Most pilots love the sound of engines in the morning — and have little patience with airport neighbors who complain — but in Vancouver, one airline pilot who chose to live close to the airport has had it with early-morning engine tests and middle-of-the-night jumbo-jet takeoffs. “Some areas of [the city] are absolutely blasted,” Neil Filipek told Canada.com. “Most airports in the world do a better job addressing complaints than Vancouver.” Filipek says the airport should build an engine run-up enclosure to shield neighbors from the noise, and do a better job of addressing complaints. “Other major airports do not allow 24-hour operations,” he said. He says he got the brush off from the airport when he made suggestions for improvements. “Officials are used to doing whatever they want because the airport is on federal land,” Filipek said. Airport officials told Canada.com they might consider building a noise shelter, and said they are already doing a “really good job” at addressing noise issues.
The airport had an average of 43 takeoffs and landings each night last year.
