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City&County of Denver
JOHN W. HICKENLOOPER
Mayor
November 4, 2005
Weld County Commissioners
Weld County
PO Box 758
Greeley, CO 80632
Dear Sir or Madame:
Enclosed is the report for the 3rd Quarter of 2005 (July 1, 2005 to September 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.FlyI)enver.com
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THIRD QUARTER 2005 NEWS
The number of potential Class II NEPS violations ber of households registering at least one com-
registered during the third quarter of 2005 were up plaint decreased by 31%(81 vs.119 in 2004).
INSIDE THIS Issue
one,with 5,compared to the same quarter in Ten households registered a combined 65%of
M 2004. There were four potential Class II NEPS total complaints. Please see pages seven and
OMS SYSTEM 2
violations during the third quarter of 2004. Please eight for complaint and operational statistics.
.6ft , see page six for NEPS information.
ve DEN's leppesen
HOTLINE POLICY 3 There was no potential 65 DNL noise contour Terminal at dusk.
violation for the quarter. The 65 DNL contour con- The terminal roof's
outer waterproof shell
tinued to be completely contained within the is made of a Teflon
;JtEPS AND RMT 4 coated woven fiber
MAP boundaries of the City and County of Denver. glass:the inner mem- ' ..
brave i made of - '- "•' � "'1•�
Please see page five for DEN contour map. uncoated woven fibs =?- - .....r.
glass.The a d ".'. _
`3RD QUARTER 5 There were 25%fewer noise complaints re- outer roof membranes of
p mroof a brans
CONTOUR material.
ceived during the quarter,as compared to the third
quarter of 2004(776 vs.1037 in 2004). The num-
NEPS TABLE 6
R-: WAKE VORTEX STUDY AT DEN
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'OOM PLAT NT AND 7-8 As planes mosey 800 feet overhead,on their To determine where the sound is coming from,
4*OPERATIONAL
STATISTICS way to touchdown at Denver International Airport, the system uses eight lasers in a row. The sound
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there is a ghostly roar—caused by turbulence left in reaches each one at a different moment,and by
IRWY UTILIZATION 9 the engines'wakes,mostly in the form of two hori- timing the interval,a computer can determine the
zontal tornadoes,one near each wingtip. On bad direction the sound came from. A second row of
weather days,it is the fear of those tornadoes, eight lasers on the other side of the runway also
called wake vortexes,that determine how close gives a direction. The source of the sound—a
the next airplane can follow,and that,in turn,de- vortex—is where those two lines meet in space.
SPECIAL POINTS termines how many airplanes can land on a run- Technicians from Flight Safety Technologies of
OF INTEREST:
way in an hour. Finding the location of the invisi- Mystic,CT have installed lasers on towers at Den-
s
*5 potential NEPS ble tornado could be crucial to reducing air traffic ver International Airport in four different arrays,
r, Yiolations,see page 6. delays. On good days,planes can follow each angled slightly,so they focus on a spot about six-
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...,_, other at a distance of three miles or a little less, tenths of a mile from the towers,and about 1,000
"Operations are up,see while taking care to stay upwind of the plane feet in the air. This remote sensing,if it works,
. ege T ahead,to avoid the wake turbulence. But when holds the promise of being able to put the equip-
:Compiaints are down, pilots cannot see one another and predict the vor- ment on low structures on other airport grounds.
t see page 7, tex location,controllers are supposed to direct
•E... . Flight Safety Technologies,after seven years of
them to stay three to six miles apart,depending on testing at various airports, hopes to have a system
;Complaint map,see plane type. Planes are most vulnerable to the
tom 8 in place by next year that could tell controllers
vortexes as they are landing because that is when when the wake vortex is not a factor,increasing
t r they are flying most slowly,and slow planes have
the capacity of some runways by 20 percent.
poor control if a vortex starts to roll them over.
