Noise Program
Voluntary Aviation Easement Purchase Program
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the Lafayette Regional Airport to acquire Aviation Easements for property within the Airport’s Noise Exposure Map. The FAA has funded a program to purchase those Aviation Easements in the areas shown HERE.
FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program
The Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act (ASNA) was established by Congress in 1979 as a means to provide technical and financial support for airport noise compatibility planning. Under ASNA, the Secretary of Transportation was charged with the responsibility to establish a single system of measuring noise at airports, determine noise exposure, and identify compatible land uses. Thus, in 1981, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) established Title 14 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) part 150, Airport Noise Compatibility Planning.
Through ASNA, airport operators voluntarily prepare airport Noise Exposure Maps (NEMs) and Noise Compatibility Programs (NCPs) and submit these materials to the FAA for review. Federal funding is available to the Airport Sponsor to conduct this work. The NEM is a graphic depiction of noise exposure around an airport in current and future operational conditions. Based on the NEM, an NCP is prepared that sets forth the measures an airport operator proposes to take, in order to reduce existing non-compatible land uses and minimize additional non-compatible land uses around the airport.
The Part 150 program provides a comprehensive approach to both prevention and mitigation of airport noise in a community, seeks recommendations from interested parties throughout the development of the program, and provides for funding of eligible items through the Federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Furthermore, the NCP is primarily conducted to benefit the areas surrounding an airport.
See the Full FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program HERE.
See the Record of Approval from the FAA HERE.
FAR Part 150 Noise Exposure Maps (NEMs)
The Part 150 process was established by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on February 28, 1981, as a part to the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) and is listed under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150, commonly referred to as “Part 150.” The most recent revision of Part 150 was accomplished by Amendment 150-4, which became effective on September 24, 2004. Title 14 of the CFR part 150, prescribes the procedures, standards, and methodology governing the development, submission, and review of airport Noise Exposure Maps (NEMs) and airport Noise Compatibility Programs (NCPs), including the process for evaluating and approving or disapproving those programs.
The NEM is a graphic depiction of the aviation noise exposure on and around an airport for existing and future operational conditions. NEMs also depict the non-compatible land uses within designated noise contours.
See the Full FAR Part 150 Noise Exposure Map Analysis HERE.