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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We recently moved to Glover Park. Today, the airplane engines started up at 6am and haven't stopped all day. This is the first time we noticed it since moving here a few weeks ago. We were shopping on Wisconsin Ave this morning and it's pretty clear that the planes are flying directly inland, rather than going up the Potomac River. I can visibly see them cutting inland.

What the heck is going on? Is there some sort security issue that they've changed the flight path? Does it seem worse than usual?[/quote]

The flight path changed after 911. They usually start at 5:45 and can go till 11pm or later. Maybe you have your windows open? [b]They fligh over NW DC because there is no congressional representation[/b]....so nothing you can do. [/quote]

There's one main runway. The planes have to go somewhere, and the direction changes based on wind. Many parts of VA deal with noise as well.

This topic is so tiresome. You want to live in a major urban area? There will be noise! [/quote]

Departures can be either northbound or southbound. Unless the wind is 10mph or greater from the north they fly southbound. That's the only change due to the wind. The ATC for DCA, IAD and BWI is coordinated, they prefer to have all three flying southbound because it's easier to coordinate.

None of the nine approved northbound departure procedures for DCA vary depending on the wind.

It's very hard to get information out of the FAA, but my hunch is they fly over neighborhoods when they want to boost throughput. [/quote]

I run most days down Reservoir Road(start on Reservoir road near Gtown and run toward the German Embassy). When the planes come from the north, you can stand at the corner of Reservoir and Foxhall road and watch the planes come in. They come in from the North of Reservoir Road right over the German Embassy. They seem to follow Foxhall Road. The airplane make a tight turn over the this part of the city which increases the noise. For the life of me, I do not understand why they do not follow the river.

OP this is nothing new. This has been going for many years. The airport traffic at national has increased significantly and they are pushing for more flights(read that as 24 hrs operations). Some mornings the planes take off at 2 1/2 minute intervals starting a 5:45. [/quote]

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