George A. LuzWilliam A. Russell

Environmental NoiseU.S. Army Center for Health Promotion

And Preventive Medicine

We Want To Protect Simmons Army Airfield. . .

•Very Busy ArmyHeliport

•Simmons is Home to203 Aircraft Valued atmore than $1.4 Billion.

•Invested More than$60 Million Building 5New Hangars andExpanding RampSpace in Late 1980sand Early 1990s.

City Of Fayetteville

198219932000

ReillyRoad

Ammunition Dump

MilitaryBoundary

Line

New elementary school

and residentialdevelopment

198219932000

US 401

St. Mere Eglise Drop Zone

Military Boundary Line

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30

40

50

60

70

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Rural

Small Town and Quiet Suburban

Suburban and Low Density Urban

Urban Area

Dense Urban Area with Heavy Traffic

Downtown in Major Metropolis

Under Flight Path at Major Airport,1/2 to 1 Mile from Runway

Source: DoD 1978

DN

L (d

B)

• Primary means of assessment

• More practical

• Less expensive

• Direct measurement of proposed actions

• Can explore alternatives

FHA - Traffic Noise Model

FAA – Integrated Noise Model

DoD –

BNOISE 2

NOISEMAP

SARNAM

ROUTEMAP

Mr_NMAP

4,853 AcresOff-post

10,350 AcresOff-post

991 AcresOff-post Noise Zones

Zone IIZone III

1 0 1 2 Miles

N

CAAF Annual Noise Contours

Busy Day ZNII

CAAF NoiseContours

Day ofthe Week

Site

Bldg 310 Bldg 316 Bldg 501

Thursday 76 dB 74 dB 75 dB

Friday 78 dB 75 dB 75 dB

Saturday 78 dB 72 dB 73 dB

Sunday 71 dB 73 dB 75 dB