CODE: PSP CITY: Palm Springs STATE: CA COUNTRY: USA
AIRPORT CONTACT
Barry Griffith
Environmental & Facilities Manager
Palm Springs Regional Airport
3400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way
P.O. Box 27431
Palm Springs, CA 92263-2743
Phone 760 323-8167 ext. 8401
FAX 760 322-5581
Palm Springs Tourism Information
ELEVATION: 426 ft.
RUNWAY INFORMATION
Displaced
Orientation Length (ft) Threshold (ft) Glide Slope(deg) Width (ft)
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13R/31L 8500 150
13L/31R 4952 75
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES
Information is correct per airport 3/2/98
Noise Abatement Procedures
1. Reaffirmation of Calm Wind Runway 13R & 13L
Distribution of air traffic to the southeast will lower the impact over
developed areas northwest of the facility. Use of
runway 13R occurs approximately 42 percent of the time.
2. A/C 91053 Noise Abatement Departure Procedures
Jet aircraft originally designed for air carrier use will be
requested to use the AC 91-53 noise abatement procedure.
Departure Procedures:
Jet aircraft originally designed for general aviation use will be
requested to use NBAA close-in departure procedures or as specified in
flight manuals of specific aircraft types.
3. Takeoff Thrust Application
The application of full thrust while taxiing or before fully aligned
with runway centerline tends to increase noise complaints near runway end.
Approved as a voluntary measure.
4. Short Visual Approach to Runway 31L
Short final segment of the runway 31L approach for aircraft entering
from the northeast could result in reduction of the perceived long gradual
approach segment.
5. Three visual approach and departure corridors have been defined for
helicopters using the airport. (a copy of the procedures and map
is on file).
AIRPORT CURFEWS
Information is correct per airport 3/2/98
(voluntary)
2300-0600 Airport control tower not open, no scheduled jet air carrier
arrivals after 2200 or departures before 0700.
PREFERENTIAL RUNWAYS
Information is correct per airport 3/2/98
Partial preferential use of Runway 13R & 13L during calm wind conditions.
OPERATING QUOTA
ENGINE RUN-UP RESTRICTIONS
Info per airport 11/15/96
The airport has designated certain approns and taxiways as
possible run up locations. On the rare occasion that an air
carrier jet aircraft has to do a run-up, the aircraft is
orientated along Taxiway A with the exhaust toward the departure
runway 31L. An alternate location for jet aircraft has been
designated on Taxiway W north of Taxiway B with the nose of
the airplane pointing southward.
The holding apron at the intersection of Taxiway A and W
serves for routine pre-flight run-ups for aircraft using
runway 31L. On the north end, these run-ups are preformed
of Taxiway C prior to departure on runway 13R. The intersection
of Taxiway E and J serves the light general aviation aircraft
using runway 13L.
The airport also has a hush-house (SkyWest)maintenance facility.
Maintenance run-ups, which were once a major source of
complaints, are routinely conducted in the hush-house and
complaints have dropped dramatically. The facility is
available to other operators of turboprop aircraft for
maintenance run-ups.
APU OPERATING RESTRICTIONS
NOISE BUDGET RESTRICTIONS
NOISE SURCHARGE
NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM
NOISE LEVEL LIMITS
NOISE COMPATIBILITY PROGRAM
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Approval of Revision No. 1 to the Approved Noise Compatibility
Program for Palm Springs Regional Airport, Palm Springs, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
findings on Revision No. 1 to the Approved Noise Compatibility Program
for the Palm Springs Regional Airport, submitted by the city of Palm
Springs, California, under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation
Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-193) (hereinafter
referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR part 150. These findings are
made in recognition of the description of Federal and non federal
responsibilities in Senate Report No. 96-52 (1980). On November 28,
1994, the FAA determined that the Noise Exposure Maps, submitted by the
city of Palm Springs, California under 14 CFR part 150, were in
compliance with applicable requirements. On July 25, 1995, the
Associate Administrator for Airports approved the Noise Compatibility
Program for Palm Springs Regional Airport. On March 19, 1997, the
Associate Administrator for Airports approved Revision Number 1 to the
Approved Noise Compatibility Program for Palm Springs Regional Airport.
