The Bellingham airport has finished the reconstruction and repaving of the airport in order to accommodate larger aircraft (group IV). The airport can now accommodate larger aircraft, which has raised concerns about noise levels in the Birchwood Neighborhood.
A noise study was conducted by a Port contractor and found that noise levels have at least doubled from the year 2000 to 2008 in the surrounding neighborhoods including Birchwood and Guide Meridian/Cordata. The frequency of the noise levels is also going to increase with airlines offering more flights including Hawaii and Las Vegas beginning in early 2011.
Traffic has quadrupaled in the last six years from 79,890 passengers in 2004 to 320,358 passengers in 2009. The airport was originally built to accommodate only a quarter of the passengers processed in July, setting a new record of 41,000 passengers.
In a Bellingham Herald editorial, airport officials said 60 percent of the traffic at the airport is Canadian customers, saving an average of $200 per ticket.
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