Okinawa government requests U.S. aircraft noise abatement measures for another year in a row

Okinawa government requests U.S. aircraft noise abatement measures for another year in a row

Futenma Air Station


September 9, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo

On September 7 the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) requested aircraft noise abatement in the areas surrounding Kadena Air Base and Futenma Air Station. The OPG lodged this request with five people in Japan and the United States, including people involved in the U.S. Forces, Japan and the Ministry of Defense. Among items requested were: setting specific noise abatement measures intended to effectively meet environmental standards; and strict adherence to aircraft noise regulations and Osprey utilization measures agreed upon by the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee. This request is lodged yearly along with collected noise measurement results, and this year the request was mailed in the post to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

In 2020 in noise level measurements conducted by the OPG and the governments of local municipalities, 6 of 19 measurements collected around Kadena Air Base exceeded the level stipulated by environmental standards, and 2 of 11 measurements collected around Futenma Air Station exceeded this level.
The request is being sent to the commanding general of the III Marine Expeditionary Force with headquarters in Okinawa, the U.S. consul general in Okinawa, the director of the Okinawa Defense Bureau of the Ministry of Defense, the ambassador in charge of Okinawan Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the director of the Water and Air Environment Bureau of the Ministry of the Environment.

(English translation by T&CT and Erin Jones)

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