Neither Delaware County nor its municipalities can regulate aircraft noise. The FAA controls aircraft operations and noise under federal law. Complaints go to the airport operator or the FAA, not the county.
Aircraft noise, including flights over Delco from Philadelphia International Airport and general-aviation fields like Wings Field, is preempted by federal law. The FAA has exclusive authority over navigable airspace and aircraft-noise standards under the Federal Aviation Act, so counties and municipalities cannot set their own in-flight noise limits. Delaware County residents can file noise complaints through the airport operator's noise-abatement program or the FAA; local governments may participate in FAA-led noise studies but cannot restrict overflights. Ground-based airport activity may be addressed through local zoning, but the aircraft themselves fall outside county and municipal control.
Not locally enforceable. Aircraft-noise concerns are handled through FAA processes and airport noise-abatement programs; there is no county or municipal citation for overflight noise.
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