Flight paths at JWA causing a ruckus

Let me get this straight:

South County dupes voters into rejecting an airport at the former

El Toro Marine base and instead votes in a “Great Park” scam. And now

thousands of homes and offices will be built there, creating more

traffic congestion and pollution than any airport could make.

Then as a result of El Toro going away, the Federal Aviation

Administration creates more unrestricted air space for John Wayne

Airport departing flights, which results in South County complaints

that noisy aircraft are taking off and flying too low over their

homes.

Is that great or what?

STEVE M. STEC

Newport Beach

I totally concur with Ralph Warrington’s comments, “Complaints

about the roar overhead,” which ran in the Forum section Saturday,

regarding John Wayne Airport airplane noise over Corona del Mar.

The noise is compelling and overwhelming since the pilots have

been crossing the coastline closer to the harbor entrance, instead of

flying out over the ocean as they used to do. I also notice the

deafening and debilitating roar after 9 p.m. with the extended flight

times. This increased noise is completely unnecessary, and I

recommend the pilots return to their old flight pattern out over the

ocean so we Corona del Mar residents once again can get some sleep.

SONDRA SCOTT

Corona del Mar