Aircraft Noise and
Operations Report
2014 Bi-Annual Summary
July – December
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
International Airport
Aircraft Noise Report Page 1 This report details the locations of all complaints for the reporting period. Comparisons
include state, county and areas within each county.
Quarterly & Annual Comparison of Complaints Page 2
This report shows the trends of total complaints comparing the previous five years by quarter to the current year.
Complaints by Category Page 3
Complaints received for the reporting period are further detailed by fourteen types of complaints, concerns or questions. A complainant may have more than one complaint, concern or question per occurrence.
Complaint Locations and Frequent Complainants Page 4
This report shows the locations of the complainants on a map and the number of complaints made by the most frequent/repeat complainants for the reporting period.
Total Runway Usage - All Aircraft Page 5
This report graphically shows the total number and percentage of departures and arrivals on each runway for the reporting period.
Nighttime Usage by Large Jets Page 6
This report graphically shows the total number and percentage of large jet departures and arrivals on each runway during the nighttime hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. for the reporting period.
Nighttime Usage by Small Jets and Props Page 7
This report graphically shows the total number and percentage of small jet and prop
departures and arrivals on each runway during the nighttime hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. for the reporting period.
Hourly Nighttime Operations Page 8
This report shows the total nighttime operations by hour and further details most frequent nighttime operators. It further graphically depicts the hourly nighttime operations and comparison of large jets versus small jets/props for the reporting period.
Airline Operations Report Page 9
This report provides a breakdown of the operations by airline for the reporting period.
Notes Page Page 10
The notes page provides additional information and/or definitions to better understand one or more of the reports listed above. A particular report may show a note number at the bottom of the page for reference.
2014 BI-ANNUAL SUMMARY
Table of Contents and Summary of Reports
JULY - DECEMBER
KENTUCKY CALLS
23
OHIO CALLS
45
OHIO CALLS CONT'D
Boone County
20
Butler County
1
Warren County
1
Burlington 6 Mason 1 Loveland 1 Dartmouth Woods 4
Hamilton County
43
Florence 4 Cleves 1
Parlor Grove 3 Colerain Township 1
INDIANA CALLS
14
Petersburg 1 Delhi Township 2
Dearborn County
14
Union 1 Green Township 5 Aurora 3
Walton 1 Miami Township 1 Hidden Valley Lake 6
Campbell County
1
Mount Lookout 14 Lawrenceburg 4 Wilder 1 Mount Washington 10 Moores Hill 1Kenton County
2
North College Hill 1Covington 1 Sayler Park 4
Fort Mitchell 1 Springfield Township 4
AIRCRAFT NOISE REPORT
Boone
24%
Campbell
1%
Kenton
3%
Butler
1%
Hamilton
53%
Warren
1%
Dearborn
17%
County Comparison
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter TOTAL 2014 45 55 27 55 182 2013 125 144 63 117 449 2012 102 55 93 164 414 2011 106 71 129 92 398 2010 175 128 120 63 486 2009 32 31 200 81 344
QUARTERLY & ANNUAL COMPARISON OF COMPLAINTS
0
50
100
150
200
250
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Num
ber of
Com
p
laints
Quarter
Quarterly & Annual Comparison
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Category Description
Number of
Complaints and/or
Questions
Percentage
Comparison
Aircraft Noise
77
34.53%
Low Flying Aircraft
35
15.70%
Frequent Over Flights
12
5.38%
New Aircraft Activity
10
4.48%
House Vibration
14
6.28%
Engine Pollution
3
1.35%
Aircraft Off Track
9
4.04%
Disturbed Relaxation/Sleep
54
24.22%
Engine Test/Run-Up
3
1.35%
Safety Concerns
0
0.00%
Mitigation Questions
3
1.35%
Technical Questions
0
0.00%
Relocating to Area
3
1.35%
Other
0
0.00%
TOTAL
223
100.00%
COMPLAINTS BY CATEGORY
The total number of complaints will not equal the total number of calls/e-mails for the reporting period. A complainant may have more than one complaint or question per occurrence.
0 20 40 60 80 100 Number of Compl a in ts Categories
Complaints by Category
6 Month Total Complaints 82 6 Month Total Complainants 46
COMPLAINANT STATE CITY OR AREA RUNWAY NUMBER OF
COMPLAINTS
PERCENT OF TOTAL COMPLAINTS
1 OH Mount Lookout 27 Arrivals 13 16%
2 OH Mount Washington 27 Arrivals 10 12%
3 IN Hidden Valley Lake 09 Arrivals
27 Departures 6 7%
COMPLAINT LOCATIONS
TOTALS
FREQUENT COMPLAINANTS
8,114
24%
36R 36C 36L 18R 18C 18L 27 091,528
4%
4
0%
4,350
13%
2,545
8%
61
0%
1
0%
210
1%
7,821
23%
1,440
4%
2,515
8%
10,951
32%
20,098
60%
4,630
14%
15
0%
3,001
9%
2014 BI-ANNUAL SUMMARY
TOTAL RUNWAY USAGE - ALL AIRCRAFT
ARRIVALS DEPARTURES
TOTALS: 33,569
Arrivals
33,715
Departures
3
0%
36R 36C 36L 18R 18C 18L 27 0982
2%
0
0%
25
0%
152
3%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
128
2%
366
8%
30
0%
2
0%
4,187
90%
3,566
61%
6
0%
1,979
34%
NIGHTTIME USAGE BY LARGE JETS
Nighttime hours are between 10:00 p.m.—7:00 a.m.
