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Community Noise Resource Center - Overview
 Welcome
to the Chicago Airport System Community Noise Resource Center. The City
of Chicago has developed this resource center to
inform individuals and
the communities around O'Hare and
Midway Airports of the City's ongoing
efforts including: The Fly Quiet Program, Residential Sound Insulation
Program, School Sound Insulation Program, and Airport Noise Monitoring
System. The Community Noise Resource Center at O'Hare is located in the
Department of Aviation Administration Building. The City of Chicago owns and operates
O'Hare and Midway Airports and is committed to reducing aircraft noise
in the surrounding communities.
In 1996, City of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley initiated a series of
comprehensive noise mitigation efforts. Under the Mayor's leadership,
new programs have been developed, existing programs were expanded, and
$600 million has been provided to assist in reducing the impacts of
aircraft noise on communities near O'Hare and Midway International
Airports.
A Coordinated Effort
With the cooperation of the
O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission and
the
Midway Noise Compatibility Commission, Chicago's noise mitigation
programs were developed with suburban and Chicago neighbors in mind to
reduce aircraft noise in the surrounding neighborhoods. The City of
Chicago has subsequently developed an aggressive program in terms of
timing and technology. The Fly Quiet Program is designed to reduce
nighttime noise impacts by working together with the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) and the airlines to develop methods and procedures
for voluntary, preferential runway utilization. The Residential Sound
Insulation Program is one of the most ambitious of its type in the U.S.
The School Insulation Program is one of the longest standing and largest
programs of its kind in the country. The Airport Noise Monitoring System
uses state-of-the-art technology to collect the data needed to evaluate
aircraft noise reduction opportunities.
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