P; Planes also generate the strongest vortex when
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they are slow because they tend to be flying with Sources: NY Times,Denver Post,DOT Volpe Center Surveillance and Assess-
ment Division,and Flight Safety Technologies.
nose pitched up.
illiQUARTER 2005 NOISE REPORT OCTOBER 31, 2005 5:30 PM Page2
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 com- permanent and 4 portable formation from three remote
puter system designed to enable noise monitoring terminals. stations,which include a .l
the City and County of Denver to These terminals are located RACAL recording device to
monitor aircraft noise in the vicin- throughout the Denver metro record pilot/controller radio
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
Performance Standards.(NEPS) movement of all aircraft in the •
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at 101 grid points in Adams
vicinity of DEN by utilizing FAA Remote Monitoring(see map on page 3 for g Terminal
NEPS locations). air traffic control radar data. (RMT)with a weather collect-
This makes it possible to match ing station.
actual flights with noise events.
ARTSMAP
ARTSMAP is a specially de- the data. Currently,ARTS `k
signed noise modeling program MAP is used at several major s7
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that automatically creates noise airports nationally. It allows c„^•
contours. ARTSMAP is designed the DEN Noise Abatement Of- ,, }RTSMAP iS
to create contours from actual fice to perform noise data Rt__gned to
radar flight tracks that our office analysis,generate daily auto- F
-rte contours
receives from the FAA ARTS sys- mated noise contours,receive !:
tem which is sent via modem, detailed runway utilization,and °)^`„ actual
eliminating the need for manual airline fleet mix identification. =r flight track
data manipulation. The ARTS-
MAP software is installed on a
computer in the Noise Abate- .%�.
ment Office. The program ana-
lyzes,views,reports,and stores
LAND USE AND ZONING
Urban growth and develop- with a 10 decibel penalty ap- land use planning by the n`"
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 r "
residential and other noise- Federal guidelines,no residen- promulgated by the Denver
sensitive land uses,is of utmost tial development should occur. Regional Council of Govern- `-
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- mental Agreement. Addi-
created by ARTSMAP, is in-
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 contours is available upon
tour is used for compatible
contour(average decibel level request.
`3 ribs* 3RD QUARTER 2005 NOISE REPORT OCTOBER 31, 2005 5:30 PM Page3
DEN NOISE HOTLINE POLICY
The purpose of the DEN Noise system,where specific corn- police action. Phone harass-
Complaint Hotline is to provide plaints can be matched to indi- ment is a state criminal offense
an opportunity for individuals to vidual flight tracks. It is essen- and can carry a jail sentence
express their concerns regarding tial for all information to be en- and/or fine. Threats involving
noise generated by aircraft oper- tered correctly in order for the aircraft and/or the airport are a t
ating at DEN. Citizens are asked system to be effective. very serious matter and are a z
to leave their name,address federal criminal offense. To
Profanity will not be toler-
and the date and time of their make a threat,even jokingly,
ated,and will result in the com- DEN's FAA Control Tower is
complaint on the hotline. Com- will result in a notification to the
plaint not being registered. Any located on C Concourse. It is
plaints are downloaded daily by Denver Police Department and 327 feet tall,or 33 stories
attempt to deliberately tie-up or
our Noise Analysts and then may involve an FBI investigation. high.
transcribed into the ANOMS abuse the Hotline may result in
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
Noise: Generally considered to Equivalent Continuous Sound closer to the airport generally
be any sound,which is deemed Level(Leo): A measurement of surround areas that experience
higher noise levels than con-
undesirable by an individual. the average sound energy ex-
tours Decibel• Sound is measured by perienced over a period of time.
farther out. Annual Ldn
This average sound level is ex- contours are used to determine
its pressure or energy in terms whether certain types of zoning
pressed in decibels,
in-
of decibels. The decibel scale is and cludes a notation of the period or land uses are compatible with
logarithmic;when the decibel particular annual Ldn noise lev-
level increases by 6 dB,the of time,which it covers(such as
Leg(24)for an average of the els. 65 Ldn is considered by
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 , C:'
Noise Abatement A measure or use becomes incompatible.
