No Springfield-specific ordinance directly addresses aircraft noise; the field is preempted by federal law (the Federal Aviation Act and the Noise Control Act of 1972), so the FAA, not the city, regulates aircraft noise.
Springfield's Code of Ordinances does not regulate aircraft noise, and it could not effectively do so. State and local regulation of aircraft operations and noise is preempted by federal law under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. ch. 401 et seq.) and the Noise Control Act of 1972, which vest the FAA and EPA with exclusive authority over aircraft noise standards, flight paths, and operations. Local airport proprietors must work within FAA processes (for example, 14 C.F.R. Part 150 noise-compatibility programs) rather than enacting independent noise limits. As a result, complaints about overflight noise from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport are handled through the airport authority and the FAA. Springfield's general nuisance standard (City Code section 98.01(a)) and the state Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/24) govern ground-based sound but do not reach in-flight aircraft operations.
Not locally enforced. Aircraft-noise concerns are addressed through the FAA and the airport proprietor under federal aviation law (14 C.F.R. Part 150); no city penalty applies.
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