The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has implemented new standard flight procedures at Palm Beach International Airport, which airport officials hope means fewer planes flying over homes around the airport.
The changes come after WPTV listened to complaints about increased aircraft noise from local residents after a permanent no-fly zone was established over Mar-a-Lago. The change caused planes to alter their flight path, which resulted in the airport getting more than 500 noise complaints in just three months. Officials said that’s about 10 times the amount of complaints they airport would receive in an entire year.
David Skok, a local homeowner affected by the changes, is part of a group called the Quiet Skies Coalition. He said the planes wake people up in the middle of the night…