LAS VEGAS - U.S. aviation officials are giving southern Nevada residents a chance to comment about new flight paths due to begin in 2020 in the skies over Las Vegas as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s sweeping Next Generation Air Transportation System. The agency has posted documents online about its Las Vegas Metroplex plan, and has scheduled a series of public workshops next week at sites in and around Las Vegas. The FAA started in 2014 to revise flight paths and procedures around the country under its “NextGen” program. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...McCarran airport, located adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip, is among the 10 busiest airports in the U.S. based on the number of arriving and departing passengers served. Opponents argued the route was unsafe because it directed hundreds of planes a day over densely populated neighbourhoods.

Source: thestar December 02, 2019 18:33 UTC