Runway 8L-26R

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George Bush Intl Airport (IAH)
Runway 8L-26R
Most Aircraft Catastrophes Occur Within 2 Miles
of the end of a runway
First Responders Campus Police
Within 1 nautical mile
Wood Creek Subdivision
North Harris College Campus
52 MILLION? Why Sink It at the end of the Runway?
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Inbound to Runway 8L at 300 ft. or less over
North Harris Campus
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Olde Oaks Subdivision
North Harris College Campus
Wood Creek Subdivision
Runway 8L
Runway 8R
IAH
I-45
Provided and Pd. By Fred T. Blanton P. O. Box
73645 Houston, TX 77273-3645
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89 to 106 decibels at takeoff by any number of
engines of Stage 3 aircraft.
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94 103 decibel noise at sidelines of Stage 3
aircraft based on aircraft weight.
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98- 105 decibel noise level of incoming Stage 3
aircraft based on weight of aircraft.
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February 2004 Federal Interagency Committee on
Aviation NoiseResults of Pilot Study on Aircraft
Noise in Schools

• Verbal Test Results
• Change in failure rate associated with noise
  reduction
• High School- High 60 before, 48 after, 99.9
  confident
• High School- Medium 40 before, 30 after, 99
  confident
• High School- Low 15 before, 8 after, lt90
  confident
• Middle School- High 60 before, 59 after, lt50
  confident
• Middle School- Medium 40 before, 41 after,
  lt50 confident
• Middle School- Low 15 before, 19 after, lt90
  confident
• Elementary High 60 before, 60 after, lt50
  confident
• Elementary Medium 40 before, 42 after, lt 50
  confident
• Elementary Low 15 before, 20 after, 90
  confident

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February 2004 Federal Interagency Committee on
Aviation NoiseResults of Pilot Study on Aircraft
Noise in Schools

• Approach
• 3 airports in study.
• Used just school months, rather than full year.
• Used just school hours, rather than 24 hours.
• Above metrics are closely linked with actual
  student noise exposure.
• Source data came from FAA Part 150 studies,
  Official Airline Guide air-carrier aircraft
  inventories.
• Noise-reduction group Each school,
  before-to-after the year of noise reduction.
• Control group Same schools, but for all years
  prior to noise reduction.

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February 2004 Federal Interagency Committee on
Aviation NoiseResults of Pilot Study on Aircraft
Noise in Schools

• Conclusions
• Substantial associations between noise reduction
  and decrease in failure rates, only for high
  school students
• Weaker associations between noise reduction and
  increase in failure rates, for middle and
  elementary schools.