Airport officials announced today at the Commission meeting that the Federal Aviation Administration has approved their proposal to route incoming air traffic over the Polk Parkway.
The three years of effort to reduce noise over neighborhoods from large jets flying into Lakeland Linder International Airport started on Oct 3 when it published the procedures on its gateway information website; it plans to make new departure procedures effective Oct. 31.
Under the plan approved by the FAA, aircraft approaching Lakeland International Airport:
- Fly over the northern tip of Lake Hancock
- Continue above the Polk Parkway starting a little west of U.S. 98 South
- Curve slightly southward between Cleveland Heights Boulevard and South Florida Avenue
- Continue in a roughly straight line to the airport. The map above shows two slightly different paths into the airport depending on the aircraft.
Pilots may deviate a bit to the north or south of the lines on the map, depending on conditions and weather, Airport Assistant Director Adam Lunn told Lakeland City Commissioners.
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When they “deviate”, they better do it to the North. There are thousands of homes off Pipkin (including mine)!