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Home My WebLink About20052564.tiff City&County of Denver JOHN W. HICKENLOOPER Mayor • August 18, 2005 Weld County Commissioners Weld County PO Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Dear Sir or Madame: Enclosed is the report for 2nd Quarter of 2005 (April 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005) from the Denver International Airport Noise Office. This report can also be found on our website at www.flydenver.com. Click on Airport Business and follow the Noise Management link to the reports page. 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 Analyst DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Department of Aviation Airport Office Building 8500 Pena Boulevard Denver,Colorado 80249 303.342.2200 www.FlyDenver.com o "� 2005-2564 O8=aq'-Os--- Pc? � 77 J Q z 0 DEN NOISE OFFICE -O7 Qo D Nt 2ND QUARTER 2005 oQ gar-SE REPORT AUGUST 19, 2005 5:30 PM w W SECOND QUARTER 2005 NEWS INSIDE THIS ISSUE: The number of potential Class II NEPS viola- ceived during the quarter,as compared to the sec- tions registered during the second quarter of and quarter of 2004(640 vs.1033 in 2004). The A�NOMS SYSTEM 2 2005 were down compared to the same quarter number of households registering at least one in 2004. One potential violation occurred,lo- complaint decreased by 26%(68 vs.92 in 2004). cated in Aurora at grid point E,-1. The decibel Ten households registered a combined 72%of HOTL'INE POLICY 3 level recorded at this point did decrease slightly, total complaints. from 34.7 dB to 33.9 dB. There were three po- DEN'sleppesen -._. Terminal at dusk. • NEPS`AND R MT tential Class II NEPS violations during the second 4 The terminal r f MAR; quarter of 2004. outerwaterproofMien - IsmadeotaTefl n r 4.. �, coated woven fiber There was no potential 65 DNL noise contour glass;the inner m ,,, %-, ' 2ND UARTER Mane is made of ' 5 violation for the quarter. The 65 DNL contour uncoated woven fiber .tea `� '— CONTOURu lass The Inner d Z:L _f ` continued to be completely contained within the t— o ter root membranes / LL _ f boundaries of the City and County of Denver. mater al. % comprise 15 acres of NEPS TABLE 6 - There were 39%fewer noise complaints re- •-• G'o'P'E`TAilorTiAALND 7-8 WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DEN OPERATIONS /l STATISTICS Thunderstorms and lightning can present seri- During the summer months,hot weather condi- RWYUTI LIZ A TION g ous hazards to DEN aircraft operations. When tions affect the performance of aircraft and their there are severe thunderstorms in the vicinity of engines. Colder winter weather,with dry,dense DEN,flight operations will be modified to avoid air,increases the efficiency of aircraft and their them. A large squall line can shut down traffic engines. Weather conditions can have a huge through a large segment of DEN airspace for sev- effect on aircraft operating characteristics. Just as SPECIAL POINTS eral hours,causing rerouting,ground stops,and you may find it harder to breath during hot OF INTEREST: weather delays. weather,so does an aircraft engine. Because of these differences aircraft need more runway o 1 NEPS violation inMicrobursts/windshear are also potential prob- . AREA 3,see page 6. lems faced by aircraft at DEN. The early detection length to take off and will be slightly lower over surrounding communities. of a microburst/windshear,and the subsequent o Operations are up,see warning(s)issued to an