One (1) additional measure to the approved program was approved.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's approval of the Noise
Compatibility Program for Palm Springs Regional Airport is March 19,
1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Kessler, AICP, Environmental
Protection Specialist, AWP-611.2, Planning Section, Western-Pacific
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, PO Box 92007, Worldway Postal
Center, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007, Telephone 310/725-3615,
Street Address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Room 3012, Hawthorne,
California 90261. Documents reflecting this FAA action may be reviewed
at this same location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA has given
its overall approval to Revision No. 1 to the Approved Noise
Compatibility Program for Palm Springs Regional Airport, effective
March 19, 1997. Under section 104(a) of the Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act of 1979 (herein after referred to as the ``Act''), an
airport operator who has previously submitted a Noise Exposure Map may
submit to the FAA a Noise Compatibility Program which sets forth the
measures taken or proposed by the airport operator for the reduction of
existing non compatible land uses and prevention of additional non
compatible land uses within the area covered by the Noise Exposure
Maps. The Act requires such programs to be developed in consultation
with interested and affected parties including local communities,
government agencies, airport users, and FAA personnel.
Each airport Noise Compatibility Program developed in accordance
with Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150 is a local program,
not a Federal Program. The FAA does not substitute its judgment for
that of the airport sponsor with respect to which measures should be
recommended for action. The FAA's approval or disapproval of FAR Part
150 program recommendations is measured according to the standards
expressed in Part 150 and the Act, and is limited to the following
determinations:
a. The Noise Compatibility Program was developed in accordance
with the provisions and procedures of FAR Part 150;
b. Program measures are reasonably consistent with achieving the
goals of reducing existing noncompatible land uses around the
airport and preventing the introduction of additional non compatible
land uses;
c. Program measures would not create an undue burden on
interstate or foreign commerce, unjustly discriminate against types
or classes of aeronautical uses, violate the terms of airport grant
agreements, or intrude into areas preempted by the Federal
government and;
d. Program measures relating to the use of flight procedures can
be implemented within the period covered by the program without
derogating safety, adversely affecting the efficient use and
management of navigable airspace and air traffic control
responsibilities of the Administrator prescribed by law.
Specific limitations with respect to FAA's approval of an Airport
Noise Compatibility Program are delineated in FAR part 150, section
150.5. Approval is not a determination concerning the acceptability of
land uses under Federal, State or local law. Approval does not, by
itself, constitute an FAA implementation action. A request for Federal
action or approval to implement specific Noise Compatibility Measures
may be required and an FAA decision on the request may require an
environmental assessment of the proposed action. Approval does not
constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in the
implementation of the program nor a determination that all measures
covered by the program are eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the
FAA under the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended.
Where Federal funding is sought, requests for project grants must be
submitted to the FAA Airports Division Office in Hawthorne, California.
The city of Palm Springs, California submitted to the FAA on March
3, 1994, the Noise Exposure Maps, descriptions, and other documentation
produced during the Noise Compatibility Planning study conducted from
September 23, 1993 through July 18, 1995. The Palm Springs Regional
Airport Noise Exposure Maps were determined by FAA to be in compliance
with applicable requirements on November 28, 1994. Notice of this
determination was published in the Federal Register on December 16, 1994.
The Palm Springs Regional Airport study contained a proposed Noise
Compatibility Program comprised of actions designed for phased
implementation by airport management and adjacent jurisdictions from
the date of study completion to or beyond, the year 1999. It was
requested that the FAA evaluated and approve this material as a Noise
Compatibility Program as described in section 104(b) of the Act. The
FAA began its review of the program on January 26, 1995 and was
required by a provision of the Act to approve or disapprove the program
within 180-days (other than the use of new flight procedures for noise
control). The Noise Compatibility Program was approved by the FAA on
July 26, 1995. On September 27, 1996 the FAA began its review of
Revision No. 1 to the approved program and was required by a provision
of the Act to approve or disapprove the program within 180-days (other
than the use of new flight procedures for noise control). Failure to
approve or disapprove such program within the 180-day period shall be
deemed an approval of such program.
