Events & Meetings
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The FAA will hold open-house workshops for community members to discuss new or ongoing flightpath concerns with FAA officials and review FAA’s implementation of Step 1 flightpath changes in 2018, in accordance with the 2017 lawsuit settlement. The FAA has provided an official comment period for all comments that will begin April 24th and go to May 23rd. Following the workshops and public comment period, FAA will consider community feedback and concerns, and may initiate new airspace changes at their sole discretion. As community members will recall, the FAA postponed the Step 2 workshops (originally scheduled for February 2019) due to the federal government shutdown earlier this year.
Workshops
The City has been hosting numerous workshops, which are an open house format with no formal presentation. There are multiple stations set up at the workshops with experts from a variety of areas to address any concerns. This is an opportunity for residents to ask any questions pertaining to the FAA’s flight paths, and have access to technical airspace planning experts. Community members are welcome to drop into the workshops any time.
Regularly Scheduled Meetings
Staff also presents an FAA Changes in Aircraft Departure Procedures Update at the monthly Downtown, Aviation and Redevelopment Subcommittee meeting. These meetings are open to the public and are usually held at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. More information
Past Meetings
On April 16, 2015, Phoenix City Council held a Special Council Policy Session on the FAA flight path changes View the presentation.
The day before that Special Policy Session, Mayor Greg Stanton, Councilwoman Laura Pastor and Councilman Michael Nowakowski's held a news conference. View video.
On March 23, 26, 28 and April 1, the Aviation Department hosted four meetings to share information from temporary noise monitoring and answer questions. See the presentation.
Past Community Outreach Meetings: On January 20, 22, 24 and February 10, the Phoenix Aviation Department hosted four meetings to collect information and feedback from the community. The feedback collected in the meetings has been forwarded to the FAA. A comprehensive summary of all four meetings is now available for download (please note this is a large file.) On March 23, 26, 28 and April 1 the Phoenix Aviation Department hosted additional outreach meetings to provide summaries of temporary noise measurement results and answer questions. A comprehensive summary of all four meetings is now available for download.
View Past Community Meetings
To view past community and public meetings on this topic, visit the links below:
Phoenix City Council Downtown Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee March 2, 2016
Phoenix City Council Downtown Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee February 3, 2016
Phoenix City Council Downtown Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee December 2, 2015
Phoenix City Council Downtown Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee October 20, 2015
Phoenix City Council Downtown Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee September 2, 2015
Phoenix City Council Downtown Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee June 3, 2015
Phoenix City Council Downtown Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee May 20, 2015
Phoenix City Council special Policy Session on FAA Flight Path Changes April 16, 2015
Phoenix City Council Downtown Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee April 1, 2015
Phoenix City Council Downtown Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee March 4, 2015
Phoenix City Council Policy Session Feb. 24, 2015
Presentation from Feb 24, 2015 Policy Session
Phoenix City Council Downtown Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee Feb. 4, 2015
Phoenix City Council Downtown, Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee Jan. 7, 2015
Phoenix City Council Downtown, Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee, Dec. 3, 2014
Phoenix City Council Policy Session, December 16, 2014
Phoenix City Council Downtown Aviation & Redevelopment Subcommittee Nov. 5, 2014
FAA, City of Phoenix Community Outreach Meeting, October 16, 2014
Contacts
To invite the Airport to your neighborhood or community meeting, call Brett Nadler at 602-273-8894 or email brett.nadler@phoenix.gov.
For questions about FAA changes in flight paths you may call the Sky Harbor Noise Information office at 844-244-7430 or contact the FAA directly at 202-267-3521 or email 9-AWA-NoiseOmbudsman@faa.gov.