Why aircraft noise is shaking these Portland neighborhoods

North and Northeast Portlanders are used to a certain level of noise. With major freeways, an airport and a racetrack nearby, the roar of a loud engine is part of everyday life.

  • But some residents (including this Piedmont local) have reported noisier-than-normal aircraft sounds — enough to rattle houses and wake people up — over the last week.

The big picture: Our recent stretch of clear, cold weather, combined with routine Oregon Air National Guard activity — plus additional military aircraft, including visiting U.S. Navy Blue Angels F-18s — could have made jet noise more noticeable, according to Port of Portland spokesperson Kara Hansen.

  • People…

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