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City&County of Denver
JOHN W.HICKENLOOPER
Mayor
November 2, 2004
Weld County
PO Box 758
Greeley, CO 80632
Dear Sir or Madam,
Enclosed please find The DEN Noise Report for the 3rd Quarter of
2004 (July 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004).
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
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3i°Quarter 2004 DEN Noise Report(July 1,2004—September 30,2004)
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. - . Third Quarter D Ai Noise and Office. The program analyzes, views,
r ` al reports, and stores the data.
z r News Mlot4torig Currently, ARTSMAP is used at several
' major airports nationally. It allows the
During the Third The DEN Airport DEN Noise Abatement Office to
Quarter of 2004, there were four Noise and Operations perform noise data analysis, generate
potential Class II violations, which Monitoring System .A daily automated noise contours,
occurred at NEPS grid points (A,6), (ANOMS) is a state-of- receive detailed runway utilization, and
(A,7), and (A,8) in Area 2, and point the-art computer re airline fleet mix identification.
(E,-1) in Area 3. This result continued system designed to enable the City and
a pattern of decreasing noise exposure, County of Denver to monitor aircraft .
as there were seven potential Class II noise in the vicinity of the airport. In
violations in the Third Quarter of 2003. addition to monitoring noise levels, the
In addition to a reduction in potential system calculates Noise Exposure Urban growth and
violations, it also appears that aircraft Performance Standards. (NEPS) at development in the areas surrounding
noise levels at the majority 101 grid points in Adams County (see DEN, particularly non-compatible
(approximately 65%) of all NEPS grid map on page 3 for NEPS locations). residential and other noise-sensitive
points decreased as compared to one land uses, is of utmost concern to the
year ago. The DEN ANOMS system monitors City and County of Denver. The Noise
noise levels at 27 permanent and 4 Office has developed noise contours
There was no potential noise portable noise monitoring terminals. surrounding the airport, inside which
contour violation for this quarter. The These terminals are located throughout certain types of land uses are not
65 Ldn contour for the Third Quarter the Denver metro area (see map on recommended. The 65 Ldn noise
2004 was slightly smaller to the east, page 3 for RMT locations). contour (average decibel level with a
south, and west of DIA as compared to 10 decibel penalty applied to nighttime
last year. To the north of the airport, The system also records the operations) is a line inside which, under
the contour increased in length very movement of all aircraft in the vicinity of Federal guidelines, no residential
slightly. DEN by utilizing FAA air traffic control development should occur.
radar data. This makes it possible to
A total of 1,037 noise complaints match actual flights with noise events. The operational 65 Ldn noise
were received during the quarter. This In addition, the ANOMS system contour for the airport, as created by
represented a 21.9% reduction from records weather information from three ARTSMAP, is included in this report.
the 1,327 complaints received during remote stations, which include a However, for DEN, the 60 Ldn noise
Third Quarter 2003. The city with the RACAL recording device to record contour is used for compatible land use
highest number of complaints was pilot/controller radio transmissions. planning by the surrounding
Elizabeth, with 325. The total number jurisdictions, in accordance with
of households registering at least one guidelines promulgated by the Denver
complaint during the period was 119, ARTSMAP Regional Council of Governments and
compared to the 98 households who - -- the Denver/Adams County
complained during the same quarter ARTSMAP is a _ Intergovernmental Agreement.
last year. 70% of all complaints specially designed Additional mapping for DEN that
received came from 10 households. noise modeling program that includes the applicable noise contours
automatically creates noise contours. is available upon request.
Total aircraft operations at Denver ARTSMAP is designed to create
International Airport increased 10.9% contours from actual radar flight tracks
compared to the Third Quarter 2003. that our office receives from the FAA Ob.
ARTS system which is sent via
modem, eliminating the need for DENVER INTERNATIONAL
manual data manipulation. The AIRPORT
ARTSMAP software is installed on a
computer in the Noise Abatement
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impact of noise on the environs of an Questions/cuts
DEN Noise — airport. Noise abatement measures
include aircraft operating procedures
and use or disuse of certain runways or We have tried to make it easier for
flight tracks. These operating you to contact the Noise Abatement
The purpose of the DEN Noise procedures are controlled by the FAA. Office. If you have any questions or
Complaint Hotline is to provide an comments, please feel free to contact
opportunity for individuals to express their A-Weighted Sound Level (dBA): A us by using any of the methods listed
concerns regarding noise generated by type of sound level measurement below.
aircraft operating at DEN. Citizens are which reduces the effect of very high
asked to leave their name, address and and very low frequencies in order to i
the date and time of their complaint on the mimic the response of the human ear.
hotline. Complaints are downloaded daily Nearly all aircraft sound level ji. 0
by our Noise Analysts and then measurement is conducted using A- P--,-, 0• J
transcribed into the ANOMS system, weighting.
where specific complaints can be a < , a
matched to individual flight tracks. It is Equivalent Continuous Sound Leveltit
(Leg): A measurement of the average DEN Nose Abatement Office Computer Roan
essential for all information to be entered sound energy experienced over a
correctly in order for the system to be period of time. This average sound
effective. We have five methods for level is expressed in decibels, and Phone: (303)342-2000
registering complaints;they include calling includes a notation of the period of
the Hotline at (303) 342-2380, or toll free time, which it covers (such as Leq (24) Fax: (303)342-2366
1-800-417-2988, they may be faxed to for an average of the sound level over
(303) 342-2366, or sent to our email g Email: Noise.Office(Wdiadenver.net
address Noise.Office a(�diadenver.net, or by a 24-hour period).
