Notice2026-03770
Noise Exposure Map Notice: Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)
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Published
February 25, 2026
Effective
February 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted by Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act and the Code of Federal Regulations are in compliance with applicable requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9324-9325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03770]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice: Louisville Muhammad Ali International
Airport (SDF)
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted by Louisville
Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) under the provisions of the
Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act and the Code of Federal
Regulations are in compliance with applicable requirements.
DATES: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the Noise
Exposure Maps is February 23, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lopa Naik, Memphis Airports District
Office, 2600 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Ste. 2250, Memphis, Tennessee 38118;
phone (901) 322-8188; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#412d2e31206f2f20282a012720206f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5b9baa5b4fbbbb4bcbe95b3b4b4fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted for the Louisville Muhammad Ali
International Airport (SDF) are in compliance with applicable
requirements of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150,
effective February 23, 2026. Under 49 U.S.C. 47503 of the Aviation
Safety and Noise Abatement Act (``the Act''), an airport operator may
submit to the FAA Noise Exposure Maps which meet applicable regulations
and which depict non-compatible land uses as of the date of submission
of such maps, a description of projected aircraft operations, and the
ways in which such operations will affect such maps. The Act requires
such maps to be developed in consultation with interested and affected
parties in the local community, government agencies, and persons using
the airport. An airport operator who has submitted Noise Exposure Maps
that are found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of 14
CFR part 150, promulgated pursuant to the Act, may submit a Noise
Compatibility Program for FAA approval, which sets forth the measures
the airport operator has taken or proposes to take to reduce existing
non-compatible uses and prevent the introduction of additional non-
compatible uses.
The FAA has completed its review of the Noise Exposure Maps and
accompanying documentation submitted by the Louisville Regional Airport
Authority. The documentation that constitutes the ``Noise Exposure
Maps'' as defined in 14 CFR Sec. 150.7 includes: 2024 Existing
Condition Noise Exposure Map, 2029 Future Condition Noise Exposure Map,
and the Final Noise Exposure Maps and Supporting Documentation Report.
The FAA has determined that these Noise Exposure Maps and accompanying
documentation are in compliance with applicable requirements. This
determination is effective on February 23, 2026
FAA's determination on the airport operator's Noise Exposure Maps
is limited to a finding that the maps were developed in accordance with
the procedures contained in Appendix A of 14 CFR part 150. Such
determination does not constitute approval of the airport operator's
data, information or plans, or a commitment to approve a Noise
Compatibility Program or to fund the implementation of that Program. If
questions arise concerning the precise relationship of specific
properties to noise exposure contours depicted on a Noise Exposure Map
submitted under Section 47503 of the Act, it should be noted that the
FAA is not involved in any way in determining the relative locations of
specific properties with
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regard to the depicted noise exposure contours, or in interpreting the
Noise Exposure Maps to resolve questions concerning, for example, which
properties should be covered by the provisions of Section 47506 of the
Act. These functions are inseparable from the ultimate land use control
and planning responsibilities of local government. These local
responsibilities are not changed in any way under 14 CFR part 150 or
through FAA's review of the Noise Exposure Maps. Therefore, the
responsibility for the detailed overlaying of noise exposure contours
onto the map depicting properties on the surface rests exclusively with
the airport operator that submitted those maps, or with those public
agencies and planning agencies with which consultation is required
under Section 47503 of the Act. The FAA has relied on the certification
by the airport operator, under 14 CFR Sec. 150.21, that the
statutorily required consultation has been accomplished.
Copies of the full Noise Exposure Maps and report are available for
examination by appointment at the following location: Federal Aviation
Administration, Memphis Airports District Office, 2600 Thousand Oaks
Blvd., Ste. 2250, Memphis, Tennessee 38118, phone (901) 322-8188; email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#caa6a5baabe4a4aba3a18aacababe4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4d8dbc4d59adad5dddff4d2d5d59ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a>.
The Noise Exposure Maps and report are also available for viewing
and download at the airport's website (NEM [verbar] Louisville Muhammad
Ali International Airport)
To arrange an appointment to review the Noise Exposure Maps and
report, or for questions, contact the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Memphis Airports District Office, Memphis, Tennessee,
on February 23, 2026.
Rans D. Black,
Acting Manager, FAA Memphis Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2026-03770 Filed 2-24-26; 8:45 am]
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