aircraft on approach or Accurate and detailed forecasts of tempera- page 7. departure,will alert the pilot/crew to the potential ture, winds,clouds,and storms have a direct bear- o Complaints are down, of,and to be prepared for,a situation that could ing on aircraft/passenger/employee safety here at seepage 7. become very dangerous. Without these warnings, DEN. With state-of-the-art radar and forecasting the aircraft may not be able to climb out of,or equipment,DEN is able to meet the ever changing o Complaint map,see safely transition the event,potentially resulting in demands of Mother Nature. page 8. a catastrophic accident. Dl @©D QUARTER 2OO5 NOISE REPORT AUGUST.19, 2005 5:30 PM, Paget DEN AIRPORT NOISE AND OPERATIONS SYSTEM The DEN Airport Noise and The DEN ANOMS system In addition,the ANOMS Operations Monitoring System monitors noise levels at 27 system records weather in- , (ANOMS)is a state-of-the-art corn- permanent and 4 portable formation from three remote I i puter system designed to enable noise monitoring terminals. stations,which include a :f the City and County of Denver to These terminals are located RACAL recording device to t; • monitor aircraft noise in the vicin- throughout the Denver metro record pilot/controller radio Ty�:a f+ c,1 ,r ity of the airport. In addition to area(see map on page 3 for transmissions. monitoring noise levels,the sys- RMT locations). tem calculates Noise Exposure The system also records the 1 Performance Standards.(NEPS) } movement of all aircraft in the .'., r =a. at 101 grid points in Adams ! ,-++,u +i. 4:E-. County(see map on page 3 for vicinity of DEN by utilizing FAA Remote Monitoring Terminal air traffic control radar data. (RMT)with a weather collect- NEPS locations). ing station. This makes it possible to match actual flights with noise events. ARTSMAP ARTSMAP is a specially de- the data. Currently,ARTS- 'Ek. signed noise modeling program MAP is used at several major that automatically creates noise airports nationally. It allows .^'D' contours. ARTSMAP is designed the DEN Noise Abatement Of- "ARTSMAP is to create contours from actual fice to perform noise data designed to radar flight tracks that our office analysis,generate daily auto- create contours receives from the FAA ARTS sys- mated noise contours,receive tern which is sent via modem, detailed runway utilization,and from actual eliminating the need for manual airline fleet mix identification. radar flight track data manipulation. The ARTS- data:.." MAP software is installed on a computer in the Noise Abate- ment Office. The program ana- ,SF lyzes,views,reports,and stores -- LAND USE AND ZONING Urban growth and develop- with a 10 decibel penalty ap- land use planning by the ment in the areas surrounding plied to nighttime operations) surrounding jurisdictions,in DEN,particularly non-compatible is a line inside which,under accordance with guidelines residential and other noise- Federal guidelines,no residen- promulgated by the Denver -- v,�,_ sensitive land uses,is of utmost tial development should occur. Regional Council of Govern- «fa" concern to the City and County of The operational 65 Ldn ments and the Denver/ Denver. The Noise Office has Adams County Intergovern- - noise contour for the airport,as - . developed noise contours sur- . Addi- created by ARTSMAP, is in- mental Agreement rounding the airport,inside which tional mapping for DEN that cluded in this report. However, DEN's Terminal tent roof view certain