Aircraft noise is regulated by the FAA, not by Berks County or Reading. Neither the county nor the city can set overflight noise limits or curfews; complaints go to the FAA or Reading Regional Airport (Carl A. Spaatz Field).
Federal law preempts local control of aircraft in flight, so Berks County and its municipalities cannot impose decibel caps or curfews on overflights. Reading Regional Airport / Carl A. Spaatz Field (KRDG) in Bern Township is county-owned but operates under FAA rules and any FAA-approved noise-abatement procedures. Local noise ordinances such as Reading Chapter 387 explicitly cover motor vehicles, animals and equipment — not aircraft. Residents with overflight concerns should contact the airport or file with the FAA’s noise portal; ground-run engine testing near homes may still fall under a local nuisance rule.
No county penalty applies to aircraft-in-flight noise; enforcement is federal through the FAA.
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