The Federal Aviation Administration has approved new flight paths for Naples Airport that started Oct. 2 and are designed to enhance safety, increase efficiency and reduce noise.
Naples Airport contracted with FAA-authorized third-party evaluator Hughes Aerospace, which identified two primary flight modifications to help mitigate aviation noise on approach flights.
These changes include to the approaches. Airplanes would descend at a steeper slope (3.5 degrees vs. 3.0 degrees), meaning aircraft would fly at higher altitudes on their approaches above neighborhoods near Naples Airport. The change would not affect helicopters…