types of land uses are not includes the applicable noise for DEN,the 60 Ldn noise con- from the South. recommended. The 65 Ldn noise tour is used for compatible contours is available upon contour(average decibel level request. c.1•— I DO QQ 6 QUk R7ER 2005 NOISE REPORT AUGUST 19, 2005 5:30 PMM Page3 DEN NOISE HOTLINE POLICY The purpose of the DEN Noise system,where specific com- police action. Phone harass- t Complaint Hotline is to provide plaints can be matched to indi- ment is a state criminal offense l7` Y.1 an opportunity for individuals to vidual flight tracks. It is essen- and can carry a jail sentence 1 ^. ,"—� ` 9• express their concerns regarding tial for all information to be en- and/or fine. Threats involving c �'' noise generated by,aircraft oper- tered correctly in order for the aircraft and/or the airport are a , ti1� G •«-- 1 - 1 sting at DEN. Citizens are asked system to be effective. very serious matter and are a I 41t' - to leave their name,address federal criminal offense. To Profanity will not be toter- illt '' I and the date and time of their make a threat,even jokingly, -"° ' ated,and will result in the com- DEN's FM Control Tower is complaint on the hotline. Corn- will result in a notification to the located on C Concourse. It is plaint not being registered. Any plaints are downloaded daily by Denver Police Department and 327 feet tall,or 33 stories attempt to deliberately tie-up or high. our Noise Analysts and then may involve an FBI investigation. abuse the Hotline may result in transcribed into the ANOMS GLOSSARY OF TERMS Sound: A rapid variation in air Nearly all aircraft sound level posed to a particular Ldn level. pressure,which is perceived by measurement is conducted us- These contour lines are nested the ear and brain as sound. ing A-weighting. in such a way that contours closer to the airport generally Noise: Generally considered to Equivalent Continuous Sound surround areas that experience be any sound,which is deemed Level(Lea)- A measurement of higher noise levels than con- undesirable by an individual. the average sound energy ex- tours farther out. Annual Ldn perienced over a period of time. Decibel: Sound is measured by contours are used to determine This average sound level is ex- whether pressure or energy in terms certain types of zoning pressed in decibels,and in- of decibels. The decibel scale is or land uses are compatible with cludes a notation of the period logarithmic;when the decibel particular annual Ldn noise lev- of time,which it covers(such as level increases by 6 dB,the els. 65 Ldn is considered by Leq(24)for an average of the measured sound is twice as many federal agencies to be the loud. sound level over a 24-hour pe- riod). level at which residential land Noise Abatement: A measure or use becomes incompatible. Day NIP.ht Level{Ldn)' Also re- action that minimizes the �� ferred to as DNL. Similar to a Remote Monitoring Terminal amount or impact of noise on (RMTI: Consists of a noise level Leq measurement,but is con- the environs of an airport. Noise .