Hendersonville is approximately 20-25 minutes northeast of Nashville International Airport (BNA / KBNA) and roughly 15 minutes northeast of John C. Tune Airport (JWN / KJWN). Aircraft-in-flight noise is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration; Hendersonville's Title 11 noise ordinance contains no aircraft-noise provisions and the city cannot regulate flight operations, routing or curfews. Recreational seaplane and aircraft operations on Old Hickory Lake fall under FAA and TVA authority.
Federal preemption: under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 41713 (Airline Deregulation Act) and the FAA's exclusive authority over aircraft in flight, local governments cannot regulate the noise levels, flight paths, or operating hours of aircraft. The City of Hendersonville's noise ordinance (Section 11-402) contains no aircraft-noise provisions; no Hendersonville code section attempts to regulate aircraft. The primary noise sources in the Hendersonville area are: (1) Nashville International Airport (BNA / KBNA) - the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority's primary commercial airport about 21 miles southwest of Hendersonville; arrival and departure tracks from BNA's north-flow runways (Runway 2L/20R and 2R/20L) can cross northern Davidson and southern Sumner County en route to and from Hendersonville. (2) John C. Tune Airport (JWN / KJWN) - the Authority's reliever / general-aviation airport in Nashville (Bordeaux area), used by general-aviation and corporate flights. (3) Recreational and seaplane traffic from Old Hickory Lake (operated under FAA Part 91 with Tennessee Valley Authority navigable-waters authority - TVA regulates seaplane water use on Old Hickory Lake reservoir under federal jurisdiction). BNA publishes a voluntary noise abatement procedure for departing carriers (Nashville Airport Noise Office at (615) 275-1755) and maintains noise complaint hotlines, but does not impose mandatory curfews. Complaints about BNA-area aircraft noise should be filed with the Nashville Airport Noise Office, not with the City of Hendersonville. Recreational seaplane noise on Old Hickory Lake is generally not regulable at the local level due to TVA and FAA preemption. Cross-reference: the federal aircraft noise study process is FAA Part 150, which determines noise contours and federal funding eligibility for soundproofing of eligible residences within the contour.
No city-issued noise citation for in-flight aircraft (federally preempted). BNA-area complaints route to the Nashville Airport Noise Office at (615) 275-1755 or via the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority noise complaint webform. Old Hickory Lake seaplane/aircraft complaints lack a clear local enforcement mechanism due to TVA + FAA preemption; persistent issues may be raised with TVA Police or the FAA Flight Standards District Office.
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