FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) FAR Part 150 Update
Airport Presents Noise Compatibility Program Update
Charlotte Douglas International Airport has completed its Noise Compatibility Program Update (NCP) and is preparing final documents for review by the FAA. Three public meetings with area residents and businesses were conducted during the study. A public hearing was also held in January 2010 to review new and updated noise, land use and noise abatement measures in the program update. Two city council committees provided oversight during the study; the Airport Advisory Committee (AAC) and the Neighborhood Task Force, a subcommittee of the AAC.
For more than thirty years, CLT has undertaken the NCP, which is aimed at balancing an airport's operational needs and its impact on the surrounding community. The purpose of the NCP is to reduce existing non-compatible land uses and to prevent the introduction of new non-compatible land uses in areas impacted by aircraft noise. Final approval of the program update is expected in 2010.
Neighborhood Update.
History of the FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program (NCP)
In 1987, CLT began implementing the federally-approved FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program (NCP), which seeks to balance the airport's operational needs with the desires of airport neighbors by mitigating the effects of aircraft noise. The airport is now in the process of updating its program to address changes in the surrounding noise levels while maximizing public involvement and satisfaction. During the process, the airport has hosted public workshops to provide the community information regarding the existing NCP and discuss land use in the airport area. Since the inception of the NCP, the airport has spent over $67 million in the local community, which includes home buyout, noise abatement, noise mitigation and rezoning property to uses compatible with the airport. To date, nearly 1000 homes, 6 churches and 3 schools have been insulated. Additionally, almost 400 properties in high noise zones, including mobile home parks, have been purchased by the airport.