The submitted revision to the approved program contained one (1)
proposed action for establishing a permanent noise and flight track
monitoring system. The FAA completed its review and determined that the
procedural and substantive requirements of the Act and FAA part 150
have been satisfied. Revision Number 1 to the Approved Noise
Compatibility Program, was therefore approved by the Associate
Administrator for Airports effective March 19, 1997.
Outright approval was granted for the one (1) new Continuing
Program Measure for provision of establishment of a permanent noise and
flight track monitoring system.
This determination is set forth in detail in a Record of Approval
endorsed by the Associate Administrator for Airports on March 19, 1997.
The Record of Approval, as well as other evaluation materials, and the
documents comprising the submittal, are available for review at the FAA
office listed above and at the administrative offices of the Palm
Springs Regional Airport.
Issued in Hawthorne, Calif. on March 28, 1997.
Robert C. Bloom,
Acting Manger, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Approval of the Noise Compatibility Program for Palm Springs
Regional Airport, Palm Springs, California
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
findings on the Noise Compatibility Program for the Palm Springs
Regional Airport (PSP), submitted by the city of Palm Springs,
California, under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and
Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-193) (hereinafter referred
to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR Part 150. These findings are made in
recognition of the description of Federal and non federal
responsibilities in Senate Report No. 96-52 (1980). On November 28,
1994, the FAA determined that the Noise Exposure Maps, submitted by the
city under 14 CFR Part 150, were in compliance with applicable
requirements. On July 25, 1995, the Associate Administrator for
Airports approved the Noise Compatibility Program for PSP. Twenty-four
(24) of the twenty-six (26) proposed noise abatement measures were
approved, one (1) measure was approved in part pending submission of
additional information and the other measure was deferred pending
additional information.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's approval of the Noise
Compatibility Program for Palm Springs Regional Airport is July 25,
1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles B. Lieber, Airport Planner, Airports Division, AWP-611.1,
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region. Mailing
address: P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles,
California 90009-2007. Telephone number: (310) 725-3614. Street
address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90261.
Documents reflecting this FAA action may be reviewed at this same
location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA has given
its overall approval of the Noise Compatibility Program for Palm
Springs Regional Airport, effective July 25, 1995.
Under Section 104(a) of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act
of 1979 (herein after referred to as the ``Act''), an airport operator
who has previously submitted a Noise Exposure Map may submit to the FAA
a Noise Compatibility Program which sets forth the measures taken or
proposed by the airport operator for the reduction of existing non
compatible land uses and prevention of additional non compatible land
uses within the area covered by the Noise Exposure Maps. The Act
requires such programs to be developed in consultation with interested
and affected parties including local communities, government agencies,
airport users, and FAA personnel.
Each airport Noise Compatibility Program developed in accordance
with Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150 is a local program,
not a Federal Program. The FAA does not substitute its judgment for
that of the airport proprietor with respect to which measures should be
recommended for action. The FAA's approval or disapproval of FAR Part
150 program recommendations is measured according to the standards
expressed in Part 150 and the Act, and is limited to the following
determinations:
a. The Noise Compatibility Program was developed in accordance with
the provisions and procedures of FAR Part 150;
b. Program measures are reasonably consistent with achieving the
goals of reducing existing non compatible land uses around the airport
and preventing the introduction of additional non compatible land uses;
c. Program measures would not create an undue burden on interstate
or foreign commerce, unjustly discriminate against types or classes of
aeronautical uses, violate the terms of airport grant agreements, or
intrude into areas preempted by the Federal government and;
d. Program measures relating to the use of flight procedures can be
implemented within the period covered by the program without derogating
safety, adversely affecting the efficient use and management of
navigable airspace and air traffic control responsibilities of the
Administrator prescribed by law.
