Knowledge Base

How We Use Noise Report Data

Thank you for reaching out to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (RMMA) with your noise concerns. We appreciate you sharing your feedback.

Your concerns have been logged and will contribute to our data collection that helps us understand more about your experience. 

Airport Governance and Regulations: 

As a federally funded, public-use airport, RMMA is managed and operated by Jefferson County under the oversight of the Federal Aviation Association (FAA). Our airport supports a diverse mix of aeronautical uses including government research, aerial firefighting, chartered aviation, flight schools, aviation maintenance facilities, and private aircraft owners. 

RMMA is bound by FAA Airport Sponsor Assurances and federal law to ensure that the FAA retains exclusive authority over all U.S. airspace. This means the FAA regulates flight paths, limits the types of aircraft that can use RMMA, and restricts aircraft operations like touch-and-go maneuvers and flight school activity.

In November 2025, the FAA issued a Letter to Airmen announcing new uncharted Visual Flight Rules (VFR) arrival and departure transition routes around RMMA. These routes were developed by the FAA to improve safety and reduce congestion in the busy airspace surrounding the airport. RMMA was not involved in creating these procedures and shares this information to keep stakeholders and community members informed. View the NOTAM here: BJC VFR Arrival/Departure Transition Routes. 

RMMA remains committed to working with the FAA and all airport users to share its voluntary noise abatement plan. To learn more about RMMA’s operations—including aircraft safety concerns, environmental guidelines, and future airport plans—visit our FAQ page here: RMMA Frequently Asked Questions. 

RMMA Noise Abatement: 

RMMA has developed a Voluntary Noise Abatement Plan (VNAP), aligned with Colorado House Bill 24-1235, that encourages pilots to minimize noise while maintaining safety and complying with FAA and Air Traffic Control (ATC) guidelines. These suggestions include: 

• Reduced traffic pattern activity 

• Climbing more quickly after takeoff 

• Lowering engine power and propeller speed when safe 

• Flying higher approaches when landing 

• Flying over major roads or open spaces when possible 

RMMA holds quarterly meetings with flight schools to reinforce these recommended practices, in addition to sending out reminders via newsletter. You can view the VNAP brochure that is provided to all RMMA tenants and pilots here: RMMA Voluntary Noise Abatement Brochure. 

Additional Resources: 

• Part 150: RMMA is undertaking a Part 150 Noise Study that will develop Noise Exposure Maps and the identification of any incompatible land uses as defined by the FAA. The study, partially funded by an FAA Airport Improvement Program grant, began in late 2024 and is expected to take about two years to complete. View FAA guidelines here: Part 150 Airport Noise Study. View more RMMA specific information here: RMMA Part 150 Noise Study Website.

• RMMA Educational Video: RMMA tenant, Aleks Udris, created a video explaining why pilots fly the way they do at RMMA. This video is a great resource to help understand the practical challenges and decisions pilots face when operating at our airport. Watch video here: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (Boldmethod). 

• Airport Operations Statistics: RMMA Operations are counted by the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower and are publicly viewable through the FAA Air Traffic Activity System. Use system here: FAA Air Traffic Activity System. 

To report noise concerns directly to the FAA, please email 9-FAA-ANM-Ombuds@faa.gov. Concerns over aircraft safety or hazardous operations should be directed to the Denver Flight Standards District Office. If the concern is about low-flying aircraft, you may want to review the FAA's brochure about Low-Flying Aircraft. 

RMMA fosters open, two-way communication between us, our tenants and users, and the surrounding community. Documenting noise concerns, like yours, plays an important role in helping us uphold our commitment to being a good neighbor. 

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