QUIET, PLEASE: It’s a shame that busy...
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QUIET, PLEASE: It’s a shame that busy John Wayne Airport isn’t even busier, says a new regional government report. The report warns that Southern California badly needs more airports to meet growing air cargo needs, and it cites the airport as lowest in cargo tonnage. A reason: Air cargo requires more fuel and bigger planes, which would violate the airport’s noise restrictions. . . . Explains spokeswoman Courtney Wiercioch: “A quick lesson in air cargo physics: Noise equals weight plus length.”
Small Loads
Noise restrictions force John Wayne Airport to carry the lightest cargo load.
Airport Tons/1991 Los Angeles International 1,258,209 Ontario International 282,558 Long Beach 27,437 Burbank 19,449 John Wayne 2,511
Source: Southern California Assn. of Governments
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