Website: www.flvdenver.com
using our new online form on our website Day Night Level (Ldn): Also referred Click on Airport Business and
http://flvdenver.com/biz/noise/complain.asn to as DNL. Similar to a Leq then click on Noise
just click on the Complaint tab to get to measurement, but is conducted over at Management.
the online form. least a 24-hour time span and includes
Profanity will not be tolerated, and will a 10dB nighttime penalty. For an Ldn Mailing Address:
calculation, all noise that occurs at
result in the complaint not being night (defined as 10:00 pm to 7:00 am) Denver International Airport
registered. Any attempt to deliberately is artificially increased for the public's Noise Office
tie-up or abuse the Hotline may result in 8500 Pena Boulevard
action. Phone harassment is a increased sensitivity to noise during Airport Office Building,6'"Floor
police these hours.
state criminal offense and can carry a jail Denver,CO 80249
sentence and/or fine. Threats involving Noise Contour: A line surrounding an Noise Complaint Hotline:
aircraft and/or the airport are a very airport that encloses a geographic
serious matter and are a federal criminal region, which is exposed to a particular (303)342-2380
offense. To make a threat, even jokingly, Ldn level. These contour lines are
will result in a notification to the Denver nested in such a way that contours Toll Free 1-800-417-2988
Police Department and may involve an closer to the airport generally surround
FBI investigation. areas that experience higher noise
levels than contours farther out.
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perceived by the ear and Ldn is considered by many federal brain as sound. agencies to be the level at which ,
residential land use becomes
Noise: Generally considered to be any incompatible.
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sound,which is deemed undesirable by
an individual. Remote Monitoring Terminal
JRMT): Consists of a noise
Decibel: Sound is measured by its level analyzer, a weatherproof .
pressure or energy in terms of decibels. microphone, a system
The decibel scale is logarithmic; when controller, a power supply, and
the decibel level increases by 6 dB, the a dedicated telephone line to DENVER INTERNATIONAL
measured sound is twice as loud. download noise data to the AIRPORT
Noise Abatement: A measure or ANOMS system, all mounted
action that minimizes the amount or n a weatherproof cabinet.
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3'"Quarter 2004- Denver/Adams County IGA NEPS Values
Area 2 Area 1
3'°Quarter 2004 3`°Quarter 2004
Grid IGA Annual Calculated Difference Grid IGA Annual Calculated Difference
Points Leg(24) Leg(24) Leq Points Leg(24) Leg(24) Leg
A,1 38.6 36.9 -1.8 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 37.8 -4.5 C,6 36.0 33.7 -2.3
A,4 45.3 38.5 -6.8 D,4 41.1 36.0 -5.1
A,5 43.9 39.5 -4.4 D,5 34.2 34.7 0.5
A,6 37.5 39.7 2.2 D,6 36.0 34.2 -1.8
A,7 37.7 40.4 2.7 D,7 41.4 34.8 -6.7
A,8 36.5 39.6 3.1 E,4 38.3 36.5 -1.8
A,9 36.3 37.4 1.1 E,5 34.8 36.4 1.6
A,10 37.6 35.8 -1.8 E,6 36.7 35.7 -1.0
A,11 39.2 35.5 -3.7 E,7 41.4 35.4 -6.0
A,12 41.2 35.1 -8.1 F,2 51.7 42.3 -9.4
6,2 39.5 37.7 -1.8 F,3 43.7 38.9 -4.8
6,4 42.5 39.1 -3.5 F,5 37.3 36.4 -0.9
B,5 43.1 40.3 -2.8 F,6 38.5 36.6 -1.9
8,6 39.0 40.5 1.5 F,7 42.1 36.6 -5.5
6,7 39.0 41.1 2.1 G,2 51.2 42.9 $.3
6,8 38.0 39.5 1.5 G,3 42.1 38.6 -3.5
B,9 38.3 36.9 -1.5 G,4 40.2 36.3 -3.9
8,10 39.0 36.3 -2.7 H,2 50.1 43.8 -6.3
