Miami International Airport's FAA Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program restricts maintenance engine run-ups to designated pads and nighttime hush-house enclosures. Miami-Dade Aviation enforces airline operating directives but city ordinance cannot regulate airfield noise.
Federal Aviation Regulation Part 150 created the noise compatibility program adopted by Miami-Dade Aviation Department in 1999 and updated through subsequent FAA-approved revisions. Engine run-ups, where mechanics test thrust at high power, must occur at designated west-side pads and inside hush-house enclosures from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Airlines holding MIA operating agreements face contract penalties for off-pad runs. The Part 150 plan also funds residential sound insulation in the 65 DNL contour around MIA, OPF, and TMB. Miami Code Ch. 36 noise rules are preempted at the airfield itself by federal regulation, though airport-vicinity residential noise complaints route to the FAA Noise Office and Aviation Department.
Airline run-up breaches bring Aviation Department contract fines per occurrence and possible permit suspension. The FAA pursues 14 CFR Part 13 enforcement. Residents may file Part 16 complaints prompting compliance reviews of MIA grant assurances.
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