Ugh, no. I'm one of those affected by the awful NextGen flight path changes (about 6 miles from DCA) and I'm so pissed. Planes roar overhead every 45 seconds for hours at a time, anytime between 5:30 am and 1 am. They changed the paths AFTER we bought the house and I never would've bought it had those paths already been established, because it sure as heck is loud enough to jerk me out of sleep and the white noise machine, it does nothing. We also now have a horrible time doing anything outside because when DCA is sending planes along that path, you have to converse in 20 second bursts between the loudest roars. All that said, the extra four miles you mention may make a difference because the planes should be higher in the sky. But I'd be wary. Planes are a lot louder than a car - we live next to the GW Parkway as well and the car noise is not a problem (it's also steadier, not soft-loud-LOUD-loud-soft-quiet-soft-loud-LOUD-loud-soft-quiet like the planes are). All these idiots piously complaining about people bothered by plane noise do not live under a flight path and have no idea what they're talking about, trust me. I never knew how bad it could be either til it happened to us.

Anonymous wrote:My sister lives a stone's throw from BWI. Her kids love the airplanes. None of them has crashed into her house yet.

LOL. Right? Alarmists be cray.

Anonymous wrote:Sure. We're in a major metropolitan area. Lots of flight paths here. I'm not crazy though like those homebodies who complain nonstop about flight noise near Reagan. We sleep with white noise.

+1

Are you home 24/7, OP? I hope not!

My sister lives a stone's throw from BWI. Her kids love the airplanes. None of them has crashed into her house yet.

Anonymous wrote:Think how it effects your concerns about purchasing and understand that when you go to sell, the problem may be worse, including additional flights, etc. I personally would not choose to do so and while it is not as constant as a set flight pattern, it never occurred to us that we'd be hearing the 5/6AM traffic helicopters. In 10 years I haven't gotten used to but I don't think it is as bad as your sitiuation

PP, may I ask where the traffic helicopters are?

Think how it effects your concerns about purchasing and understand that when you go to sell, the problem may be worse, including additional flights, etc. I personally would not choose to do so and while it is not as constant as a set flight pattern, it never occurred to us that we'd be hearing the 5/6AM traffic helicopters. In 10 years I haven't gotten used to but I don't think it is as bad as your sitiuation

When you look at the map of the DC and then at flight paths then anywhere you live
you are this way or the other under some flight path given 10 mile distance that is
guaranteed.

Besides, the flight pats do change I think. I observe our flight pats on the sky
and I can bet that those plains used to go entirely different routes.

Having said that, I would not like to live near the airport where plains would
lover or go up in the way that it would affect your life but if you
are just under some flying plains that are up high then that is not an issue
whatsoever.

Aside from passengers plains there area always military plains and they
fly over DC everywhere, in the criss cross pattern all the time so you are well covered

Ten miles is pretty far away even if you're directly under.

I'm about he same distance. Yes, the planes are overhead a lot. I was lying in bed last night watching them through the sky light. But I think at that distance they are not very loud. I'd imagine if you were within a mile or two of the airport, it would be.

I'd prefer plane noise to that of car traffic, metro or train.

In Arlington it's pretty hard to avoid...

Grew up under a flight path. You get used to it and don't even notice the noise after a while.

nope.

Yes. I used to live right under a flight path in Arlington and the only time it ever bothered me is if I was on the phone and the windows were open. Minor annoyance once in a while at most.

Sure. We're in a major metropolitan area. Lots of flight paths here. I'm not crazy though like those homebodies who complain nonstop about flight noise near Reagan. We sleep with white noise.

It's directly under, or at least very close to, a flight path (about ten miles away from DCA).