6,11 40.4 36.5 -3.9 1-1,3 46.0 39.0 -7.0
6,12 42.6 36.1 -6.5 H,4 46.1 36.9 -92
C,2 41.0 38.3 -2.7
C,3 43.3 39.1 4.2 Area 3
C,4 43.5 39.8 -3.7 3'"Quarter 2004
C,5 43.4 41.1 -2.3 Grid IGA Annual Calculated Difference
C,6 43.3 41.5 -1.8 Points Leq(24) Leg(24) Leg
C,7 43.3 41.9 -1.4 A,-1 38.9 32.9 -6.0
C,8 42.6 39.4 -3.2 A,0 39.6 33.2 -6.4
C,9 42.2 37.3 -4.9 A,1 43.2 33.8 -9.4
C,10 41.6 37.5 4.1 A,2 45.7 35.1 -10.6
C,11 42.5 37.8 4.7 A,3 45.6 36.2 -9.4
C,12 44.3 37.1 -7.2 6,-1 37.9 33.0 -4.9
D,2 41.7 38.8 -2.9 6,0 39.2 33.0 -6.2
D,3 46.2 39.7 -6.5 6,1 42.6 33.6 -9.0
D,4 48.4 40.7 -7.8 B,2 45.8 34.9 -10.9
D,5 48.2 42.2 -6.0 6,3 45.7 36.6 -9.1
D,6 46.2 42.6 -3.6 C,-1 36.7 33.5 -3.2
D,7 44.2 42.7 -1.5 C,0 37.1 33.8 -3.3
D,8 43.7 39.4 4.3 C,1 39.5 34.1 -5.5
D,9 43.1 38.3 -4.8 C,2 44.8 35.0 -9.8
D,10 44.9 39.1 -5.8 C,3 46.5 36.7 -9.8
D,11 44.5 38.8 5.7 D,-1 32.6 34.5 1.9
D,12 45.1 37.7 -7.4 D,0 33.3 34.5 1.2
E,1 42.4 38.2 4.2 D,1 37.3 34.8 -2.5
E,2 42.2 39.2 -3.0 D,2 43.0 35.4 -7.6
E,3 46.7 40.6 -6.1 E,-1 31.4 34.5 3.1
E,4 51.2 41.7 -9.5 E,0 33.1 34.5 1.4
E,5 51.0 43.5 -7.5 E,1 36.2 35.1 -1.1
E,6 44.6 43.9 -0.7 E,2 40.6 35.7 -4.9
E,9 43.1 40.2 -3.0 F,1 36.5 34.4 -2.1
E,10 43.1 40.3 -2.8 F,2 39.4 36.6 -2.6
E,11 46.1 39.3 -6.8 G,1 42.5 35.0 -7.5
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3'"Quarter 2004-DEN Complaint Statistics
Number of Complaints 3q03 3q04 City City I Households Max#*
Total number of noise complaints 1,327 1,037 Total
Total number of hotline callers/households 99/98 119/119 Arvada 0 0 0
Max#of complaints by an individual/household 358/358 216/216 Aurora 151 14 49
Bailey 0 0 0
Bennett 4 1 4
Boulder 29 3 16
Breakdown by time of day 3q03 % 3q04 % Brighton 64 10 24
Day Hours(7:00 am—9:59 pm) 1,088 82 893 86 Broomfield 1 1 1
Night Hours(10:00 pm-6:59 am) 239 18 144 14 Castle Rock 0 0 0
All Hours 1,327 100 1,037 100 Commerce City 136 15 62
Conifer 0 0 0
Denver 28 13 6
Breakdown By Month
Elizabeth 325 5 216
1q04 2q04 3q04 4804 Englewood 0 0 0
January 171 April 216 July 473 October Estes Park 0 0 0
February 83 May 435 August 314 November Evergreen 11 2 7
March 268 June 382 September 250 December Federal Heights 0 0 0
Fort Collins 0 0 0
Total 522 1,033 1,037 Fort Lupton 1 1 _ 1
Franktown 0 0 0
Golden 2 1 2
Monthly Complaints 2003 vs. 2004 Henderson 3 3 1
Highlands Ranch 0 0 0
—*-2003 Hudson 2 2 1
- —2004 Kiowa 0 0 0
1000 - 913 Lafayette 0 0 0
Lakewood 5 2 3
800 Larkspur 0 0 0
600 574 Littleton 1 1 1
Lochbuie 65 1 65
400 355 435 382 3 Lonetree 0 0 0
238 268 382412 341 Louisville 0 0 0
70
200 314 Louviers 0 0 0
1 242 216 250 Lyons 0 0 0
0 83 Morrison 0 0 0
c m `m n m > > co m 0 o Nederland 4 1 4
LL E << 2 - ' < co O z O Northglenn 11 4 7
Parker 67 7 34
Pine 0 0 0
Sedalia 0 0 0
Total Operations (1) Superior 0 0 0
Thornton 97 25 21
Watkins 2 2 1
O2003 Westminster 28 4 20
60000 O2004 Wheatridge 0 0 0
Windsor 0 0 0
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50000 Total 1,037 119 546
This column further breaks down the household category by depicting
40000 the highest number of complaints from an individual household.
30000 Top 10 Complainants vs.All Others
20000
21%
10000 40%
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(1) Total Operations includes Air Carrier, General Aviation, 3% 3%1 4%
Military,and Air Taxi. Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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3'"Quarter 2004-DEN Runway Utilization
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