action that minimizes the Day Night Level(Ldn): Also re-
ferred to as DNL. Similar to a Remote Monitoring Terminal '§a` y►
amount or impact of noise on (RMT): Consists of a noise level !"5. i a
the environs of an airport. Noise Leg measurement,but is con-
ducted over at least a 24-hour analyzer,a weatherproof micro- +f%
abatement measures include
aircraft operating time phone,a system controller,a
span and includes a 10dB
p g procedures power supply,and a dedicated
and use or disuse of certain nighttime penalty. For an Ldn DEN Arrival
calculation,all noise that occurs telephone line to download
runways or flight tracks. These noise data to the ANOMS sys-
at operating procedures are con- night(defined as 10:00 pm to
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-
quencies in order to mimic the ing an airport that encloses a
response of the human ear. geographic region,which is ex-
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3RD QUARTER 2005—DENVER/ADAMS COUNTY IGA NEPS VALUES
Area 2 Area 1
3Q05 3Q05
Grid IGA Annual Calculated Difference Grid IGA Annual ' Calculated Difference
Points Leq(24) Leq(24) Leq Points Leq(24) Leq(24) I Leq
A,1 38.6 36.3 -2.3 C,4 44.2 36.7 -7.5
A,2 37.6 37.3 -0.3 C.5 36.7 34.6 -2.1
A,3 42.3 38.3 -4.0 C,6 36.0 33.7 -2.3
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A,4 45.3 38.9 -6.4 D,4 41.1 36.2 -4.9
A,5 43.9 39.8 -4.1 D.5 34.2 35.0 0.8
A,6 37.5 40.1 2.6 0,6 36.0 34.6 -1.4
A,7 37.7 40.6 2.9 D,7 41.4 35.0 -6.4
A.8 36.5 39.1 I 2.6 �� E,4 38.3 35.8 -2.5
A,9 36.3 36.4 0.1 E,5 34.8 35.7 0.9 '
A,10 37.6 36.1 -1.5 E,6 36.7 34.7 -2.0
A,11 39.2 36.5 -27 E,7 I 41.4 34.5 -6.9
A,12 41.2 36.2 -5.0 F,2 51.7 43.1 -8.6
B,2 _ 39.5 37.6 -1.9 F,3 43.7 38.7 -5.0
B,4 42.5 39.5 -3.0 F,5 37.3 34.4 -2.9
B,5 43.1 40.5 -2.6 F,6 38.5 34.2 -4.3
B,6 39.0 41.0 1 2.0 F,7 42.1 34.5 -7.6
B,7 39.0 41.4 2.4 G,2 51.2 43.9 -7.3
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8,8 38.0 39.1 1.1 G,3 42.1 38.8 -3.3
B,9 38.3 36.9 -1.4 G,4 , 40.2 35.4 -4.8
0,10 39.0 37.3 - -1.7 H,2 50.1 44.7 -5.4
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8,11 40.4 _ 37.7 -2.7 H,3 46.0 39.2 -6.8
B,12 42.6 _ 37.1 -5.5 H,4- I 46.1 I 36.1 -10.0
C,2 41.0 38.2 -2.8
C,3 43.3 39.6 -3.7 Area 3
C,4 43.5 40.3 -3.3 3Q05
C,5 43.4 41.4 -2.0 Grid IGA Annual Calculated Difference
C,6 43.3 42.1 -1.2 Points Leq(24) Leq(24) Leq
C,7 43.3 42.3 -1.1 A,-1 38.9 32.5 -6.5
C,8 42.6 39.2 -3.4 A,0 39.6 32.9 -6.7
C,9 42.2 37.7 -4.5 A,1 43.2 33.5 -9.7
0,10 41.6 _38.6 -3.0 A,2 45.7 34.4 -11.3
C,11 42.5 38.7 -3.8 A,3 45.6 35.4 -10.2
C,12 44.3 37.6 -6.8 8,-1 37.9 32.4 -5.5
D,2 41.7 38.8 -2.9 9,0 39.2 32.9 -6.3 1
D,3 46.2 40.3 -5.9 8,1 42.6 33.6 -9.1
D,4 48.4 41.2 -7.2 B,2 45.8 34.2 -11.6
D,5 48.2 42.5 -5.7 8,3 45.7 35.2 -10.6
