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2008 Noise Study - Request for Information
The Chandler Municipal Airport completed a Noise Study in 1999. Continued growth of air traffic operations and development in the area since that time warrants an update to the study. The City Council approved an agreement with Wilbur Smith Associates to complete an update. For more information, visit the Noise Study Web site.
If you are interested in receiving information and meeting notices from the City by e-mail about the progress of the current noise study, simply fill out the following form by clicking here.
Download a list of Advisory Committee members for the Noise Study.
Airport Master Plan
The current master plan was adopted in 2007 and guides the City’s efforts to prioritize, fund and implement improvements at the airport. The Airport Master plan and City Council documentation is available for download above.
* It is important to note that although the study suggests extending Runway 4R/22L to 5700 feet, Chandler City Code requires a successful bond vote on this issue before such an extension may occur.
Understanding Airport Maps:
FAA Traffic Pattern Airspace
FAA Traffic Pattern Airspace is an area around the airport, as defined by the FAA where air traffic overflight can be expected as it approaches and departs the airport.
Flight Paths
Flight paths vary depending on a variety of factors including origin/destination, wind conditions, aircraft performance characteristics and other aircraft in the traffic pattern. Aircraft may approach and depart the airports from any number of directions. While air traffic may be generalized and depicted by single tracks on a map, it is, by nature, dispersed.
Noise Contours
Noise contours (or day/night noise levels - DNLs) depict the area where average noise exposure over a 24-hour period is considered “significant” by FAA standards. Federal standards require these contours to be determined by the Integrated Noise Model, a computer program designed and published by the Federal Aviation Administration.