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Chandler Municipal Airport
Noise Report
AIRCRAFT TYPE
CALL LOCATION
Households
Contacts
Households
Contacts
Propeller
9
Chandler
11
Noise
4
3
6
14
Helicopter
2
Gilbert
1
Low Flying
1
1
2
2
Jet
0
Sun Lakes
0
Traffic
8
3
1
1
Other
1
Other
0
Other
0
0
0
0
November 2022
November 2022
November 2021
In November 2022, Seven (7) households made Twelve (12) reports regarding aircraft activity. Three for
Noise. One (1) report for low-flying helicopters. Seven (7) for traffic. And One (1) report was a
combination of noise and traffic. Four (4) households were first-time complainants. Three (3)
households are previous complainants. (Cont’d)
Previous Caller New Caller
Meeting Date:
January 11, 2023
Chandler Municipal Airport
Noise Report
➢ First complainant made a report of an aircraft doing repeated touch-and-go landings in the
middle of the night. According to VirTower, the aircraft was identified as a flight training aircraft
based at the airport. Contacted the chief flight instructor for that flight school that indicated
that nighttime pattern work is limited to early evening hours and discouraged in the middle of
the night. He stated that he would address this incident with his staff.
➢ Second complainant made a report of constant helicopter noise and did not request contact or
follow-up. Report was only logged.
➢ Third complainant made numerous reports of aircraft taking off to the east only and over his
residence instead of a westerly direction. When traffic is on east flow, aircraft are climbing
under power which is loud. During west flow traffic, aircraft are descending for landing with
lower power settings which is very quiet. All reports were in the late evening just prior to sunset.
Sent the complainant corresponding emails regarding the weather, wind and sunshine decisions
made by the control tower.
➢ Forth complainant reported a “flying propeller plane” over his residence many times between
2AM and 3AM. According to VirTower the offending aircraft was an Arizona DPS helicopter
orbiting the area of Hunt Hwy and Gilbert Rd. providing air support to a law enforcement
incident at the casino under construction.
➢ Fifth complainant reported aircraft noise appeared to be getting later in the evenings and earlier
in the morning. Pulled flight data for complainant's residence for 5AM. All aircraft operations
were departures leaving the area, not touch and go landings.
➢ Sixth complainant reported many airplanes flying over this residence at all hours of the day. On
the day of the report at approximately 5PM, many low flying airplanes flew over the residence.
Complainant lives in Gilbert approximately 4 miles Northeast of the airport. According to flight
tracking at the time of this report, the offending aircraft originated from Falcon Field and were
transiting the air space heading southbound at regulatory altitudes. Additional research
indicated aircraft activity around this residence as transiting aircraft not from the Chandler
Airport.
➢ Seventh complainant has made many previous reports of low flying aircraft, specifically
helicopters over the residence with is also a horse ranch. Complainant indicated that since the
property is zoned for agriculture use that the airspace above is owned by the homeowner.
Called the complainant several times and left voice messages to follow up. To date, this
complainant has not called back.
Meeting Date:
January 11, 2023