Neither Hamilton County nor Chattanooga sets aircraft noise limits. Aircraft operations and noise are regulated by the FAA under federal law, which preempts local rules. Noise abatement at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) is handled by the airport authority under FAA programs.
Chattanooga's noise ordinance (Chapter 25) and Hamilton County resolutions do not regulate aircraft in flight. Federal law vests control of aircraft noise and airspace in the Federal Aviation Administration; the Airport Noise and Capacity Act (49 U.S.C. §47521 et seq.) and FAA regulations preempt local aircraft-noise restrictions, so a city or county cannot set flight curfews or overflight decibel limits. Noise-abatement flight tracks, land-use compatibility planning and any voluntary curfews for Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) are administered by the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority in coordination with the FAA, typically through FAA-funded Part 150 noise studies rather than county ordinance.
Not locally enforced; aircraft-noise complaints go to the airport authority or the FAA, not Hamilton County or Chattanooga city court.
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