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Court Nullifies HTO Curfews and Noise Restrictions

Plaintiffs had argued that the federal Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 applies to all public-use U.S. airports.

By Chad Trautvetter • Online Editor

August 8, 2017

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a permanent injunction yesterday that strikes down noise and access restrictions at New York’s East Hampton Airport (HTO). The move concludes what NBAA, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, called a “precedent-setting case for public-use airports nationwide.”

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