• P analyzer,a weatherproof micro- ducted measures include over at least a 24-hour off .mq ? a jfSg79r phone,a system controller,a ^— `"—""'�� time span and includes a 10dB 'l . ,",. aircraft operating procedures power supply,and a dedicated nighttime penalty. For an Ldn DEN Arrival and use or disuse of certain telephone line to download runways or flight tracks. These calculation,all noise that occurs Y g noise data to the ANOMS sys- at night(defined as 10:00 pm to operating procedures are con- tern,all mounted in a weather- 7:00 am)is artificially increased trolled by the FAA. proof cabinet. for the public's increased sensi- A-Weighted Sound Level(dBA)- tivity to noise during these A type of sound level measure- hours. ment which reduces the effect of very high and very low fre- Noise Contour- A line surround- ing an airport that encloses a quencies in order to mimic the response of the human ear. geographic region,which is ex- A. AREA 1 ' o. i..) z �� I I{ v f , . 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IIOOC4.Q WWI QUARTER52OO5 NOISE REPORT AUGUST 19, 2005 5:30 PM Page5 2ND QUARTER 2005—DEN 65 LDN CONTOUR o N o � 1 a 0 o ® W --&— E o' ob a Weld a r _ 4 Q J • ‘,5O e D . I ^y co / oQ40, Cr INN c) •Cl. . Cr ( . . I �Oa -er �e- Adams a�` 0 ° '1 T r I Adams n 1ttJiTIr:: w , O I 1 / I, Rock 1 1. sain � - Arsenal ,‘ '� Q a i IL f —�— I ` Legend " %, m' J -- DEN Property Line i 1 `— County Boundary J Noise Contours IGA 65 LDN - � Li---k — DEN 2805 65 LDN Contour 9 Adams Nit 8 Arapahoe .. • aCar DEN 2q05 65 LDN Contour 0 0.51 .=.= 4Miles iiDQC) a©6 •UA'TE 2005 NOISE REPORT AUGUST 19, 2005 5:30 PM Page6 • 2ND QUARTER 2005—DENVER/ADAMS COUNTY IGA NEPS VALUES . , ..'.Area 2 - Area.1 - ,- 2Q05 _ . 2405 Grid IGA Annual Calculated - Difference -Grid IGA Annual Calculated Difference Points Leg„(24) Leq(24) Leq Points Leq(24) . Leq:(24) Leq . Al, 38.6 35.9 a" `238 ' . CA 442 36.2 ;,ems -8a :4 A,2 37.6 36.9 3.',., =0')7 , '= C,5 36.7 344 ‘, -2F3 I A,3 42.3 37.6 ',5gy',F7' :O3 " C,6 . 36.0 33.5 �,-235 A,4 45.3 38.1 Ma2. `° D,4 41.1 35.9 -52Witt A,5 43.9 39.2 wadvistir D,5 34.2 349 r ,:'017.1 I+f4N, A,6 37.5 39.2 - 1*720iR D,6 36.0 345 ,ids ^3 A,7 37.7 39.3 1w6 T D,7 41.4 35.1 -613 ^A,8 36.5 38.5 5 _ 2{0 E,4 38.3 36.0 -2p201. A,9 36.3 - 364 ; ` tar"1 E,5 34.8 35.8 #',, ,:: 110:' y-. ' A,10 37.6 35-5 3_... , -2t1 - .E,6 36.7 34.9 -1M8 ` A,11 39.2 335 t i' +; =.317 15,- E,7 41.4 34.9 -6I5 A,12 41.2 35.2 .*.agetsti F2 517 41.7 .V+r=3--10i0 6,2 39.5 37.3 ', 2'2;r a F,3 43.7 38.2 5"5 B,4 42.5 38-7 tatM3.18144tt F,5 37.3 34.9 N -2j , B,5 43.1 40.0 3'2T 7r si F,6 38.5 34.8 x *''"-3'7- y%; 6,6 39.0 40a -3'f 4 I ;.• F,7 42.1 34.9 «-a"a`fi��7S2 s: 8,7 39.0 401 „'� [loaf 's'.?''". G2 51.2 42.6 r 8;6" .,,,15 B,8 38.0 38.7 a' 07,00,- -: G,3 42.1 38.4 s',"^, -3gtx .' , 6,9 38.3 36.8 =.5 4 i.5$j%' G,4 40.2 35.9 iariAAWIna 8,10 39.0 36.4 .y 2 F ;, H,2 50.1 441 P g; ;i-6pr...c`,.11' 8,11 40.4 36.6 3I8 {;E'. H,3 46.0 39.2 t "fy, .,68„., ,p.', 6,12 42.6 36.1 -6.!620: : H,4 46.1 36.6 > ^ "-'9.5'p . C2 41.0 378 -3'2 C,3 43.3 39.0 'f `,y�_.s 4 3 .:-. Area 3 C,4 43.5 39.5 .y= -"P 4t 2Q05 C,5 43.4 40.9 tgat2t6W41. Grid IGA Annual Calculated Difference C,6 43.3 41a -2p•x ^. Points Leq(24) Leq(24) Leq ' C,7 43.3 40-9 -2Tp it A,-1 38.9 33.0 -6A:�1,L„ n C,8 426 38.8 7-1,WIMPAM,v. A,0 39.6 32.9 s"i,r ,67- , C,9 42.2 37.3 =4;9 'ta A,1 43.2 33.4 .4 -9.'8 C,10 41.6 376 A -11.914t,',;: A,2 45.7 34.2 0; -,0„5 : C,11 42.5 376 -4<9 t,wy A,3 45.6 35.4 cow0:2 - C,12 44.3 367 7.6rra, B,-1 37.9 327 "^' n „5'2 D,2 41.7 38.3 3r4,` ^.;n 8,0 39.2 32.8 9a --6"4, :' 0,3 46.2 397 -6`•5em 8,1 42.6 33.4 '!, ,,, -9,2 D,4 48.4 40.5 #, 7!94•- B,2 45.8 34.1 inittoy D,5 48.2 4a 1 -6;1 r. y,^:: 8,3 45.7 35.2 f. x'10"5 ^;C*- D,6 46.2 42.1 -,4°1 ,"4.;x, C,-1 36.7 33.3 "'"v"`'4 =,94 D,7 44.2 41.7 c. -245 ",. C,0 37.1 33.3 ',, -3".8 D,8 43.7 38.9 .tt '°-4'$ ki' C,1 39.5 D,9 43.1 38.3 -0(8�'g"�sj{,' C,2 44.8 344 -10'74 D,10 44.9 38.7 -6 2.111,M C,3 46.5 35.2 s "..;13[3 D,11 44.5 38.1 -614 -,'; D,-1 32.6 33.9 S,1, ;1 1,261M, D,12 45.1 36.8 8?34s3 D,0 33.3 33.8 „gimmo E,1 42.4 37.4 5i0, �;?