Now Available Spring 2008 NewsletterThe topic was air quality near the San Jose Airport. The speaker was Phil Martien from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The presentation covered the results of six months of research from the 4th & Jackson Air Monitoring Station. See the newsletter for complete details.
Two recent studies are of special note. Aircraft and road traffic noise near airports may contribute to the burden of cardiovascular disease.
The study is availalble at http://areco.org/pdf/10775.pdf
(24 hour reporting of loud aircraft, curfew penetrations, engine run-ups in the middle of the night)
The city of San Jose has a new info line that is a 24/7 fax. The number is 408-277-8500 with four digit codes for the following:
As a result of resident concerns, Jerry Hetnar, Environmental Department, of the San Jose Airport is logging dates, times, and addresses of people who are smelling Aircraft fumes. His phone number is 408-501-7706. You can even leave a message after working hours with your fumes complaint date and time.
Don't hesitate to call and log your fume concern! It is only by speaking up and raising our voices that we will get heard! Many people calling will lead to some kind of investigation of those pungent fumes and perhaps something to monitor our most precious resource - OUR AIR!!
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Stage 4 Aircraft Update
WebTrak™, an Internet flight tracking system, has been released by the San Jose Airport on their web site.
SFO Live Radar Flight Tracks allows you to watch the movement of flights and air traffic patterns currently in use within the Bay Area. This map shows flight tracks of aircraft arriving and departing from SFO, Oakland, and San Jose Airport and other nearby general aviation airports. (although not real time, there is a delay of ten minutes)