Specific limitations with respect to FAA's approval of an Airport
Noise Compatibility Program are delineated in FAR Part 150, Section
150.5. Approval is not a determination concerning the acceptability of
land uses under Federal, State or local law. Approval does not, by
itself, constitute an FAA implementation action. A request for Federal
action or approval to implement
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specific Noise Compatibility Measures may be required and an FAA
decision on the request may require an environmental assessment of the
proposed action. Approval does not constitute a commitment by the FAA
to financially assist in the implementation of the program nor a
determination that all measures covered by the program are eligible for
grant-in-aid funding from the FAA under the Airport and Airway
Improvement Act of 1982, as amended. Where Federal funding is sought,
requests for project grants must be submitted to the FAA Airports
Division Office in Hawthorne, California.
The city of Palm Springs submitted to the FAA on March 3, 1994, the
noise exposure maps, descriptions, and other documentation produced
during the noise compatibility planning study conducted from September
23, 1993 through July 18, 1995. The Palm Springs Regional Airport noise
exposure maps were determined by FAA to be in compliance with
applicable requirements on November 28, 1994. Notice of this
determination was published in the Federal Register on December 16,
1994.
The Palm Springs Regional Airport study contained a proposed Noise
Compatibility Program comprised of actions designed to phased
implementation by airport management and adjacent jurisdictions from
the date of study completion to the year 1999. It was requested that
the FAA evaluated and approve this material as a Noise Compatibility
Program as described in section 104(b) of the Act. The FAA began its
review of the program on January 26, 1995 and was required by a
provision of the Act to approve or disapprove the program within 180-
days (other than the use of new flight procedures for noise control).
Failure to approve or disapprove such program within the 180-day period
shall be deemed an approval of such program.
The submitted program contained twenty-six (26) proposed actions
for noise mitigation on and off the airport. The FAA completed its
review and determined that the procedural and substantive requirements
of the Act and FAR part 150 have been satisfied. The overall program,
therefore, was approval by the Associate Administrator for Airports
effective July 26, 1995.
Outright approval was granted for twenty-four (24) of the twenty-
six (26) specific program measures. One (1) measure approved the use of
NBAA departure procedures while the use of Advisory Circular 91-53A
denature procedure for air carrier aircraft was disapproved pending
submission of additional information. The other measure was deferred
pending further review of flight procedures under the provisions of
Section 104(b) of the aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979
(as amended). The approved measures included such items as encourage
noise abatement departure profiles by jets; encourage delayed
application of taxing thrust until aligned with runway centerline;
maintain continued restrictions on engine maintenance runups; continue
short approaches to R/W31L by northeast arrivals; build a noise berm
along the south side of Vista Chino; extend noise wall on west side of
Runway 13R-31L; retain compatible land uses around the airport within
the 60 CNEL; amend several parcels in the General Plan from residential
to commercial or professional; adopt land use compatibility guidelines
for discretionary review of projects within the 60 CNEL; rezone several
existing parcels from residential to professional or commercial; amend
subdivision regulations to provide for the dedication of aviation
easements and filing of fair disclosure agreements for subdivisions
within the airport combining zoning boundary; conduct an acoustical
study of recently built homes within the 67-70 CNEL; amend building
codes setting forth sound insulation standards for use within the
airport combining zones; offer a sound insulation program for existing
single family homes within the 65 CNEL; acquire homes and vacant lots
inside future runway protection zones and within the 65 CNEL; through
site plan review, encourage development of properties north and south
of airport to screen adjacent homes (north) and school (south) from
ground noise; maintain a complaint response system, and review and
update Noise Exposure Maps and the Noise Compatibility Program as
necessary.
These determinations are set forth in detail in the Record of
Approval endorsed by the Associate Administrator for Airports on July
25, 1995. The Record of Approval, as well as other evaluation
materials, and the documents comprising the submittal are available for
review at the FAA office listed above and at the administrative offices
of the Palm Springs Regional Airport, Palm Springs, California.
Issued in Hawthorne, California on August 4, 1995.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
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Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review;
Palm Springs Regional Airport (PSP), Palm Springs, California
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is
reviewing a proposed Noise Compatibility Program that was submitted by
the city of Palm Springs for Palm Springs Regional Airport (PSP), Palm
Springs, California under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation
Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-193) (hereinafter
referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR part 150. This program was
submitted subsequent to a determination by the FAA that associated
Noise Exposure Maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for were in
compliance with applicable requirements effective November 28, 1994.
