No Erie-specific ordinance directly addresses aircraft noise; the topic is preempted. Aircraft operations and in-flight noise are governed by the Federal Aviation Administration under federal law, and Pennsylvania regulates airport operation and aircraft under the Aviation Code (74 Pa.C.S. Chapter 51 et seq.). Erie International Airport noise is managed at the airport-proprietor level, not by city ordinance.
Erie does not (and cannot) regulate aircraft noise through its municipal Codified Ordinances. Aircraft airworthiness, flight operations and in-air noise are governed exclusively by the Federal Aviation Administration under federal law (49 U.S.C. Subtitle VII; FAA noise certification under 14 C.F.R. Part 36; airport noise/access restrictions controlled by the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990, 49 U.S.C. Section 47521 et seq.). At the state level, the Pennsylvania Aviation Code, 74 Pa.C.S. Chapter 51 et seq. (administered by PennDOT's Bureau of Aviation), governs airport licensing, ratings and operation, including 74 Pa.C.S. Section 5301, which directs the Department to promulgate and enforce aviation regulations. Local governments cannot impose curfews, operational caps or noise standards on aircraft in flight without risking federal disapproval. For Erie, aircraft-noise concerns relate to Erie International Airport (Tom Ridge Field), and any noise-abatement procedures are administered by the airport proprietor (the Erie Regional Airport Authority) in coordination with the FAA, not through the City of Erie's noise ordinance. Erie's own disorderly conduct ordinance (Article 705) does not address aircraft.
No Erie penalty applies; aircraft-noise matters are handled through the FAA and the airport proprietor's noise-abatement program. State enforcement falls under the Pennsylvania Aviation Code and PennDOT Bureau of Aviation.
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