Safe Distance From Dulles Airport

[Anonymous]

What is a safe distance from a major airport? If I buy a house 2.5 mi from Dulles, I am worried I'll be exposing my family to VOC's. If I buy a house further out, say in Lansdowne, I will be 45 min from my job and kids schools. Anyone know the dangers/ risks?

[Anonymous]

Danger is everywhere OP there is no escape.

[Anonymous]

If you do a search online you’ll see research that identifies the 10- mile airport radius as the problem. Look for neighborhoods beyond that radius.

[Anonymous]

There is no place in the entire DC area (or any other large city, for that matter) that is safe for you. None. Zero. You’re asking for the impossible.

[Anonymous]

Montana

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Montana

Montana is covered with farms. Have you ever lived near a farm?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you do a search online you’ll see research that identifies the 10- mile airport radius as the problem. Look for neighborhoods beyond that radius.

Jets overfly 90+% of the country. You will never be further than 10 miles from an aircraft.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
What is a safe distance from a major airport? If I buy a house 2.5 mi from Dulles, I am worried I'll be exposing my family to VOC's. If I buy a house further out, say in Lansdowne, I will be 45 min from my job and kids schools. Anyone know the dangers/ risks?

I'd be more annoyed by noise pollution. In HS I lived less than a mile from BWI and every 10 minutes a plane would rumble overhead. We learned to better secure photos hanging on the walls. It was almost like living at Gravelly Point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you do a search online you’ll see research that identifies the 10- mile airport radius as the problem. Look for neighborhoods beyond that radius.

Jets overfly 90+% of the country. You will never be further than 10 miles from an aircraft.

I'm not sure if you're being intentionally dense?

[Anonymous]

It's hard, OP. And once you factor in being a safe distance from major highways, gas stations, dry cleaners, etc., there are very few places you can live in the DC area!