The proposed Noise Compatibility Program will be approved or
disapproved on or before July 25, 1995.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of the FAA's review of
the Noise Compatibility Program is January 26, 1995. The public comment
period ends March 27, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Howard S. Yoshioka, Planning Section Supervisor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western-Pacific Region, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal
Center, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007, (310) 297-1250. Comments on
the proposed Noise Compatibility Program should also be submitted to
the above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is
reviewing a proposed Noise Compatibility Program for Palm Springs
Regional Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before
July 25, 1995. This notice also announces the availability of this
program for public review and comment.
An airport operator who has submitted Noise Exposure Maps that are
found by the FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal
Aviation Regulations (FAR) part 150, promulgated pursuant to Title I of
the Act, may submit a Noise Compatibility Program for the FAA approval
which sets forth the measures the operator has taken or proposes for
the reduction of existing noncompatible uses and for the prevention of
the introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
The FAA has formally received the Noise Compatibility Program for
Palm Springs Regional Airport, effective on January 26, 1995. It was
requested that the FAA review this material and that the noise
mitigation measures, to be implemented jointly by the airport and
surrounding communities, be approved as a Noise Compatibility Program
under Section 104(b) of the Act. Preliminary review of the submitted
material indicates that it conforms to the requirements for the
submittal of Noise Compatibility Programs, but that further review will
be necessary prior to approval or disapproval of the program. The
formal review period, limited by law to a maximum of 180 days, will be
completed on or before May 15, 1991.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of 14 CFR part 150, section 150.33. The primary
considerations in the evaluation process are whether the proposed
measures may reduce the level of aviation safety, create an undue
burden on interstate or foreign commerce, or be reasonably consistent
with obtaining the goal of reducing existing noncompatible land uses
and preventing the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed program
with specific reference to these factors. All comments, other than
those properly addressed to local land use authorities, will be
considered by the FAA to the extent practicable. Copies of the Noise
Exposure Maps, the FAA's evaluation of the maps, and the proposed Noise
Compatibility Program are available for examination at the following
locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
615, Washington, DC 20591;
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600, P.O.
Box 92007 WPC, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007;
Mr. Allen F. Smoot, A.A.E., Director of Aviation, City of Palm Springs,
Department of Aviation, Palm Springs Regional Airport, P.O. Box 2743,
Palm Springs, California 92263-2743.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division.
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Noise exposure map in compliance 11/28/94
Noise compatibility program approved by FAA 7/25/95
Land Use Management as stated in the NCP
1. Noise Overlay Zoning
Noise combining zone (N-zone) is based on 1986 60 CNEL (Ldn) contours.
Whereby N-zone recommendations prohibit noncompatible land uses within
the 60 CNEL.
2. Compatible Use Zoning
Nearly all of the privately held, undeveloped land in the proposed
noise overlay zone is underlaid with zoning, which either will not permit
residential uses or will do so only as a conditional use.
3. Building Codes for Soundproofing
Currently, building codes are used to meet state energy requirements.
The R-value required under the code should also meet the NLR (noise level
reduction) values for noise reduction for structures in the N-zone.
4. Easement and Nonsuit Covenant
Present practice for requiring avigation easements and nonsuit covenants for
all property in the N-zone should be expanded to clearly identify that the
property is located in a Noise-Impacted area and that these impacts may change
from time to time. Full disclosure is highly recommended.
Noise Barriers: Walls
1/4/94:
Note: Skywest Airlines has built a hush house for its maintenance facility
on the east side of the airfield. A noise wall has also been constructed by
the airport at the northwest end of the field.
Noise Barriers: Land Use
Because of the high exterior and interior noise levels to the west, land uses
in the N-1-P tract should provide structures that provide as much shielding as
possible. Orientation of development to the west would maximize the view of
the mountains and the airport and desert to the east and would maximize the
noise shielding to a high degree. Landscaping throughout would further reduce
noise.
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