / Nighttime Time Complaint % r > c o < a w c c v 5s a ta rti o f° m 2007 Total Received 3- — `‹ 4) .< ro g g Day Hours 8 59 72 70 90 118 156 150 137 860 (7:00 am to 9:59 pm) Night Hours 2 2 5 9 11 31 31 23 14 128 (10:00 pm to 6:59 am) Total 10 61 77 79 101 149 187 173 151 988 Monthly Comparison: 2O06 Total Operations vs. 2007 Total Operations 60000 56762 58420 60000 55221 55000 50729 53432 52209 55012 55296 2102 55000 105 588 50000 6016 51439 - 50000 804 50212 45000 - 4823 47683 45000 44643 40000 1 i I E i I I i i i i , 40000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec X2006 —1-2007 Page 7 2007 Cumulative Noise Report January 1 - September 30, 2007—DEN Complaint Map II. _ N. _ N J . a 0 0O 00 )' . . t i 1-- f 0 . CC l w N m I ill Cliasr e, 9 tcsr- ® f'' ��JJ -r o i :.i: I� . 7y I 0 0 I I G a o i • `� ° �)) ,r- c- Q n 1\H 1rr •- _ • /i .i NiNlip• ie ' sal ti i 4 4ii . . , r ...------fr"-- 4® ;.i O • o o f J U r I • '. ' a � •' r • g I /T�4; • . '. • Net �. r ; I ' �. ' 1 it---- r _______. „) 1 •• I �. 4 I_: in } I • I Z Y F- / , r �y� r Z Q i • �' N. , 1r• f a O Lt' 1! UJj • t� � • I + I.. I 0 0 / h • - ` • •. i. ' �•�. • fL I 112—,---------.4 p C� z �� P. • • • • l i • ' f 1 _ \� u��. .-� t ize< �N a t' f ' p t(1 • 1 '. :-,11 ,. ; • 1:,-;(4-e . . 1 ' Id_ . ;,`4_:.Stb\d‘r, Cn ga it Vp____:,..r, ce " • . . N..-C--\ Z 11 r b kc )).• z \ 7 Z111 \ U. CO o Z LU cc I , ra. k \til w 71 Co m Nir a ® 147:: _ a � Z LLI • U t o z a 7 .I / -) w O ► 2.., f.T. Page 8 9 2007 Cumulative Noise Report • January 1—September 30, 2007—DEN Runway Utilization and Day/Night Statistics A `48 ARR 16 15.8% ARR DEP aum. DEP ARR /; DEP ARR 0.0% 25.3% 0.0% 4.4% �� 0.7% 28.9% DEP 1.11 0.1% 17 f LjJ 3% ARR -..n_ evi DEP 0.2% 8.8% 14.8% 17.5% --WDEP DEP DEP _I ___ SI: 7.3% 0.0% 2.4% ARR ARR I 1.1% /341\ /3-s4 DEP 0.2% 24.9% DEP ARR DEP DEP ARR ARR .iL 1.5 14.5% 0. 4.3% 0.0% 24.2% 02% ARR 35L 36R\ 2006 vs. 2007 DEN Daytime Arrivals & Departures 4 54000 - - --_ _ -- 54000 $ a 49000 - - 49000 0) —E-2006 44000 — — 44000 E —+- 2007 0 0 39000 + + i i + + 39000 4* Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2006 vs 2007 DEN Nighttime Arrivals & Departures 4500 -- 4500 a 4000 - - 4000 ED ) �„_2006 •r. — 3500 = —4-2007 "o' 3000 - 3000 c *k2500 I + + + 2500 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Page 9 2007 Cumulative Noise Report Working @ DEN is GREAT! VISION Working together, we will be the world 's finest airport. MISSION Enhancing economic prosperity and quality of life in the Denver region by connecting its people and products to the world . Leading the aviation industry in safety, service, convenience , efficiency, innovative practices, aesthetics and financial strength .IIIIC> ir Denver International Airport Noise Office 8500 Pena Boulevard A0B, 6th Level, NW Corner Mail Code 285 Denver, CO 80249.6340 Phone: 303.342.2000 Noise Hotline: 303.342.2380 Toll Free Noise Hotline: 800.417.2988 Fax: 303.342.2366 E-mail: Nolse.Office@diadenver,net We're on the Webs www.flydenver.com Hello