Peoria, IL Noise Ordinances: Aircraft Noise (2026)

Under U.S. Supreme Court precedent (City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, 411 U.S. 624 (1973)) and federal statutes including 49 U.S.C. § 41713, municipalities including Peoria are preempted from regulating aircraft operations themselves; noise abatement is a federal function executed cooperatively by the FAA and the airport operator. PIA's FAA Part 150 study identifies the 65 DNL (Day-Night Average Sound Level) noise contour as the threshold for non-compatible residential land use. The Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria's Noise Compatibility Program (approved by the FAA via Record of Approval dated September 16, 2009) includes ten measures: voluntary acoustical treatment of impacted residences along Airport Road (sound attenuation up to interior 45 DNL), preferential runway use, run-up restriction areas, real-estate sales disclosure within affected contours, and continuing public outreach. Run-up procedures are restricted to designated areas on the field; engine maintenance run-ups outside those areas are prohibited by airport rules. Beyond the federal layer, City of Peoria Code Sec. 15-64 ('In the air; on the water') prohibits any contrivance used or designated for flight from operating with attached amplified sound for music, voice, or other noise — a narrow local rule that does not regulate aircraft engine noise. Noise complaints should be directed to the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria (PIA) at 309-697-8272. The FAA Office of Environment and Energy is the appellate federal forum.