TOTALS:
5,852 Arrivals
4,674 Departures
Notes 2 & 3
ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Page 6316
15%
36R 36C 36L 18R 18C 18L 27 0929
1%
0
0%
976
35%
173
6%
0
0%
0
0%
5
0%
158
6%
633
30%
8
1%
24
1%
1,134
53%
981
35%
1
0%
479
17%
2014 BI-ANNUAL SUMMARY
NIGHTTIME USAGE BY SMALL JETS & PROPS
ARRIVALS DEPARTURES
Nighttime hours are between 10:00 p.m.—7:00 a.m.
TOTALS 2,796
Arrivals
2,121
Departures
# Airline Name ID Aircraft Type Aircraft ID Count
1 ABX Air (DHL) ABX Boeing 767 B762, B763 4,420 Boeing 767 B762, B763 1,140 Boeing 747 B744, B748 8
Boeing 737 B734 659
Boeing 777 B77L 308
Boeing 747 B744 6
Embraer Twin Jet E135, E145 937
Hour Count Canadair Regional Jet CRJ7 17
22:00 1,491 McDonnell Douglas MD88 314
23:00 1,796 Boeing 737 B738, B739 289
0:00 2,338 Airbus A319, A320 258
1:00 1,952 Boeing 757 B752 56
2:00 851 Boeing 757 B752 665
3:00 309 Boeing 767 B762, B763 111
4:00 456 Fairchild Dornier SW4 344
5:00 3,013 Embraer Twin Turboprop E120 222
6:00 3,287 Beechcraft Turboprop B190 185
TOTAL 15,493 8 Polar Air Cargo (DHL) PAC Boeing 747 B744, B748 723 9 Pinnacle Airlines (Delta) FLG Canadair Regional Jet CRJ2 & 9 562 Embraer Twin Jet E135, E145, E45X 539 Canadair Regional Jet CRJ2, 7 & 9 18 11 Air Wisconsin AWI Canadair Regional Jet CRJ2 427 12 Kalitta Air (DHL) CKS Boeing 747 B742, B744 399 13 Frontier Airlines FFT Airbus A319, A320 332 14 US Airways Express JIA Canadair Regional Jet CRJ2, 7 & 9 317 15 Air Cargo Carriers (DHL) SNC Airborne Short 360 SH36 299
16 DHL Air Ltd (DHL) DHK Boeing 767 B763 296
Airbus A306, A310 260
Boeing 757 B752 2
18 Suburban Air Freight (DHL) SUB Beechcraft Turboprop B190 235 19 CargoJet Airways (DHL) CJT Boeing 727 (Hushkit) B722 225 20 Trans World Express
(American & United) LOF Embraer Twin Jet E145 206
21 All Other Airlines 714
TOTAL 15,493
Note: The top 20 nighttime operators (listed above) represent 92% of the total nighttime operations.
7 Ameriflight
3 Southern Air, Inc. (DHL) SOO
HOURLY NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS
Operations by Hour
GTI
Total Nighttime
2 Atlas Air, Inc. (DHL)
6 Air Transport International
(DHL) ATN
FDX 10 Express Jet
(Delta & United) ASQ
17 FedEx
AMF 4 Envoy (American) ENY
5 Delta Air Lines DAL
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 22:00 23:00 0:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 Hours 2014 Bi-Annual Summary Hourly Nighttime Operations
Small Jets/Props Large Jets
AIRLINE ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES
PERCENTAGE COMPARSION
Delta Connection Carriers* 22,869 33.99%
DHL 11,275 16.76%
Delta Air Lines 7,077 10.52%
United Airlines and Regional Affiliates 6,581 9.78%
US Airways and Regional Affiliates 5,722 8.50%
American Airlines and Regional Affiliates 5,611 8.34%
Other ** 3,038 4.52%
Frontier Airlines 1,357 2.02%
AmeriFlight, Inc. 1,215 1.81%
Allegiant Air 641 0.95%
Air Canada and Regional Affiliates 535 0.80%
Federal Express a/k/a FedEx 532 0.79%
Ultimate Air Shuttle 465 0.69%
Castle Aviation, Inc. 255 0.38%
Netjets Aviation, Inc. 111 0.16%
TOTAL 67,284 100.00%
AIRLINE OPERATIONS REPORT
* Other Delta Connection Carriers include Chautauqua, Compass, Express Jet, GoJet, Sky West, Shuttle America, Endeavor and Delta Private Jets.
** Other airlines include charters, general aviation, corporate, smaller cargo operations and military.
Delta Connection Carriers*
DHL Delta Air Lines
United Airlines and Regional Affiliates
US Airways and Regional Affiliates American Airlines and
Regional Affiliates Other **
Frontier Airlines
AmeriFlight, Inc.
Allegiant Air
Air Canada and Regional Affiliates
Federal Express a/k/a FedEx
Ultimate Air Shuttle
Castle Aviation, Inc.
Netjets Aviation, Inc.
Delta Connection Carriers*
DHL
Delta Air Lines
United Airlines and Regional Affiliates
US Airways and Regional Affiliates
American Airlines and Regional Affiliates
Other **
Frontier Airlines
AmeriFlight, Inc.
Allegiant Air
Air Canada and Regional Affiliates
Federal Express a/k/a FedEx
Ultimate Air Shuttle
Castle Aviation, Inc.
