The U.S. Marine Corps has informed us that four F/A-18 aircraft will be conducting operations at Long Beach Airport from Friday, August 4, through Sunday, August 6. We anticipate that the aircraft will arrive late in the evening, and nighttime, on Friday, conduct a few training operations on Saturday and depart late in the morning on Sunday, but all times are tentative and subject to change.
Military aircraft are exempt from noise regulations. However, the military has consistently demonstrated a desire to assist LGB in being a good neighbor and will follow standard noise abatement arrival and departure procedures, including modified arrival and departure flight profiles and minimum use of afterburners.
F/A-18 aircraft are noticeably louder than other aircraft and are easily heard in neighborhoods near LGB.
