Direct the FAA to create a DC Metropolitan Airspace Management Plan

The Issue

The DC Metropolitan Area has an unusual amount of aircraft traffic, commercial, government, and military, that has a substantial and often detrimental impact on the residents living in and around the city. The location of a major airport in the city's center, as well as the military and government air bases in and around the area, make it of critical importance that an Airspace Management Plan be created, implemented and managed in order to ensure citizens are not inordinately affected by the activity this air traffic creates. An effective plan would include all the local entities that operate aircraft in the area as well as representatives of all the local stakeholders who are affected by the activity. We urge the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in concert with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) to create such a plan as soon as possible.

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The Issue

The DC Metropolitan Area has an unusual amount of aircraft traffic, commercial, government, and military, that has a substantial and often detrimental impact on the residents living in and around the city. The location of a major airport in the city's center, as well as the military and government air bases in and around the area, make it of critical importance that an Airspace Management Plan be created, implemented and managed in order to ensure citizens are not inordinately affected by the activity this air traffic creates. An effective plan would include all the local entities that operate aircraft in the area as well as representatives of all the local stakeholders who are affected by the activity. We urge the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in concert with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) to create such a plan as soon as possible.

The Decision Makers

U.S. Senate
3 Members
Chris Van Hollen
U.S. Senate - Maryland
Tim Kaine
Former U.S. Senator
Patty Murray
U.S. Senate - Washington
Former U.S. Senate
5 Members
Mark Warner
Former US Senate - Virginia
Barbara Mikulski
Former US Senate - Maryland
Ben Cardin
Former U.S. Senate - Maryland
U.S. House of Representatives
3 Members
Robert Wittman
U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia 1st Congressional District
Donald Beyer
U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia 8th Congressional District
Steny Hoyer
U.S. House of Representatives - Maryland 5th Congressional District
Former U.S. House of Representatives
3 Members
Gerald Connolly
Former U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia 11th Congressional District
Barbara Comstock
Former US House of Representatives - Virginia-10
Elijah E. Cummings
Former US House of Representatives - Maryland-7
Former State Senate
3 Members
Mary Cheh
Former State Senate - District of Columbia-3
David Grosso
Former State Senate - District of Columbia-C
Phil Mendelson
Former State Senate - District of Columbia-E
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