Update: June 15, 2022

FAA PUSHES DATES FOR CHANGES TO DEPARTURE PROCEDURES

In May 2022, the FAA indicated to Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) that the environmental review process for revised departure procedures for Van Nuys Airport (VNY) would begin in April 2023, and the procedures would be on track for January 2024.

In response, LAWA sent a letter to the FAA on June 9, expressing its “concerns that the effort will be at a standstill for over a year without any indication as to what type of environmental review will be required and how long that environmental review will take…and that such a delay is unacceptable for communities who are affected by these flights each day.” LAWA requested a timeline for expediting the environmental review so that the new procedures can be “implemented as quickly as possible.”

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