Where is airplane noise not a huge issue in DC metro? Does this place exist?

[Anonymous]

It seems to me that an attempt has been made to address airplane noise... by having the flight paths over the Potomac, rather than more densely populated areas of the city. The neighborhoods around the river are less dense. Just because a home cost a few million dollars doesn't mean that a neighborhood in a denser part of the city should take up the brunt of the airplane noise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are in NE DC and never hear planes. I am always surprised when I visit my parents in Bethesda how noisy the planes are. Yes houses are a lot more expensive there so obviously airplane noise isn’t a big factor in housing prices.

The planes are too scared of being mugged

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are in Chevy Chase and hardly ever hear planes but we have ALL THE HELICOPTERS.

+1, though it's not constant or anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the info, it might explain this... How horrible. So, what do we do now? WE need to organize and get together to have this changed, it's not fair that one stretch gets all the traffic, so all this super expensive desirable RE is now going to collapse? We need to sell now and I don't want to after all the effort we put into this place. I am sure we aren't alone, so many bought multi-million dollar homes, I am sure they aren't happy. I think it should be fair and dispersed, so that we get a plane maybe every 10 min and other areas get them too, not one area gets every single landing plane, this is the worst design ever and a disaster

God you are awful.

Transportation is a public benefit and you are welcome to move from your multi-million dollar home if you want. Please do so and stop trying to get others to pay for your own mistake. Next time do your due diligence. You obviously did not.

MOVE!

Pay for my mistakes? You sound horribly entitled and bitter. We bought a house years ago by working hard and saving, nobody gave us a penny and we both grew up very poor, it was a dream for us to afford to live in a nice area. We had invested into remodeling/addition and put a lot of sweat equity into this as well, so, we really don't want to move! It's not a lack of oversight on our side, if you reread this thread you will see that people posted links to info about deliberate changes to air traffic. We didn't expect to end up under an airplane highway. Why does one specific area have to suffer ALL the air traffic when it's a rather large metro area with this airport smack in the middle of it, and if it's distributed then most people can have peace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McLean
Vienna
Springfield
Fairfax Station
Burke

Shall I continue?

Sure, feel free to go off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems to me that an attempt has been made to address airplane noise... by having the flight paths over the Potomac, rather than more densely populated areas of the city. The neighborhoods around the river are less dense. Just because a home cost a few million dollars doesn't mean that a neighborhood in a denser part of the city should take up the brunt of the airplane noise.

It also doesn't mean that homes near the river (and we aren't even near the river!) have to bear the burden of ALL air traffic! There are many people living 2 miles stretch from Potomac. If they were to think with their heads and really care about people in this metro area then they would have created several airplane trails to distribute the traffic, so you don't have a plane every min but every 5 min, which makes a HUGE difference and won't be a burden for the city neighborhoods. There are only these many flights allowed to take off and land, why not create multiple paths and also change them periodically, so people all over DC and metro suburbs get a break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McLean
Vienna
Springfield
Fairfax Station
Burke

Shall I continue?

Sure, feel free to go off.

Not true for Mclean, GF, Arlington, unless you are really deep in and far from the river. I assume the same for NW DC 1-2 miles in from the river. If it's true that every damn plane must fly over the river (which they don't, they actually fly over the land) then it makes it hell to a whole a lot of towns along this path.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in McLean, close to where Balls Hill Rd crosses Georgetown Pike. Never hear airplanes (or the Beltway). Lots of helicopters and lawnmowers. I think it's odd that the OP hears so many airplanes.

It must really depend, because you could see the planes in a line going to DCA if you are running errands in DC downtown and from downtown parking lots I couldn't hear as much noise as from the house that's in a wooded area further from DT, but they fly in a liine, so a lot of areas along the Potomac river that are up to 2 miles in would hear it, this makes some areas of Mclean/GF/Arlington lucky enough to be far enough to avoid it. But interestingly, the most expensive huge homes on acres of land are close to that noise and apparently the owners don't care?

[Anonymous]

Airplane noise is not an issue anywhere in the city.

I lived in the Palisades for years and years, I know exactly what it's like in the "worst" part of DC for airplane noise, and if you actually think it's a serious problem you either need therapy for histrionic personality disorder or you need to go enroll in Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters because you've got hearing previously unequaled in human history.

[Anonymous]

OP please record it so we know what you’re dealing with

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eastern MoCo near Glenmont. Once in a while we can hear a jet going to BWI. Otherwise, nothing.

Im in Burtonsville. Hear and see planes frequently.

[Anonymous]

It’s like that at Clemyjontri around evening rush. Plane every 30s-1min. Still it can’t be like this all day, and it’s not that close/loud

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the info, it might explain this... How horrible. So, what do we do now? WE need to organize and get together to have this changed, it's not fair that one stretch gets all the traffic, so all this super expensive desirable RE is now going to collapse? We need to sell now and I don't want to after all the effort we put into this place. I am sure we aren't alone, so many bought multi-million dollar homes, I am sure they aren't happy. I think it should be fair and dispersed, so that we get a plane maybe every 10 min and other areas get them too, not one area gets every single landing plane, this is the worst design ever and a disaster

God you are awful.

Transportation is a public benefit and you are welcome to move from your multi-million dollar home if you want. Please do so and stop trying to get others to pay for your own mistake. Next time do your due diligence. You obviously did not.

MOVE!

Pay for my mistakes? You sound horribly entitled and bitter. We bought a house years ago by working hard and saving, nobody gave us a penny and we both grew up very poor, it was a dream for us to afford to live in a nice area. We had invested into remodeling/addition and put a lot of sweat equity into this as well, so, we really don't want to move! It's not a lack of oversight on our side, if you reread this thread you will see that people posted links to info about deliberate changes to air traffic. We didn't expect to end up under an airplane highway. Why does one specific area have to suffer ALL the air traffic when it's a rather large metro area with this airport smack in the middle of it, and if it's distributed then most people can have peace.

I can’t believe you felt compelled to reply to that troll. Ignore!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Airplane noise is not an issue anywhere in the city.

I lived in the Palisades for years and years, I know exactly what it's like in the "worst" part of DC for airplane noise, and if you actually think it's a serious problem you either need therapy for histrionic personality disorder or you need to go enroll in Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters because you've got hearing previously unequaled in human history.

It’s in fact a very serious issue for those who aren’t hearing-impaired. Georgetown, Palisades, Glen Echo, and other neighborhoods near the river have been rendered uninhabitable by next gen and the constant helicopter noise. The noise keeps getting worse as flight paths move further inland and planes fly directly over these areas at low altitudes, every 3 minutes or so. And no one can reasonably fight the FAA, so the problem isn’t going anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Airplane noise is not an issue anywhere in the city.

I lived in the Palisades for years and years, I know exactly what it's like in the "worst" part of DC for airplane noise, and if you actually think it's a serious problem you either need therapy for histrionic personality disorder or you need to go enroll in Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters because you've got hearing previously unequaled in human history.

It’s in fact a very serious issue for those who aren’t hearing-impaired. Georgetown, Palisades, Glen Echo, and other neighborhoods near the river have been rendered uninhabitable by next gen and the constant helicopter noise. The noise keeps getting worse as flight paths move further inland and planes fly directly over these areas at low altitudes, every 3 minutes or so. And no one can reasonably fight the FAA, so the problem isn’t going anywhere.

Really? Nobody lives there now?