Neither Lancaster County nor Lincoln regulates aircraft noise; flight operations are governed by the FAA under federal law. Lincoln's code does cover powered model aircraft, limiting them to 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA at night at a residential boundary.
Aircraft-in-flight noise is preempted by federal law and managed by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Lincoln Airport Authority, so no local ordinance sets aircraft noise limits. Lincoln's Noise Control Ordinance does regulate powered model aircraft: LMC 8.24.090(a)(7) prohibits operating powered model vehicles so as to create a noise disturbance across a residential boundary, in a public space, or within a noise-sensitive zone, with property-line limits of 65 dBA (7 a.m.–10 p.m.) and 55 dBA (10 p.m.–7 a.m.), measured at 50 feet in public spaces. Complaints about airport or overflight noise go to the airport authority, not the county.
Model-aircraft noise disturbances are misdemeanors: fine up to $500 or up to six months jail. Aircraft-in-flight noise is a federal matter.
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