VNY meeting tomorrow @ 7 pm - Submit copy/paste comment if you can't attend in person
- uproarla
- Aug 4
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 1
ATTENTION STUDIO CITY, EAST SHERMAN OAKS,
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAIN AREAS:
HAVE YOU NOTICED MORE AIR TRAFFIC LATELY?
If so, it is likely that you are hearing increased Van Nuys Airport (VNY) traffic. Recently, FAA implemented the DSSRT waypoint at the 101 freeway in an attempt to mimic pre-2017 flight paths.
Some aircraft turn north at the waypoint, as intended. However, the new procedure was designed in such a way that aircraft overshooting the waypoint proceed on a heading directly toward Studio City, and some continue even further into the Santa Monica Mountains before turning north to their destinations.
We are not asking the FAA to get rid of the new waypoint. We are only asking that they do what they promised and actually turn most aircraft AT THE WAYPOINT.
These aircraft overshoots are quite frequent and compound the already punishing impacts that our communities suffer from Burbank Airport. In 2019, we warned of this scenario and LAWA repeatedly promised us that FAA would do a “Post-Implementation Analysis” and rectify the situation if it occurred.
Please attend the next VNY Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) meeting.
IN PERSON ONLY:
Tuesday, August 5
7:00 p.m.
Van Nuys City Hall Chambers*
14410 Sylvan Street
Van Nuys, CA 91401
*Location confirmed on Friday. See agenda HERE.
In-person comments are preferable, but written comments also help.
ADDITIONALLY: WRITTEN COMMENTS ACCEPTED HERE
(SUBMIT BEFORE NOON ON TUESDAY 8/5 IF POSSIBLE):
Instructions:
1. Enter your first and last name (OK to put initial for last name)
2. Select the ITEM you want to comment -
Choose "V. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD"
3. Enter your comment (a copy/paste comment is below)
COPY/PASTE COMMENT OR IN-PERSON COMMENT:
[Add your location below where it says "Studio City" if different]
Thank you, VNY and CAC, for working with the FAA to mimic pre-NextGen departure paths. We greatly appreciate it and hope that you can achieve the intended results.
I live in Studio City and have noticed increased air traffic over my home since the implementation of the DSSRT waypoint.
Please request from FAA:
- A “Post-Implementation Analysis” to demonstrate exactly how many aircraft are overshooting the DSSRT waypoint; and
- That ALL capable aircraft turn north AT DSSRT WAYPOINT so that you actually achieve the intended purpose of returning to pre-2017 flight paths.
Directing air traffic toward Studio City, east Sherman Oaks, and further south of those areas does not solve the NextGen issue, but compounds impacts on already heavily-burdened communities.
