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National Transportation Statistics

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Number of People Residing in Areas of Significant Noise Exposure Around U.S. Airports

KEY:  dB = decibels; DNL = day-night sound level; R = revised.                  

a Noise-level contours are graphical representations of noise levels on a map, similar to elevation contours on a topographic map.  Noise-level contours are lines that join points of equal sound levels. Areas between given noise-level contour lines would have a noise level between the two contour values. The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has identified DNL 65 dB as the...