Aircraft noise is regulated by the FAA under federal law, not by Morris County or New Jersey. The state Noise Control Act expressly excludes aircraft in flight, so local decibel ordinances do not apply to overflights.
Neither Morris County nor its towns can regulate aircraft noise; federal law preempts it. The FAA controls aircraft operations and noise nationwide, and N.J.A.C. 7:29 excludes sound from aircraft and airport operations from the state noise limits. Morris County is served by Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU), a busy general-aviation field; noise concerns there are addressed through FAA processes, airport voluntary noise-abatement programs and airport-management outreach, not a county ordinance. Ground equipment and stationary airport sources can still fall under the state noise rule, but aircraft in flight do not. Residents concerned about overflights should contact the airport noise office or the FAA.
Aircraft-noise enforcement is federal, through the FAA; there is no county or municipal fine for aircraft in flight.
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