+n i:, D,1 37.3 340 -3}3 E,2 42.2 38.8 :"Y,- 31"4 px,i,,i4.': D2 43.0 34.4 " "t:„813=O E,3 46.7 40.6 Villing2 MR E,-1 31.4 33.9 2.5 E,4 51.2 416 =scalp. ! ;. E,0 33.1 33.6 ' •r 0?5,s ».',ter,, E,5 51.0 43.4 tentanitra1.' E,1 36.2 33.7 4 -2S E,6 44.6 43.4 l. . -1„.20Ntig E,2 40.6 34.2 t6 _ E,9 43.1 396 - -31V:telt F,1 36.5 33.4 E,10 43.1 39.3 tj ' "38t„R,:,`E�-` F,2 39.4 34.1 StAr.,5µ3 :$,: E,11 46.1 381 0.. �'-8.0` G,1 42.5 343 -:,,:27,,Q,;41-Szer : • DEN 2ND QUARTER2U05 NOISE REPORT AUGUST Se, 2005 5:30 P Page7 2ND QUARTER 2005-DEN COMPLAINT AND OPERATIONAL STATISTICS 2q05 Noise Complaint an by Community* _ No.of No.of No.of No.of Total Calls for 2q05 by Commit?' Community. Calls Callers Calls Calls 2q05 2q05 2q04 2q03 Arvada 1 1 1 0 Thornton Watkins Aurora 127 9 186 615 pogo PA0 Aurora Bailey 0 0 1 0 Parker Westminster 20% Bennett 0 0 0 5 3% 4% Boulder Boulder 23 2 50 7 Northglenn 4% Brighton 57 10 78 37 PABrighton Castle Rock • C0 0 0 1 '—', ar 9% Commerce City 27 7 78 39 Lakewood nn Denver 10 8 18 9 3"A° - V' Elizabeth 215 6 53 - 51 Golden Evergreen 33 1 81 21 Pk I \CommerceCity • Fort Collins 0 0 14 -1 Evergreen Denver • 4% • Fort Lupton 0 0 0 2 5% Elizabeth 2% Golden 5 2 2 0 34% Henderson 0 0 2 1 Highlands Ranch 0 0 1 0 Hudson 0 0 3 1 Top Ten Complainants vs.Al Others Kiowa 1 1 0 1 15% Lafayette 0 0 0 0 181, 28% Lakewood 19 1 40 52 AU / Louviers 0 0 1 0 Others — 14% Nederland 0 0 0 59 3% l Northglenn 8 4 5 3 Parker 17 3 68 383 0 Pine 0 0 0 1 3/° 11% Thornton 62 7 304 160 Watkins 8 4 20 3 4% \-8% • Westminster 26 1 27 113 4% 5°A.\-5% Wheatridge 1 1 0 0 Overall Total 640 68 1033 1565 *See map on next page for location of known noise complaints. Month Corn.orison:;2Q05.Noise Complaint Calls, Daytime vs.Nighttime Time Complaint Received d a g m to31 v 1 3 April through December Total m m m June Total Day Hours 64 131 240 206 172 173 551 986 (7:00 am to 9:59 pm) Night Hours 11 27 33 30 29 30 89 160 (10:00 pm to 6:59 am) Total 75 158 273 236 201 203 640 1146 Monthly Corn.arison:,2Q05lNolse Complaint Calls vs.Total Operations 50000 49127 47942 49744 500 45000 42127 40000 4538 44537 400 35000 30000 273 2 6 300 25000 20000 201 203 200 15000 10000 75 - 100 5000 0 I r I I I I I I I I I 0 Jai Feb Ma Apr May Jul JIl Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ...e..-Operations - —Corrplrts • t,,,,,, . , , I � , a o . „.2., I ., 1 ., ,. ,..... ..2.-.' mI ••I %WELD CO NTY' A m r a ...,N,' • ti '1-.1..,:„� fi .§ ''.tl .1 1 r'3C� ,' Ti' „,�y, I 4 �_--` •,+pr ,;.13.,10 i r•1 z 2 O -4L., j f«J r r A lit,M • , zsrn e >y—. 5 +r' r BOULDER COUNTYpy " y I.,� + iv r �� , ,lid' �..I , �a°p,. 9- ° as ° o 33 aym. w ..,,rx f�' x- " I.k I Al '' t / ; nk el to {`.e r- : �- ,�, I •°..\T" '�0 / ° Y q ,r''Yyp i 4S ."''` yt O G ;p* #t,� -, .-. . +O -t ' &IDp! I .� , " . I ADAMS COUNTY 2 z 4 ri'dIV% lir 10441 I !ku5rL ;a" ° ) j r ey �',�#g��J,,,„r f- _ .. {++�pdrnw....� D z 4 Ek c 4.. 1 �'- �''Gi"K'Q � IC' • NV NCO -° �r��k D Z { °jr u%£J x ' d{l EAR •� � � , O m , ,�� iR- JEFFERSON kr r 9 Y a. S d • _ - e `t COUNTY 0. J'..' be 'lira*wr..• r :3 1"S •, r\/'�/\ D . • Y QLEAR CREEK > - - & '7r� I - ARAPAHOS COUNTY ' O m £ _,,COUNTY -_ '' t I ., ° 2 Cn 13 iqi 1 ■3 r t } __. _ -_ _.:__� N PARK COUNTY . ` - , `� COMPLAINTS - - - DOUGLAS COUNTY _ I to m _ ,, ( a .