Update: August 20, 2019

The FAA presented their solution for the PPRRY waypoint that was implemented without public notice or environmental impact studies.

VNY SOLUTION IS NOT WHAT WE ASKED FOR

On Tuesday 8/6 the FAA presented the long awaited “solution” at the VNY Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) meeting. It was NOT what we proposed to LAWA in January and we do not support it.

Our proposal was to return to the historical path using the 2.2 DME waypoint at/near the unpopulated Sepulveda Basin just south of Van Nuys Airport where planes had successfully - without complaints - turned for 30+ years prior to last year. We had advocated for this as an immediate / interim solution at the very least so that residents would not have to wait for the Task Force to make decisions and changes (see below). In 2018, the FAA had created the PPRRY waypoint - without notice - routing planes further south, severely impacting the Ventura Blvd. corridor/foothills and Santa Monica Mountains.

At the CAC meeting on August 6, the FAA announced that they were proposing to create still another new "path," which will impact most of the same communities that the PPRRY waypoint and BUR aircraft is currently impacting. This is unacceptable. We have reached out to officials about this and the Task Force, and as we learn more, we will provide additional details.

VNY and BUR AIRPORT JOINT TASK FORCE FIRST MEETING SET

On August 28, at 6:30 PM, the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Burbank Airport will lead the first Task Force meeting to address long-term solutions at VNY and BUR. It is to be comprised of City and Federal representatives, along with Airport staff, technical experts and FAA staff. As we understand it, the public will have an opportunity to speak.

The Task Force is expected to take 6 months through a series of meetings before it will submit recommendations for long-term solutions to the FAA for the aviation impacts to the South San Fernando Valley. Thus this process will not end until at least March, 2020.

LOCATION:
Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel
2500 N. Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA

Recommended to arrive by 6:15 PM. Residents planning to speak need to fill out a speaker card. The hotel has paid parking. Click here for map and parking information.