General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA), operated by the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria, is the primary regional airport just west of the city. Aircraft noise is federally preempted by the Federal Aviation Act and the Airline Deregulation Act; FAA Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) governs airport-level mitigation. PIA's most recent FAA-approved NCP (2009) includes acoustical treatment of homes within the 65 DNL contour east of the airport along Airport Road (~22 homes) and preferential Runway 13/31 use at 70/30. Peoria Code Sec. 15-64 separately prohibits amplified sound from any aircraft.
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. Β§ 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 β 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.
Federal aircraft noise enforcement is by the FAA against operators (pilots and airlines). Local enforcement is limited: Sec. 15-64 violations (amplified sound from aircraft) carry minimum fines under Sec. 1-5. Airport tenants and FBOs violating PIA noise rules face airport operating-permit consequences (suspension of based-aircraft privileges or hangar leases). Run-up violations are handled administratively by the Authority and do not carry city criminal liability.
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