Noise Monitoring Data 1

Noise Complaint Tally 2

Runway Identification 3

Noise Monitoring Locations 3

Noise Complaints By City & Number of Callers By Community

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Operations By Runway 5

Operations By Aircraft 5

Operations By Airline 5

Distribution of Traffic 6

Residential Sound Insulation Program 6

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Noise Management Office The Quarterly Noise Management Report is a publication of the Airport Noise Management Office that provides updated data and a summary of the activities of the Airport Noise Management System and the Residential Sound Insulation Program

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ANNUAL YEAR 2012

Noise Monitoring The   Annual 2012 Average DNL values 2010  to 2012  for  the eight permanent noise monitors  is shown in the table below. Two permanent noise monitors showed a decrease in DNL levels of –1.3 and –3.3 for this period. Five monitors had an increase in DNL levels ranging from 0.5 to 0.9. One site had the same level as last year. An increase/decrease of 3 DNL represents a doubling/halving of the noise energy.  

All  noise  levels  shown  are measured  in DNL  (Day‐Night  Level). DNL  represents  noise  exposure events averaged over a given time period. To account for human sensitivity to noise between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., noise events occurring during these hours receive a “penalty” when the DNL is calculated. Each nighttime event is measured as if ten daytime events occurred. 

Noise Complaints 

There were 730 noise complaints received from 16 different callers in 12 different communities in Year 2012, a decrease of 20% from the 912 complaints   made  in Year 2011. This decrease  is due primarily because Runway 12R‐30L was  closed  for  reconstruction.    In 2012,  three  callers made over 100 complaints each (88.6% of all calls), one caller made 59 calls (8.1% of all calls), and the remaining 12 callers made 24 calls (3.3% of all calls).  

The  City  of  Northwoods  recorded  the most  noise  complaints  with  a  total  of  269  complaints (36.8%), all from one caller. Next was the City of  Pasadena Hills with 190 complaints (26.0%), all coming from one caller.  

There were 149 (20.4%) calls made during the night time period of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and 581 (79.6%) calls made during the day time period of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

Operations 

There were 190,715 operations  recorded  in Year 2012 compared  to 190,005 operations  in Year 2011, an increase of 0.4%. Southwest Airlines is the predominate air carrier with 32.1% of all op‐erations,  followed by American  (9.8%), and Cape Air  (7.7%). The most utilized aircraft were  the Boeing 737‐700  and Boeing 737‐300  series which  represented 30.4% of  all aircraft  type  at  the airport. 

The distribution of traffic for Year 2012 was 45.7% eastbound and 54.3% westbound departures.  

Residential Sound Insulation Program 

As of December 31, 2012, acoustical improvements have been completed on 1,219 houses. 

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Noise Complaint Hot Line

(314) 551-5070

Our mailing address is: Airport Planning &

Development Office Lambert-St. Louis

International Airport P. O. Box 10212

St. Louis, MO 63145

Our phone numbers are: Phone: (314) 551-5025

Fax: (314) 551-5013

Our location is: 11495 Navaid Road

Bridgeton, MO 63044

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CITY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

Bellerive - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 0

Berkeley - - 2 1 - - - 2 - 5 - - 10 19 23 56 50

Bridgeton 3 7 6 2 - 2 11 11 10 6 - 1 59 135 249 124 108

Clayton - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1

Cool Valley - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1

Edmundson - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1

Ferguson - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 0 1 0

Florissant - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 1

Hazelwood - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 1 3 10 94

Maryland Heights - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 0 0

Normandy - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 0 0 5 2

Northwoods 52 36 75 63 24 2 1 1 10 5 - - 269 493 712 683 653

Overland - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 2

Pasadena Hills - 2 36 99 47 6 - - - - - - 190 0 1 0 13

Pasadena Park - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 314 2,823

Spanish Lake - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1

St. Ann - - - 1 - - - - 1 1 - - 3 6 3 2 159

St. Charles - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 0 767 409 35

St. John - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 0 1 9

St. Louis City 25 14 36 26 33 15 6 4 25 2 - 3 189 249 266 239 295

St. Louis County - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 0

University City - - - - - - - 1 1

Woodson Terrace - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - - 3 0 0 0 1

TOTAL 2012 80 59 155 194 104 26 18 21 46 20 0 7 730

Total 2011 97 52 69 62 95 97 91 104 76 68 46 55 912

Total 2010 285 414 406 235 143 94 72 90 96 86 64 45 2,030 - -

Total 2009 132 153 117 179 228 170 162 131 128 262 125 57 - 1,844 -

Total 2008 141 173 234 388 482 470 542 568 627 315 153 156 - - 4,249

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Site 1  11928 Benedetta   Bridgeton 

Site 3  Bridgeton Athletic Complex   Bridgeton 

Site 5  Ville Rosa & Auriesville  Hazelwood 

Site 7  Belfore & Loganberry  Bel‐Ridge 

Site 8  206 Emerling  Cool Valley 

Site 11  North Hills & Country Club  Pasadena Park 

Site 12  Belwood & Kirkland  Normandy 

Site 13  North Hills & Brotherton   Ferguson 

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Berkeley (2)

Bridgeton (1)

Hazelwood (1)

Normandy (1)

Northwoods (1)

Pasadena Hills (1)

Saint Ann (1)

St. Charles (2)

St. John (1)

St. Louis City (2)

University City (1)

Woodson Terrace (2)

Number of Callers By CommunityAnnual Year 2012

There were 730 Noise Complaints from 16 individual callers from 12 different communities.

Berkeley (10)

Bridgeton (59)

Hazelwood (1)

Normandy (1)

Northwoods (269)

Pasadena Hills (190)

Saint Ann (3)

St. Charles (3)

St. John (1)

St. Louis City (189)

University City (1)

Woodson Terrace (3)

Noise Complaints By CityAnnual Year 2012

There were 730 Noise Complaints from 16 individual callers from 12 different communities.

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Boeing 737-300

Cessna 402

Embraer 145

Canadair RJ 700

Airbus 319

McDonnell Douglas MD83

McDonnell Douglas MD82

Canadair RJ 200

Cessna 208

Embraer 170

Boeing 757-200

Canadair RJ 900

McDonnell Douglas MD88

Boeing 737-500

McDonnell Douglas MD90

Boeing 717-200

Airbus 320

Cessna Citation Excel

Boeing 737-800

Operations By AircraftAnnual Year 2012

Top 20 Are Shown

43,390

30,487

19,715

18,279

17,183

14,855

12,287

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Operations By RunwayAnnual Year 2012

ARR = ArrivalsDEP = Departures

187,134 Operationswith runway identified

61,159

18,721

14,644

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GoJet (2)

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US Airways

1. Operated as United Express, US Airways Express and Continental Express. 2. Operated as United Express and Delta Connection. 3. Operated as  United Express and Continental Express.

Operations By AirlineTop Ten (10)

Annual Year 2012

City of St. Louis Airport Authority Lambert-St. Louis International Airport® Airport Planning & Development Office P.O. Box 10212 St. Louis, MO 63145

Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge Director of Airports

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport® P. O. Box 10212

St. Louis, MO 63145

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Residential Sound Insulation ProgramNumber of Homes Completed by Community

As of December 31, 2012

Summary of ImprovementsAcoustical improvements have been

completed on one thousand two hundred nineteen (1,219) homes.