"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" wrote in message
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> How thoughtful of the court to value noise over passenger safety.
Thanks to lobbying by top-dollar consultants and lengthy legal battles, John
Wayne -- the third-busiest commercial airfield in Southern California -- is
now the most tightly controlled airport in the U.S. when it comes to noise.
A curfew mandates that no commercial planes can take off before 7 a.m. or
after 10 p.m. most days, nor can they land later than 11 p.m., except in
emergencies. Late arrivers are generally diverted to LAX. A 1985 settlement
resulted in passenger and traffic caps on the airport. Now the rich shits
want to add an S-shaped turn to the high takeoff angle to "steer the noise
away". http://articles.latimes.com/2013/aug/03/local/la-me-john-wayne-20130804
Most everyone in Orange County agrees that they need another airport.
However, there is the NIMBY factor... http://nonimbys.blogspot.com/