Why can't the planes fly to the south of the Rock Creek subdivision? Or, why must they fly over my subdivision?

Rock Creek subdivision will soon span the entire western aerial access to the airport so flights over this area are unavoidable. Currently, our noise abatement procedures encourage visual flight rules (VFR) traffic to fly south of the development; however, these procedures are not mandatory and will soon be impossible to perform. The Federal Aviation Administration flight check director determines the safest route for instrument flight rules (IFR) aircraft to follow with respect to terrain avoidance and airspace procedures. The airport can't change them, and we don't have control over aircraft after they leave our runways. Flight safety must take priority over all other concerns. Pilots generally want to limit their noise impact below, but they are occupied with the demands of aircraft control, navigation and traffic avoidance. For more details, call us at 303-271-4850.

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1. Aren't these aircraft flying too low?
2. Can Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport change plane routes?
3. How are noise hotline statistics kept?
4. How does RMMA reconcile with the FAA and individual pilots who do not comply with the voluntary noise abatement program?
5. What about airports that have had federal assistance in their noise mitigation efforts?
6. What happens when I call the noise complaint line (303-271-4874)?
7. What is Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport doing about noise?
8. Who controls the planes flying overhead, and why do so many flights cross over noise-sensitive areas?
9. Why can't airplanes climb higher before flying over residential areas?
10. Why can't the planes fly to the south of the Rock Creek subdivision? Or, why must they fly over my subdivision?
11. Why do aircraft take off and land at early and late hours?
12. Why wasn't I notified about the airport when I moved into the area?