Block 2 Procedure Recommendations for Boston Logan Airport Community Noise Reduction

Sandro Salgueiro; Jacqueline Thomas; Clement Li; Madeleine Jansson; Ara Mahseredjian; Kevin Zimmer

Back

Block 2 Procedure Recommendations for Boston Logan Airport Community Noise Reduction

Report

Open access

Block 2 Procedure Recommendations for Boston Logan Airport Community Noise Reduction

Sandro Salgueiro, Jacqueline Thomas, Clement Li, Madeleine Jansson, Ara Mahseredjian and Kevin Zimmer

MIT International Center for Air Transportation

06/2021

Handle:

https://hdl.handle.net/2376/119531

Appears in Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT)

Files and links (1)

pdf

MIT Block 2 Report29.46 MBDownload View

Open Access

Abstract

Aviation Technology

Noise Pollution

Recent developments in navigation and surveillance technology have enabled new high-precision departure and arrival procedures using GPS and Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) standards. These procedures have proven effective for reducing fuel consumption and streamlining some aspects of air traffic control. However, flight tracks that were previously dispersed over wide areas due to less precise navigation or ATC vectoring are more concentrated on specific published tracks with effects on underlying communities. The objective of this study was to identify potential modifications to departure and arrival procedures at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) which would reduce community noise impact in areas which experience flight track concentration. The potential procedure modifications were separated into two sequential “Blocks”. Block 1 procedures were characterized by clear predicted noise benefits, limited operational/technical barriers and a lack of equity issues. Block 2 procedures exhibit greater complexity due to potential operational and technical barriers as well as equity considerations (defined as noise redistribution between communities for the purposes of this study).

Metrics

9 File views/ downloads

34 Record Views

Details

Title: Block 2 Procedure Recommendations for Boston Logan Airport Community Noise Reduction
Creators: Sandro Salgueiro (Author)
Jacqueline Thomas (Author) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Clement Li (Author)
Madeleine Jansson (Author)
Ara Mahseredjian (Author)
Kevin Zimmer (Author)
Academic Unit: Aviation Operations; Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT)
Publisher: MIT International Center for Air Transportation
Grants: 13-C-AJFE-MIT-008, Federal Aviation Administration (United States, Washington) - FAA
Identifiers: 99900590962901842
Language: English
Resource Type: Report