- a EIBERT COUNTY T O a-iico r - Q _I t? - n ,O 52-93 O 2Q05 DEN NOISE COMPLAINTS N o t 2 4 E e AserfeesEem,,es • DEN 2ND QUARTER 2005 NOISE REPORT AUGUST 19, 2005 5:30 PM Page9 2ND QUARTER 2005-DEN RUNWAY UTILIZATION 16R/ ARR \16L' --- --. \I ARR DEP DEP ARR K E ARR 08 0.0% 30.3% %0-0% 4.6 26 0.2% 25.4% DEP • 1 /7R 0.0%I - 1 �17L� ARR 4.4% ARR DEP 0-2% 8.2% 17.1% 16.1% ---- ,r-' DEP DEP DEP -- _ -51- 4.9% 0.0% 1.9% ARR ARR I3 Cl 2.4% /341\ /34I \ DEP 0.4% 31.2% DEP ARR DEP DEP ARR ARR ___ 1_. 07 p 14.3% 6.1% 0.0°/01-1/ - 20.3% 0.2% 25 ARR 35L /35F Day Arrivals(7:00am -9:59pm) Day Departures (7:00am -9:59pm) 035R } O358 -' I 035E•O34R ®34R 034E 1 S II 34L LII • 028 I I O26 ' 0 25 025 i _ O17R O17R 1 017L . 017L i O16R 4 I - • O16R ,a ' O 18L I O16L ,- - 08 - •- O8 O7 .- • O7 a 0 3000 8000 9000 12000 15000 18000 21000 0 2500 5000 7500 10000 12500 15000 17500 20300 -_ ____ Night Arrivals(10:00pm -6:59am) I Night Departures(10:00pm-6:59am) O358 Cam_.-.. ----- .- - '- -• - O358 .. -- - -_-- . -- O35L j I O35L 1 1 O34R jII 0348,11 ■34L i' 0 34 - . . . • O26 p O26 1 O25 O25 G' . O17R I 1 - O17R 1 I • O17L 017L NEM O16Riii- , 1 O16R D16L I O16L O8 08 • O7 D7 , 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 0 n0 400 600 600 1000 1200 1400 1800 DEN IS TEN ! February 27,1995. It was called Push Night. landed simultaneously in near-zero visibility on A winter storm threatened. At Denver's worn DEN's three parallel Category Illb ILS and venerable Stapleton Airport,the airlines had (Instrument Landing System)runways,a feat cut back flight schedules and were keeping that had never before been accomplished at any skeleton crews. In the evening dusk,lines of airport in the world. tugs hauled equipment northward in the largest logistical movement of the time outside of a full- PATIN scale military mobilization. - ' �r'� 2 nn66 0 t,1 The last flight out of Stapleton left at 9:00 1wv c9tnnprt✓t6QKty 1995-2064 p.m.that evening,a Continental DC-10 bound non-stop for London's Gatwick Airport. The fol- lowing morning at 6:00 a.m.a United Airlines Denver International Airport celebrated it's Boeing 737 from Colorado Springs landed at the 10th year of operation on February 28,2005. first major built-from-the-ground-up airport in the Since the first flight arrived on a snowy morning United States since the 1970s—Denver Interns- over 350 million passengers have flown through tional Airport(DEN). DEN. Denver International Airport currently ranks as the fifth-busiest airport in North Amer- Shortly thereafter,in a driving snowstorm ica and the 10th-busiest in the world. that would have nearly halted operations at the now-closed Stapleton Airport,three aircraft Source.Sunday.February 27th,2005 Special Feature to the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News. v itPlease EN N ise Office f fice Reports for 1air other DEN Noise Office Reports and information. VISION Working together,we will be the DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT world's finest airport. Noise Office a_ MISSION 8500 Pena Boulevard Enhancing economic prosperity and AOB,CEP Floor, NW:Corner quality of life in the Denver region by Denver,@;) 80249: connecting its people and products to the world. Main Phone: 303.342.2200 Noise Hotline: 303'342.2380 Leading the aviation industry in safety, it al D I Noise.Hotline: 1.800.417.2988 service,convenience,efficiency,innova- l� 303.342.2368 tive practices,aesthetics and financial strength. E-mail: Noise.Office@diadenver.net Hello