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D,7 44.2 43.0 -1.2 C,0 37.1 33.5 -3.6
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D,11 44.5 39.0 -5.5 D,-1 32.6 34.2 1.6
D,12 45.1 37.5 -7.6 D,0 33.3 34.2 0.9
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E,2 42.2 39.4 -2.8 D,2 43.0 35.0 i -8.0
E,3 46.7 41.1 -5.6 E,-1 31.4 34.1 _ 2.7
E,4 51.2 42.4 -8.8 E,0 33.1 33.9 0.8
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ft'3RD QUARTER 2005-DEN COMPLAINT AND OPERATIONAL STATISTICS
305-NWee Complaint Calk by Community*
No.of No.of No.of No.of
Community Calls Callers Calls Calls Total Calls for 3q05
3005 3005 3004 3003 by Community"
Arvada 15 1 0 0 Thornton tminster
2% Arvada
Aurora 146 12 151 197 Parker 14% Watkins
Bailey 0 0 0 0 p� 2% I I 2%
Bennett 18 1 4 22 Northglenn ll I Aurora
Boulder 12 2 29 24 2% \ I 9%
Brighton 175 10 64 44
Broomfield 0 0 1 0 Lakewood Bennett
Castle Rock 2 1 0 1 1% 2%
Commerce City 92 12 136 40 Boulder
Denver 14 5 28 4 Golden 4r i?T 2%
Elizabeth 111 7 325 111 p/
Englewood 0 0 0 1 Evergreen
Evergreen 17 1 11 73 2%
Fort Collins 0 0 0 23 Elizabeth
Fort Lupton 0 0 1 0 Brighton
Franktown 0 M% 23%
Golden 7 2 Denver) Commerce City
Henderson 2 1 3 12 2% 2%
Highlands Ranch 0 0 0 0
Hudson 2 1 2 6
Kiowa o 0 0 o Top Ten Co lainants Vs. Al Others
Lafayette 0 0 0 0 rTP
Lakewood 11 2 5 372
Littleton 0 0 1 19
Lochbuie 0 0 65 0 269,35% —155,20%
Louviers 0 0 0 12 All
Nederland 0 0 4 3 18,2%
Northglenn 13 4 11 2 Others 69 9%
Parker 5 2 67 223
Pine 0 0 0 0 18,2% .66,9%
Thornton 105 11 97 71�
Watkins 14 5 2 13 20,3%� 150,6%
Westminster 15 1 28 51 24,3%J °
Wheatridge 0 0 0 1 39, 5% 48,6/o
Overall Total 776 81 1,037 1,327
'See map on next page for location of known noise complaints.
Martf4ytomperison: 3Q05 Noise Complaint Calls, Daytime vs.Nighttime
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Time Complaint Received m 2 `J a m m c 3 6 3 3 July through
January through
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e m September Total
Day Hours 64 131 240 206 172 173 193 311 188
(7:00 am to 9:59 pm) 692 1,678
Night Hours 11 27 33 30 29 30 43 28 13
(10:00 pm to 6:59 am) 84 244
Total 75 158 273 236 201 203 236 339 201 776 1,922
*Wily Comperiaon: 3Q05 Noise Complaint Calls vs.Total Operations
55000 52208
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3RD QUARTER 2005—DEN RUNWAY UTILIZATION
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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 IIIb lIS
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- r sAvo,v
scale military mobilization.
The last flight out of Stapleton left at 9:00 aotk cvtiumtsauy
1995-2005
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.
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