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Letter: Airports, please respect your sleeping neighbors

(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo)  A plane takes off at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Feb. 24, 2019.

(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) A plane takes off at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Feb. 24, 2019.

This is an open letter to the folks at the Salt Lake Airport. I’ve lived at my South Jordan address for 20 years now. I was told I would be in the flight pattern for approaching aircraft. Until the last couple of years, the airport administration has been sensitive to the neighborhood calls to help with the noise of the aircraft at hours when we would love to be sleeping. The noise for the past few months has gotten out of control between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.

I ask the airport administration to look at this again and work with pilots and aircraft to help us in the community to enjoy having a lovely airport in our community. However, 5 a.m. is just too early to be awakened by the roar of overhead aircraft.

If you live in the flight pattern like me, the number to call is 801-575-3470 to voice your concern.

Neil West, South Jordan

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