AIRPORT WILL CONSIDER CURFEW PROPOSAL: BOB HOPE FLIGHT BAN WOULD BE FROM 10 P.M. TO 7 A.M.Byline: Brandon Lowrey Staff Writer Hoping to cut noise and costs, Bob Hope Airport Bob Hope Airport (IATA: BUR, ICAO: KBUR, FAA LID: BUR) is a regional and national airport located in Burbank, California, United States. It was formerly known as United Airport (1930-1934); Union Air Terminal (1934-1940); officials this month will consider a proposed 10 p.m.-to-7 a.m. curfew curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated as a precaution against fires and was common throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. and seek public input. The scheduled meeting marks the latest step in eight years of preparation to enter a rigorous curfew application process with the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control . The curfew would mostly hinder hin·der 1 v. hin·dered, hin·der·ing, hin·ders v.tr. 1. To be or get in the way of. 2. To obstruct or delay the progress of. v.intr. cargo planes cargo plane n → avión m de carga cargo plane n → avion-cargo m cargo plane cargo n → that fly in and out of the airport, but also would eliminate nighttime noise and allow Bob Hope Airport to save $67million in operation and residential noise insulation costs through 2015, said spokesman Victor Gill. Airport curfews are heavily restricted under federal law, requiring airports to submit detailed reports describing why a curfew is necessary and what impacts it would have. The Burbank airport has been working on its proposal since 2000. "They're so heavily restricted that nobody has been able to impose a curfew on (quieter) Class 3 jets since 1990," Gill said. To soften the impact of the airport's noise, it has also spent more than $90million of its own money and federal grants insulating surrounding homes and schools. But homes on about 60 acres surrounding the airport are still not properly insulated in·su·late tr.v. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates 1. To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate. 2. from the sound, Gill said. When the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority meets to consider the proposal March 17, it plans to set a 45-day public comment period. Gill said it hopes to submit the final plan to the FAA by early summer. Once submitted, the FAA will likely take more than six months to decide whether to allow the curfew, Gill said. Ameriflight, an air cargo air cargo: see aviation. company based at Bob Hope Airport that would be significantly affected by the proposed curfew, did not return telephone calls seeking comment. Citizen watchdog group Restore Our Airport Rights chairman Howard Rothenbach said he was pleased with the news. "A curfew would be nice," he said. "I always thought a cap on flights would be more important than a curfew, but we'll take what we can get." brandon.lowrey(at)dailynews.com 818-713-3699 WANT TO GO The Airport Authority's meeting will be held at 7 p.m. March 17 in the main meeting room of the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, 2500 Hollywood Way. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: A plane takes off from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank on Friday. A proposed curfew would mostly hinder cargo planes that fly in and out of the airport, but officials say it would also eliminate nighttime noise and allow the airport to save $67 million in operation and residential noise insulation costs through 2015. Michael Owen
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