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Bellingham Noise Study Results - (June 2009)
Comment: The study site selected (Site 1) by the Port of Bellingham did not take into account a natural noise shadow for the area located south of the runway. The area would be protected from aircraft takeoffs to the North. The study was also conducted during low peak travel times.
Resident:
Why was the study done in February, when a majority of our traffic is in the summer?
Art Choat(Director of Aviation):
Because we have very little difference in the number of Commercial flights from one month of the year to another. Doing the work in February also gives a truer picture, because of the lack of vegetation and leaves on the trees.
BLI Airline Passenger Counts |
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| Airline | Month | Year | Aircraft | Deplaned | Enplaned |
| Allegiant Air | Feb | 2009 | 103 | 13,545 | 14,216 |
| Feburary Total | 103 | 13,545 | 14,216 | ||
| Allegiant Air | Jul | 2009 | 146 | 20,132 | 20,489 |
| Alaska Air | Jul | 2009 | 14 | 1,644 | 1,618 |
| July Total | 160 | 21,776 | 22,107 | ||
| % Change | 55.34% | 60.77% | 55.51% | ||
| Allegiant Air | Aug | 2009 | 142 | 19,774 | 20,300 |
| Alaska Air | Aug | 2009 | 18 | 2,233 | 2,305 |
| August Total | 160 | 22,007 | 22,605 | ||
| % Change | 55.34% | 62.47% | 59.01% |
Source Port of Bellingham
Robin Gardner(HMMH Engineer):
Vegetation (leaves on trees) and noise shadow are not considered in the Nosie Study.
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