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RNAV Study Briefing for Officials
June 241, 2019
Welcome & Introductions
Jonathan Hecht
State Representative for the
29th Middlesex District
Overview & Process
Myron Kassaraba
Town of Belmont Representative
Massport CAC
Timeline
• June 2013 - 33L RNAV SID procedure implemented
• Sept. 2013 — Belmont and Watertown join the Logan CAC
• 2014 — Coalition between CAC Reps from Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge &
Watertown. Joint letters and request for relief from FAA and Massport.
• Jan. 2015 — Motion by Logan CAC to request re-evaluation of 33L RNAV SID
• October 2015 — First meeting of 33L Municipal Working Group in Belmont
• July 2016 — Second meeting of 33L Municipal Working Group at Statehouse
• October 2016 — Massport/FAA/MIT announce RNAV Study
• November 2016 — 33L Municipal Working Group meeting with FAA Deputy
Administrator in Burlington
• Feb & November 2017 — Massport RNAV Study Public Meetings (Boston, Mass
DOT Transportation Building)
• April 2018 — MCAC Aviation Subcommittee meeting on initial Block 2 analysis.
• October 2018 — Block 2 update and presentation of Dispersion Concepts
0 April 2019 — Last update on Block 2
33L Municipal Working Group
• Initiated by Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge and
Watertown Logan CAC Reps, Officials and Legislators.
Medford and Somerville are now participating.
• Objective: to communicate to our Congressional
Delegation and Legislators as communities negatively
impacted by the 2013 33L RNAV SID procedure and to
ask for help in getting a re-examination of the
procedure to reduce the effects of RNAV concentration .
• What we asked for:
• Decrease in the concentrated noise burden on specific
neighborhoods under the 33L flight paths though dispersion
akin to that of the pre-RNAV Logan Six procedure.
• Planes cleared to higher altitudes faster.
Today's Meeting
• Focused exclusively on the Block 2 dispersion
options being developed for consideration by the
MIT RNAV Study Team ( Dr. John Hansman ) .
• Information for Officials, Reps and Legislators to be
able to hold community-level meetings.
• Important topics that are not on today's agenda
• Increased volume of operations at Logan
• Increased late-night and early-morning operations
• Health & environmental impacts
• Noise Monitors
• State & Federal Legislation
Process from here
• Request additional information or analysis from
RNAV Study Team if needed .
• Each City or Town to decide if they want to hold
local meetings in their community.
• Reconvene 33L Municipal Working Group to discuss
taking a position on recommendations for
dispersion alternative(s) .
• Move towards a vote of the Massport CAC for
submission of a formal request to the FAA ( Next
General MCAC Meeting in October) .