What NJCAAN Has Been Doing

Since 1989, NJCAAN has been working to prevent, reverse, and mitigate the onerous environmental impacts of the aviation industry. We have:

• Addressed major Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airspace restructuring project such as:

  • The Expanded East Coast Plan (EECP)
  • The Metro Airspace Redesign

• Addressed Port Authority of NY & NJ (PANY&NJ) proposals and projects.

• Proposed our own professionally designed Ocean Routing plan to significanly reduce aviation noise pollution across New Jersey. In addition, rented a 747 to host elected officials and the press on a successful test flight that demonstrated the benefits.

• Educated the public and their elected officials on the health and economic costs of aviation pollution.

• Worked with similar organizations across the country and internationally.

What You Can Do Right Now

A simple but important action is to formally notify public officials of your aviation noise issue:

• File a formal complaint with:

  • The FAA Eastern Region via their email.
  • The PANY&NJ via their online form.
  • The PANY&NJ via their hotline: (800) 225-1071.

• Write to your Federal elected officials:

  • Senator Menendez
  • Senator Booker
  • Your Congressperson

  A single page typewritten letter sent via USPS to their Washington, DC offices is the most effective approach.

Please consider the following:

• Be specific as possible regarding the time, type of aircraft (e.g. commercial jet) and flight pattern (e.g. arrival or departure) causing the problem.

• Although relief is not assured, the FAA and PANY&NJ are required to keep a record of noise complaints and are highly sensitive to increased numbers of complaints from citizens.

• It is more important to file periodic complaints and to organize your neighbor to do likewise rather than constantly file a complaint yourself.

• A useful reference in understanding your particular situation is the PANY&NJ flight tracker

• When writing a letter or email, add "CC NJCAAN" and forward the original and the response to us.