PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Federal Aviation Administration wants to change flight paths at Sky Harbor Airport and nine other Valley airports, a move that could impact airlines and residents living beneath the routes jets follow during takeoff and landing.
The FAA is proposing satellite-based navigation, promising safer and more efficient flights. The agency is holding public comment sessions over the next two weeks on the proposed route changes. Any new routes would take effect next year.
History of flight path controversy
When the FAA changed flight paths at Sky Harbor in 2014, the move brought controversy and court hearings. The agency changed flight paths with no warning and no public input.
The city and historic neighborhoods responded by suing the federal government. A federal judge eventually ordered the FAA to restore the old flight paths…